---
name: "wmforecast"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wmforecast"
version: "1.9.0-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wmforecast"
---

# wmforecast(1)

a weather dockapp for Window Maker using libgweather

## NAME

wmforecast - a weather dockapp for Window Maker using libgweather

## SYNOPSIS

**wmforecast** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## OPTIONS

- **-v**, **--version**

  print the version number

- **-h**, **--help**

  print this help screen

- **-i**, **--interval** \<min\>

  number of minutes between refreshes (default 60)

- **-u**, **--units** \<c\|f\>

  whether to use Celsius or Fahrenheit (default f)

**-b**, **--background** \<color\> set background color

- **-t**, **--text** \<color\>

  set text color

- **-p**, **--latitude** \<coord\>

  set latitude

- **-l**, **--longitude** \<coord\>

  set longitude

- **-I**, **--icondir** \<dir\>

  set icon directory (default /usr/local/share/wmforecast)

- **-n**, **--no-geoclue**

  disable geoclue

- **-w**, **--windowed**

  run in windowed mode

- **-d**, **--days**

  number of days to show in forecast (default 7)

## NOTES

- •

  Double click the icon at any time to refresh data.

- •

  Right click the icon to edit your preferences in a GUI.

- •

  Preferences may be manually configured in WMAKER\_USER\_ROOT/Defaults/wmforecast (usually ~/GNUstep/Defaults/wmforecast).  This file is in proplist format, e.g.,\
   {\
     interval = 60;\
     units = f;\
     background = "black";\
     text = "light sea green";\
     latitude = 40.7128;\
     longitude = "-74.0060";\
     icondir = "/usr/local/share/wmforecast";\
   }

## AUTHOR

Doug Torrance \<dtorrance@piedmont.edu\>