NAME¶
wmfrog - a dockapp for showing weather in graphical way
SYNOPSIS¶
wmfrog [options] -stattion <METAR station id>
OPTIONS¶
- -delay minutes
- Override time (in minutes) between updates. Default is
15.
- -m, -metric
- Display Temperature in metric unit: Celcius.
- -o offset
- Time offset of location from UTC. Positive or negative
integer expressed in hours, like +1 or -7.
- -s, -station
- Required option. The 4-character METAR Station ID. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/METAR
- -w knots
- Set the maximum wind in KNOTS for percentage of max /
scaling. Default is 50 Knots.
- -tmp directory
- Set the temporary directory where the METAR data files are
downloaded Default is "/tmp".
- -l label
- Set displayed text to 4 character (max) label to replace
the METAR station id.
DESCRIPTION¶
A dockapp for wheather reports. Includes clouds (clear, few, scattered, broken,
overcast ...); Precipitations (drizzle, rain, snow, ice christals:
light/moderate or heavy); Special weather (Blowing wind / Freezing /
Thunderstorm, funnel cloud...); Humidity perentage; Wind speed (average &
gust); Wind Direction; Temperature (Celcius or Fareinheit); Station name can
be configured and weather report time is displayed.
To find out more about the METAR/TAF system, see
Frequently Asked Questions
about METAR/SPECI and TAF at
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/faq.htm
To find your city Metar code go to NOAA's Meteorological Station Information
Lookup page
Meteorological Products Processed At The NWSTG at at
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.shtml
ENVIRONMENT¶
None.
FILES¶
- /tmp/<station-id>/
- Stored data files. The directory can be changed with option
-tmp
SEE ALSO¶
wmweather(1) wmweather+(1)
AUTHORS¶
program was written by Thibaut Colar <tcolar@users.sourceforge.net>
This manual page is based on 0.1.6 version of the program. Updated by Jari Aalto
<jari.aalto@cante.net>. 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>.