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== Inifile parameters == |
== Inifile parameters == |
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[Forecasts] |
[Forecasts] |
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ForecastSystem= |
ForecastSystem=CUtils (default, other possibilities: SpotWx, Norway, WxSim) |
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SevenDayPredictionURL= |
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NorwegianURL= |
NorwegianURL= |
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WXsimURL= |
WXsimURL= |
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== Inner working == |
== Inner working == |
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It uses the Open Meteo forecast for the ''ECMWF IFS HRES 9km'' model and charts the resulting data, there is no table display. |
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=== SpotWx === |
=== SpotWx === |
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When setting the ''ForecastSystem'' to '''SpotWx''', the prediction for the latitude and longitude of the station is fetched and displayed in an iframe.<br> |
When setting the ''ForecastSystem'' to '''SpotWx''', the prediction for the latitude and longitude of the station is fetched and displayed in an iframe.<br> |
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The iframe is formed as: <nowiki><iframe src='{SpotwxPredictionURL}' frameborder='0' style='border: 0; width:100%; height: 75vh;'></iframe></nowiki> and written to the output file. |
The iframe is formed as: <nowiki><iframe src='{SpotwxPredictionURL}' frameborder='0' style='border: 0; width:100%; height: 75vh;'></iframe></nowiki> and written to the output file. |
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When setting the ''ForecastSystem'' to '''Yourweather''', the user must have: |
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#Go to yourweather.co.uk |
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#Scroll down until you see (in a bordered block): “API - Access to xml”; |
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#Click on it, register, and follow the instructions; |
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#Once on the API page, choose your location; |
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#Choose the XML API, address 1: “Address 1: XML file with the 7-day forecast and general daily information”; |
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#Fill in that link, in the ''cumlusutils.ini'' for the parameter: ''SevenDayPredictionURL''. In the section [Forecast]. You may have to run ''CumulusUtils'' with the argument Forecast one time to see that parameter or you can add it manually. |
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When ''CumulusUtils'' is run with the argument forecast, it fetches the corresponding XML with the ECMWF model forecast and reworks that into a table that is written to the outputfile. The user installed icons in CUicons are used. These icons are available in the distribution. |
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=== Norway === |
=== Norway === |
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Latest revision as of 06:53, 19 April 2026
Introduction
CumulusUtils has a minimal forecast module. Every weather site must have some kind of forecasting so the choice has been made to take four different existing possibilities and present the forecast of the users choice. It is not a true forecasting system.
Operation
This module is included in the website. When needed as a single output the following command is given:
utils/bin/cumulusutils.exe Forecast
Output
The output is the file: forecast.txt
Inifile parameters
[Forecasts] ForecastSystem=CUtils (default, other possibilities: SpotWx, Norway, WxSim) NorwegianURL= WXsimURL=
Inner working
CUtils
It uses the Open Meteo forecast for the ECMWF IFS HRES 9km model and charts the resulting data, there is no table display.
SpotWx
When setting the ForecastSystem to SpotWx, the prediction for the latitude and longitude of the station is fetched and displayed in an iframe.
The iframe is formed as: <iframe src='{SpotwxPredictionURL}' frameborder='0' style='border: 0; width:100%; height: 75vh;'></iframe> and written to the output file.
Norway
When setting the ForecastSystem to Norway, the prediction URL as given in NorwegianURL is fetched and displayed in an iframe.
NOTE: The current renewed site of the Norwegian service have set the X-Frame-Options to SAMEORIGIN meaning that you can only display a forecast as a page from their site. The system as used within CumulusUtils therefore does not work anymore. Only users who already have their URL from the old site can continue using it. I don't know until when.
WxSim
When setting the ForecastSystem to WxSim, the WXsimURL is used to display in an iframe.
The iframe is formed as: <iframe src='{WxsimPredictionURL}' frameborder='0' style='border: 0;width:100%; height: 75vh;'></iframe> and written to the output file.
