.TH wmfrog 1 "2015-01-01" "wmfrog" "User Commands"
.SH "NAME"
wmfrog \- a dockapp for showing weather in graphical way
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
wmfrog [options] \-station <METAR station id>
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IP "\fB\-delay minutes\fR" 4
Override time (in minutes) between updates. Default is 15.
.IP "\fB\-m, \-metric\fR" 4
Display Temperature in metric unit: Celsius.
.IP "\fB\-o offset\fR" 4
Time offset of location from UTC. Positive or negative integer
expressed in hours, like +1 or \-7.
.IP "\fB\-s, \-station\fR" 4
Required option. The 4\-character METAR Station ID. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/METAR
.IP "\fB\-w knots\fR" 4
Set the maximum wind in KNOTS for percentage of max / scaling. Default
is 50 Knots.
.IP "\fB\-tmp directory\fR" 4
Set the temporary directory where the METAR data files are downloaded
Default is /tmp.
.IP "\fB\-l label\fR" 4
Set displayed text to 4 character (max) label to replace the METAR
station id.
.SH "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.
.PP
To find out more about the METAR/TAF system, see
http://nws.noaa.gov/ops2/Surface/metar_taf.htm
.PP
To find your city Metar code go to http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.php
.SH "FILES"
.IP "/tmp/<station\-id>/" 4
Stored data files. The directory can be changed with option \fB\-tmp\fR
.SH "AUTHORS"
program was written by Thibaut Colar <tcolar@colar.net>.
.PP
This manual page is based on 0.1.6 version of the program. Updated by Jari
Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net> and Doug Torrance <dtorrance@monmouthcollege.edu>.
Released under license GNU GPL v2 or (at
your option) any later version. For more information about license, visit
<http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>.