wmfrog - a dockapp for showing weather in graphical way
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Description
A dockapp for weather reports. Includes clouds (clear, few, scattered, broken, overcast ...);
Precipitations (drizzle, rain, snow, ice crystals: light/moderate or heavy); Special weather (Blowing
wind / Freezing / Thunderstorm, funnel cloud...); Humidity percentage; Wind speed (average & gust); Wind
Direction; Temperature (Celsius or Fahrenheit); Station name can be configured and weather report time is
displayed.
To find out more about the METAR/TAF system, see http://nws.noaa.gov/ops2/Surface/metar_taf.htm
To find your city Metar code go to http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.phpFiles
/tmp/<station-id>/
Stored data files. The directory can be changed with option -tmpName
wmfrog - a dockapp for showing weather in graphical way
Options
-delayminutes
Override time (in minutes) between updates. Default is 15.
-m,-metric
Display Temperature in metric unit: Celsius.
-ooffset
Time offset of location from UTC. Positive or negative integer expressed in hours, like +1 or -7.
-s,-station
Required option. The 4-character METAR Station ID. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/METAR-wknots
Set the maximum wind in KNOTS for percentage of max / scaling. Default is 50 Knots.
-tmpdirectory
Set the temporary directory where the METAR data files are downloaded Default is /tmp.
-llabel
Set displayed text to 4 character (max) label to replace the METAR station id.
Synopsis
wmfrog [options] -station <METAR station id>
