for this specific case i'd recommend Weather Underground. it claims to report from Charters Towers Airport, which should be close enough.
for testing you might try this skin: http://moshiab.deviantart.com/art/Sphynx-Weather-Underground-591742351
and set Location1=1095021
It is currently April 19th, 2024, 3:03 am
Weather not working?
-
- Posts: 1740
- Joined: November 13th, 2012, 9:53 pm
-
- Developer
- Posts: 22629
- Joined: April 19th, 2009, 11:02 pm
- Location: Fort Hunt, Virginia, USA
Re: Weather not working?
Yeah, if there is an airport in Charter Towers, I'm a bit surprised Weather.com doesn't use it. Airports are generally the first places any weather site uses, since an airport always, always has weather reporting capabilities. Pilots are all about the weather.moshi wrote:for this specific case i'd recommend Weather Underground. it claims to report from Charters Towers Airport, which should be close enough.
for testing you might try this skin: http://moshiab.deviantart.com/art/Sphynx-Weather-Underground-591742351
and set Location1=1095021
-
- Posts: 1740
- Joined: November 13th, 2012, 9:53 pm
Re: Weather not working?
i was surprised as well, but there's no METAR/TAF data for this one.
at a closer look, there doesn't seem to be too frequent updates on the observations here:
http://api.wunderground.com/auto/wui/geo/WXCurrentObXML/index.xml?query=-20.081011,146.26918
mcpaton should probably build a custom skin using this:
http://api.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXCurrentObXML.asp?ID=IQUEENSL860
at a closer look, there doesn't seem to be too frequent updates on the observations here:
http://api.wunderground.com/auto/wui/geo/WXCurrentObXML/index.xml?query=-20.081011,146.26918
Code: Select all
<observation_time>Last Updated on March 30, 9:00 AM AEST</observation_time>
http://api.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXCurrentObXML.asp?ID=IQUEENSL860
-
- Posts: 3
- Joined: March 29th, 2016, 1:24 am
Re: Weather not working?
jsmorley wrote:camineet,
Change
Url=http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?w=#CurrentCode#&u=#Unit#
To
Url=http://xml.weather.yahoo.com/forecastrss?w=#CurrentCode#&u=#Unit#
Save and refresh Rainmeter.
As to WindDir, yeah, it does require that you set the WOEID as well, just edit the WindDir.ini file, and put your information in:
However, there may be an issue with WindDir on your system. Looks to me like you might be using just a solid blue background for your desktop, instead of some "wallpaper" image. The Chameleon plugin in WindDir might be setting the color of the text and the background of the circle to the same, or close to the same color.Code: Select all
[Variables] Location=23418210 Unit=f
ty kindly, all are working now
why isn't rainmeter commercialized more? i see it on lifehacker but it seems to be just a tool for enthusiasts.
i feel this program should be more readily available to regular shmoes. for something that's been around for as long as rainmeter, i'm surprised it's not gone commercial.
i'm joe mcmillan type with cs minor, mba, and a fully licensed shrink managing a couple of businesses. inviting anyone interested in talking with me about packaging this underappreciated and under-distributed program for its rightful place on more systems
-
- Developer
- Posts: 22629
- Joined: April 19th, 2009, 11:02 pm
- Location: Fort Hunt, Virginia, USA
Re: Weather not working?
We certainly have absolutely no interest in any "commercialization" of Rainmeter in the sense of monetization. In fact, you run the risk of at best being ignored and at worst insulted in these forums for suggesting it. It IS in fact a tool for "hobbyist" or "enthusiast" users, is open-source and free, and always will be.camineet wrote:ty kindly, all are working now
why isn't rainmeter commercialized more? i see it on lifehacker but it seems to be just a tool for enthusiasts.
i feel this program should be more readily available to regular shmoes. for something that's been around for as long as rainmeter, i'm surprised it's not gone commercial.
i'm joe mcmillan type with cs minor, mba, and a fully licensed shrink managing a couple of businesses. inviting anyone interested in talking with me about packaging this underappreciated and under-distributed program for its rightful place on more systems
Pointing out that you are a "Joe MacMillian" type is not your best argument. Didn't he destroy the company, and pretty much ruin the lives of everyone he came in contact with, including his own?
Maybe you think we should bundle some browser toolbars with the installer? How about selling having a "premium" version that removes the ads for Viagra that we embed in every skin created with it? This is an "open source" project. The forums are even hosted at the Open Source Lab at Oregon State University, and we are fully committed to everything that open source stands for.
I'm not even sure we would be interested in trying to make Rainmeter more "mainstream" at all. While it can be used by anyone with a Windows PC, and there are a lot of skins out there that can be used as-is without any knowledge of Rainmeter skin code or how Rainmeter even really works, that isn't the point of it really. It's really more of a "toolkit" in support of your own imagination and creativity.
A guitar makes music. A radio makes music. If you want a radio, Rainmeter is the wrong program for you.
-
- Posts: 1
- Joined: March 30th, 2016, 4:47 pm
Re: Weather not working?
Many thanks, jsmorley, for all your help with this!jsmorley wrote:
Edit
"C:\Users\YourName\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\Enigma\@Resources\Measures\YahooWeather.inc"
Find this measure:ChangeCode: Select all
[MeasureYahooWeather] Measure=Plugin Plugin=WebParser UpdateRate=1800 Url=http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?w=#CurrentCode#&u=#Unit# RegExp=(?siU)<link.*>(.*)</link>.*city=\"(.*)\".*region=\"(.*)\".*country=\"(.*)\".*temperature=\"(.*)\".*distance=\"(.*)\".*pressure=\"(.*)\".*speed=\"(.*)\".*chill=\"(.*)\".*direction=\"(.*)\".*speed=\"(.*)\".*humidity=\"(.*)\".*visibility=\"(.*)\".*pressure=\"(.*)\".*rising=\"(.*)\".*sunrise=\"(.*)\".*sunset=\"(.*)\".*<title>.*:.*m .*(.*)</title>.*lat>(.*)<.*long>(.*)<.*yweather:condition.*text=\"(.*)\".*code=\"(.*)\".*temp=\"(.*)\".*yweather:forecast.*day=\"(.*)\".*low=\"(.*)\".*high=\"(.*)\".*text=\"(.*)\".*code=\"(.*)\".*yweather:forecast.*day=\"(.*)\".*low=\"(.*)\".*high=\"(.*)\".*text=\"(.*)\".*code=\"(.*)\".* StringIndex=1
Url=http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?w=#CurrentCode#&u=#Unit#
To
Url=http://xml.weather.yahoo.com/forecastrss?w=#CurrentCode#&u=#Unit#
-
- Posts: 62
- Joined: March 30th, 2016, 5:02 pm
Re: Weather not working?
I have your skin [WXDataWeather] and its stopped working. The error from the log is
DBUG (18:10:15.722) WXDataWeather\WXDataWeather.ini - [WeatherParent]: WebParser: Fetching: http://wxdata.weather.com/wxdata/weather/local/UKXX1423?cc=*&unit=m&dayf=6
ERRO (18:11:15.727) WXDataWeather\WXDataWeather.ini - [WeatherParent]: WebParser: (Fetch error) The operation timed out (ErrorCode=12002)
I have loaded the weather.com site and its working ok. Any ideas?
DBUG (18:10:15.722) WXDataWeather\WXDataWeather.ini - [WeatherParent]: WebParser: Fetching: http://wxdata.weather.com/wxdata/weather/local/UKXX1423?cc=*&unit=m&dayf=6
ERRO (18:11:15.727) WXDataWeather\WXDataWeather.ini - [WeatherParent]: WebParser: (Fetch error) The operation timed out (ErrorCode=12002)
I have loaded the weather.com site and its working ok. Any ideas?
-
- Posts: 1740
- Joined: November 13th, 2012, 9:53 pm
Re: Weather not working?
probably nothing a reboot won't fix.TallShultzy wrote:I have your skin [WXDataWeather] and its stopped working. The error from the log is
DBUG (18:10:15.722) WXDataWeather\WXDataWeather.ini - [WeatherParent]: WebParser: Fetching: http://wxdata.weather.com/wxdata/weather/local/UKXX1423?cc=*&unit=m&dayf=6
ERRO (18:11:15.727) WXDataWeather\WXDataWeather.ini - [WeatherParent]: WebParser: (Fetch error) The operation timed out (ErrorCode=12002)
I have loaded the weather.com site and its working ok. Any ideas?
-
- Developer
- Posts: 22629
- Joined: April 19th, 2009, 11:02 pm
- Location: Fort Hunt, Virginia, USA
Re: Weather not working?
TallShultzy wrote:I have your skin [WXDataWeather] and its stopped working. The error from the log is
DBUG (18:10:15.722) WXDataWeather\WXDataWeather.ini - [WeatherParent]: WebParser: Fetching: http://wxdata.weather.com/wxdata/weather/local/UKXX1423?cc=*&unit=m&dayf=6
ERRO (18:11:15.727) WXDataWeather\WXDataWeather.ini - [WeatherParent]: WebParser: (Fetch error) The operation timed out (ErrorCode=12002)
I have loaded the weather.com site and its working ok. Any ideas?
Try restarting Rainmeter.
-
- Posts: 62
- Joined: March 30th, 2016, 5:02 pm
Re: Weather not working?
Restarting Rainmeter worked but I've been able to recreate the problem by rolling the mouse wheel when over the skin (which is what I did the first time).