Weather Plugin
The Weather Plugin acts as a data store, and event interceptor for all weather related events. This is different from the Climate Plugin, in that Climate Plugin handles all climate related issues with the house itself, whereas Weather Plugin merely reports weather changes, and allows the system to react to them.
Uses
Currently, the Weather Plugin is used to create a weather information page, which can be displayed on all Orbiters. Later revisions of the Weather Plugin will also allow a user to respond to changes in weather, such as "Turn the Lights on when it rains."
Programmer Information
The Weather Plugin listens to events from either a Weather Station device, or from an external script using MessageSend.
Weather Icons
Weather icons are referenced by number, and are used by the condicon_* variables mentioned below. These graphics are pre-rendered into the orbiter page, and are selected appropriately.
| Icon # | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |
| 2 | Sunny |
| 3 | Fair |
| 4 | Cloudy |
| 5 | Moderately Cloudy |
| 6 | Partially Cloudy |
| 7 | Fog |
| 8 | Light Showers |
| 9 | Showers |
| 10 | Thunder/showers |
| 11 | Snow showers |
| 12 | Flurries |
| 13 | Rain/Snow |
Weather Variables and their use
| Name (35) | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| temp_current | The current human readable temperature | 71*F |
| temp_tonight | Tonight's human readable temperature | 71*F |
| temp_hi_day1 | The HI human readable temperature one day after today | 70*F |
| temp_lo_day1 | The LO human readable temperature one day after today | 55*F |
| temp_hi_day2 | The HI human readable temperature two days after today | 66*F |
| temp_lo_day2 | The LO human readable temperature two days after today | 45*F |
| temp_hi_day3 | The HI human readable temperature three days after today | 62*F |
| temp_lo_day3 | The HI human readable temperature three days after today | 55*F |
| temp_hi_day4 | The HI human readable temperature four days after today | 70*F |
| temp_lo_day4 | The LO human readable temperature four days after today | 70*F |
| temp_hi_day5 | The HI human readable temperature five days after today | 55*F |
| temp_lo_day5 | The LO human readable temperature five days after today | 55*F |
| temp_hi_day6 | The HI human readable temperature six days after today | 66*F |
| temp_lo_day6 | The LO human readable temperature six days after today | 66*F |
| temp_hi_day7 | The HI human readable temperature seven days after today | 70*F |
| temp_lo_day7 | The LO human readable temperature seven days after today | 70*F |
| condtext_current | The human readable weather condition phrase, today | Sunny |
| condtext_tonight | The human readable weather conditino phrase, tonight | Thunderstorms |
| forecast_tonight | Forecast paragraphs for tonight's weather. | ... |
| condtext_day1 | The human readable weather condition phrase, one day after today | Fair |
| condtext_day2 | The human readable weather condition phrase, two days after today | Rainy |
| condtext_day3 | The human readable weather condition phrase, three days after today | Cloudy |
| condicon_current | The icon # (see Weather Icons above) to display, today | 2 |
| condicon_day1 | The icon # (see Weather Icons above) to display, one day after today. | 3 |
| condicon_day2 | The icon # (see Weather Icons above) to display, two days after today. | 4 |
| condicon_day3 | The icon # (see Weather Icons above) to display, three days after today. | 5 |
| condicon_day4 | The icon # (see Weather Icons above) to display, four days after today. | 4 |
| condicon_day5 | The icon # (see Weather Icons above) to display, five days after today. | 2 |
| condicon_day6 | The icon # (see Weather Icons above) to display, six days after today. | 4 |
| condicon_day7 | The icon # (see Weather Icons above) to display, seven days after today. | 4 |
| data_age | Human readable description describing when data was last sent to the weather plugin. | 32 minutes ago. |
| location | Human readable locale name. | Dallas, TX 76201 |
| dow_day1 | Human readable Day of Week header for 3day and 6day screens | Monday |
| dow_day2 | Human readable Day of Week header for 3day and 6day screens | Tuesday |
| dow_day3 | Human readable Day of Week header for 3day and 6day screens | Wednesday |
| dow_day4 | Human readable Day of Week header for 3day and 6day screens | Thursday |
| dow_day5 | Human readable Day of Week header for 3day and 6day screens | Friday |
| dow_day6 | Human readable Day of Week header for 3day and 6day screens | Saturday |
