HOW-TO: Using KDE Weather Widget

[davemx]

I actually think that the fussiness is with the yr.no site. If you put the format required by the applet into your browser, it doesn't work. It's as if it needs different urls to view the site in a browser, and access the info needed for the widget. The openweather url works as it is. It's worthwhile though, because the results you get once you set it up, are great. With yr.no, you even get wind speed and direction. The widget hasn't been updated for a few years, but still works, once it's set up, and I'm not sure there's a better one.

You and your browser are using the yr website interface.
The weather "app" (throws up into keyboard - I hate that term) is using the yr API interface.
They are different things. But they both access the same data. For non-programming folks, it's sort of like two completely different questions that have the same answer - "What's the time?" and "Che ora è?"

The xfce4-weather-plugin uses the "Weather and astronomical data from The Norwegian Meteorological Institute" who also provide both a website and an API...

and guess what

The yr organization is a partnership between the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and a media organization (you can search the internet to find that.)

Did you find that interesting?
b

Quite useful information. I just like the applet it actually puts on the panel, and it's worth the little bit of work to set it up.

[richb]

I am not sure I understand. The weather widget configuration show these resources:

[paddys-hill]

No, you are right. I misread the dates for the service shutdowns. I thought it was November 2021.
(So much for my recent eye surgery!)

[Auro Kumar Sahoo]

I am little confused, are you using default kde weather applet or something from kde store?
In options menu I have only 4 providers and I cannot see add any more..and the 2 you are mentioning are not listed.

Can you please verify and if using something from kde store mentioning its name inplace of kde weather

[davemx]

I am not sure I understand. The weather widget configuration show these resources:

I am little confused, are you using default kde weather applet or something from kde store?
In options menu I have only 4 providers and I cannot see add any more..and the 2 you are mentioning are not listed.

Can you please verify and if using something from kde store mentioning its name inplace of kde weather

Weather Widget is from the KDE Store. You're both thinking of Weather Applet which is already installed in MX-KDE. Make sure you install qml-module-qtquick-xmllistmodel, which you can get through the MX Package Installer (stable repo tab) otherwise it won't work. It works well with open weather map, but with yr.no you get predicted wind speeds so it's well worth the extra effort as described in earlier posts.

[richb]

Why does the weather widget from the KDE Store need to be added? The Weather applet already installed works well.

[davemx]

Why does the weather widget from the KDE Store need to be added? The Weather applet already installed works well.

It's a question of taste I guess. It costs nothing to try it out.

[richb]

Why does the weather widget from the KDE Store need to be added? The Weather applet already installed works well.

It's a question of taste I guess. It costs nothing to try it out.

Fair enough. I have found that some widgets from the Store do not work. Possibly because they have been updated for a later version of KDE Plasma than 5.20.

[davemx]

This is what it looks like:

weather-widget-yrno.png