Weather
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Display daily weather forecast data anywhere on a Layout using Elements or select a Static Template to display results in Layouts/Playlists.
Weather data is provided by OpenWeather which is provided under CC-BY-SA and ODbL which provides current worldwide daily weather forecasts which feed into configured Elements and Static Templates.
Please ensure that you are using a v3.2.1 or later CMS to account for API changes.
Visit Open Weather Map to create an account and obtain an API key to enter into the Open Weather Connector.
NOTE: Since the release of Open Weather’s One Call 3.0, new users must enter credit card details to use the free x number of calls Key or opt for a paid subscription!
Open Weather Map allows 1000 requests for a forecast, per day before charging a small fee for each subsequent request.
Paid plans unlock a 16 day forecast as well as other optimisations in the way the data is pulled through.
The Open Weather Map Terms of Service https://openweathermap.org/terms should be read and understood before using this Widget.
Overview
- Return results based on the Display Location.
- Automatically set the unit of measurement to use to be based on the geographical location.
- Automatically select weather forecasts based on Display Location.
- Specify which Language to use.
- Opt to show only daytime weather conditions.
- Replace Background Images with images from the Library.
- Data for this media is cached by the Players for off-line playback.
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