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
AUTHORS
program was written by Thibaut Colar <[email protected]>
This manual page is based on 0.1.6 version of the program. Updated by Jari Aalto <[email protected]>. 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>.