Rainmeter stopped working

[ms310]

I'm using this one for now: https://openweathermap.org/api

It requires you to get an API key but allows a generous 60 calls/minute.

It has some limitations - the icon scheme is different and there are fewer icons. There are also some strange language things now and then - like "shower rain" instead of "rain shower" - but a simple substitution solves that.

I will use my hacked weather skin until the genius skinners create something new and much more clever than my hacking.

[valka777aaa]

Can I take data anyhow from accuweather so that rainmeter applications could work- for example - the url- wxdata-changed to accuweather?

[dfghrngsdkg]

Is this in now confirmed? No longer weather? If so, I find it disgusting when it comes to monetizing every single bit (no pun intended)! What's the problem with it? Monopolizing? Data Collecting for the purpose of privatizing it? It's just a darn string of code that was put together by WXData - collected from weather stations they neither own nor pay for (for the information they harvest for free!)! Their client-base of big player already guarantee WXData a stable income so what the fuzz to let a channel open for the rest of the world that does do no harm to their finances?

Where is the darn middle-finger emoji if you need one?

[mak_kawa]

Hi valka777aaa

You can take data from Accuweather API site with skin code something like this. Only basic variables and measures are given. So, needless to say, you have to describe meters and additional skin codes as you like.

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[Variables]
PlaceCode=(your place code)
tZone=(your time zone: with "+09:00" format)
APIkey=(your API key)
URL=http://dataservice.accuweather.com/currentconditions/v1/#PlaceCode#?apikey=#APIkey#&details=true

[MeasurerValues]
Measure=WebParser
URL=#WebSite#
RegExp=(?siU).*"LocalObservationDateTime":"(.*)\#tZone#".*"WeatherText":"(.*)".*"Temperature".*"Value":(.*),"Unit".*"RelativeHumidity":(.*),".*"Wind".*"Direction".*"Localized":"(.*)".*"Speed".*"Value":(.*),.*"UVIndex":(.*),"UVIndexText":"(.*)",.*"Visibility".*"Value":(.*),".*"CloudCover":(.*),.*"Pressure".*"Value":(.*),.*"PressureTendency".*"LocalizedText":"(.*)".*

[MeasureUpdate]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[MeasureValues]
StringIndex=1

[MeasureWeatherText]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[MeasureValues]
StringIndex=2

[MeasureWeatherIcon]
Measure=String
String=[MeasureWeatherText]
Substitute=#WeatherIcon#
DynamicVariables=1

[MeasureTemp]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[MeasureValues]
StringIndex=3

[MeasureHumidity]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[MeasureValues]
StringIndex=4

[MeasureWindDirection]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[MeasureValues]
StringIndex=5

[MeasureWindSpeed]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[MeasureValues]
StringIndex=6

[MeasureUVIndex]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[MeasureValues]
StringIndex=7

[MeasureUVIndexText]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[MeasureValues]
StringIndex=8

[MeasureVisibility]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[MeasureValues]
StringIndex=9

[MeasureCloudCover]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[MeasureValues]
StringIndex=10

[MeasurePressure]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[MeasureValues]
StringIndex=11

[MeasurePressureTendency]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[MeasureValues]
StringIndex=12

Probably, you have to prepare weather icons, and appropriate substitute expression for conversion of weather texts to their icon file names.

[valka777aaa]

Thanks for the help, but I hardly know anything about programming

[balala]

Right now,you need to pay for wxdata service.

Very bad! In this case we probably will have to look for an alternative source.

[iron2000]

Oh no.
The worst has happened.
They finally cut us off.

Its going to be a chore to use another provider.
Not in the mood to code now.
Urgh RegEx...

Think I'll go OpenWeatherMap as I already signed an API key for it some time ago.
Until I get over that mental wall lol

[ryanchuang]

Very bad! In this case we probably will have to look for an alternative source.

Somehow,one of xxenium skins:MiniWeatherHD 3.0 still streaming fine since he has written different codes on his skins and that skin is using The Weather Channel (weather.com).

I was trying to recreate the same theme I liked,but xxenium's codes are really not very conventional to understand,felt defeated,maybe some of you can figure out how to get the correct StringIndex to make skins worked.

[msdobrescu]

Ha ha ha! The services requiring a key are such a good way to track you!

[ryanchuang]

after changing the location it's gone to on MINIWeatherHD 3.0 ...

Huh?? Mine is still working fine.