List of Weather.com descriptions and icons

[DeathByChocolate]

I can't seem to find a list of descriptions and their respective icon number for Weather.com. I remember when Yahoo! had a table with all the descriptions, however, Yahoo! is unstable as stated by JSMorley.

Could someone point out a website to a list/table or quickly create a quick list of them... Thanks in advanced

(Also I didn't know where to post this topic so I put it in the "Rainmeter Skins" thread, though if it's the wrong place then tell me.)

[balala]

I can't seem to find a list of descriptions and their respective icon number for Weather.com. I remember when Yahoo! had a table with all the descriptions, however, Yahoo! is unstable as stated by JSMorley.

Could someone point out a website to a list/table or quickly create a quick list of them... Thanks in advanced

Although this list was made for Yahoo Weather, if I'm not wrong, the list is similar for Weather.com.

[fonpaolo]

Not really similar...

0 - Thunderstorms
1 - Windy Rain
2 - Windy Rain
3 - Thunderstorms
4 - T-Storms
5 - Rain Snow
6 - Rain Sleet
7 - Snow/Rain Icy Mix
8 - Freezing Drizzle
9 - Drizzle
10 - Freezing Rain
11 - T-Showers
11 - Showers
11 - Light Rain
12 - Heavy Rain
13 - Snow Flurries
14 - Light Snow
15 - Snowflakes
16 - Heavy Snow
17 - Thunderstorms
18 - Hail
19 - Dust
20 - Fog
21 - Haze
22 - Smoke
23 - Windy
24 - Windy
25 - Frigid
26 - Cloudy
27 - Mostly Cloudy Night (the "Night" will not be included)
28 - Mostly Cloudy
29 - Partly Cloudy Night (the "Night" will not be included)
30 - Partly Cloudy
31 - Clear Night (the "Night" will not be included)
32 - Sunny
33 - Fair
33 - Mostly Clear Night (the "Night" will not be included)
34 - Fair
34 - Mostly Sunny
35 - Thunderstorms
36 - Hot
37 - Isolated Thunder
38 - Scattered T-Storms
39 - Scattered Rain
40 - Heavy Rain
41 - Scattered Snow
42 - Heavy Snow
43 - Windy/Snowy
44 - Partly Cloudy Day
45 - Scattered Showers Night (the "Night" will not be included)
46 - Snowy Night
47 - Scattered T-Storms Night (the "Night" will not be included)

[DeathByChocolate]

Not really similar...

0 - Thunderstorms
1 - Windy Rain
2 - Windy Rain
3 - Thunderstorms
4 - T-Storms
5 - Rain Snow
6 - Rain Sleet
7 - Snow/Rain Icy Mix
8 - Freezing Drizzle
9 - Drizzle
10 - Freezing Rain
11 - T-Showers
11 - Showers
11 - Light Rain
12 - Heavy Rain
13 - Snow Flurries
14 - Light Snow
15 - Snowflakes
16 - Heavy Snow
17 - Thunderstorms
18 - Hail
19 - Dust
20 - Fog
21 - Haze
22 - Smoke
23 - Windy
24 - Windy
25 - Frigid
26 - Cloudy
27 - Mostly Cloudy Night (the "Night" will not be included)
28 - Mostly Cloudy
29 - Partly Cloudy Night (the "Night" will not be included)
30 - Partly Cloudy
31 - Clear Night (the "Night" will not be included)
32 - Sunny
33 - Fair
33 - Mostly Clear Night (the "Night" will not be included)
34 - Fair
34 - Mostly Sunny
35 - Thunderstorms
36 - Hot
37 - Isolated Thunder
38 - Scattered T-Storms
39 - Scattered Rain
40 - Heavy Rain
41 - Scattered Snow
42 - Heavy Snow
43 - Windy/Snowy
44 - Partly Cloudy Day
45 - Scattered Showers Night (the "Night" will not be included)
46 - Snowy Night
47 - Scattered T-Storms Night (the "Night" will not be included)

Thanks fonpaolo, this is just what I needed.

When it says "(the "Night" will not be included)", does that mean that the description won't say "Night" but Wetaher.com will display icons implying it is night? Or does Weather.com also ignore the "Night"?

[jsmorley]

Thanks fonpaolo, this is just what I needed.

When it says "(the "Night" will not be included)", does that mean that the description won't say "Night" but Wetaher.com will display icons implying it is night? Or does Weather.com also ignore the "Night"?

The first. It will use night icons.

Not sure it is important, but those descriptions are what the icon numbers "mean", not necessarily what will be the text in the "current conditions". There is no one-to-one relationship between code number and description. I think the weather guys make up the descriptions on the fly sometimes.

[fonpaolo]

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I think the weather guys make up the descriptions on the fly sometimes.

Totally agreed!
So, now, I'm aware that's not only for my country.

[jsmorley]

Totally agreed!
So, now, I'm aware that's not only for my country.

No, when I got up this morning, my "description" was "Unknown Precipitation". Now it is "Light Snow", neither of which is in that list of code "meanings".

[fonpaolo]

Well, I have translated the conditions for my weather skin in some languages, trying to shorten the text, to have a similar look (and meaning), sometimes, as you, it end up with some "strange" term and I have to update the translations.

[jsmorley]

Well, I have translated the conditions for my weather skin in some languages, trying to shorten the text, to have a similar look (and meaning), sometimes, as you, it end up with some "strange" term and I have to update the translations.

Very difficult to get right. While there is a single "meaning" to each icon, there is just an enormous amount of "subtlety" in how the weather guys might describe the current conditions. For instance, there may be some very subtle difference between "light snow" and "flurries", or "freezing rain" and "sleet", which may well use the same icons. Don't forget, Eskimos have 500 different ways of describing snowfall...

[fonpaolo]

Oh... note to self... don't translate in Eskimo!

I'm using the "same" skin for some years, until now I encountered only a few "strange" terms, mostly in the last year.