No Data In Weather Applet

[jaybird_62613]

I'm getting no data in the xfce weather applet. I've combed through quite a few searches, but can find any help. By all that I can see Xfce 4.10 should work, but it doesn't.

[aac74]

need to right click applet > properties > location > change > search

however the search lookup seems to be broken at the moment ? Maybe an upstream problem with xfce goodies ?

[jaybird_62613]

Yeah, that's what I did, but as you say, maybe the service is down. Does anyone know how to test this to validate that that is the problem and not something about my install? Everything else works great. I'm running the Xfce version and this is the best running linux I've ever installed.

[jungle_boy]

I tested now adding weather applet to bottom panel, the first advise was a error box, right click on the applet and clicked on properties, marked "use proxy server" , close and it start to work and show my local weather. (Obvious that it is necessary a Internet link)

[jaybird_62613]

What did you put in the proxy settings? Did you mark the auto-detect from environment box? I tried marking the proxy box, but it asks for settings. Maybe it depends on where you live?

[jungle_boy]

Only checked "use proxy server" and closed the dialog box asking proxy settings, and the applet start to show my weather. I am running LM14 , xfce.

[jaybird_62613]

That didn't work for me, still no data. At first, when I tried marking only the use proxy box, a window popped up and told me to enter the proxy information and unchecked the use proxy box for me. I realized I had to then put a space in for the proxy and it managed to keep the use proxy box checked, but produced no data. I did manage to a website or two that provided proxy IP address and ports. I tried using a couple of these and did get some data to appear, but it was not the weather for my area. One time it was Atlanta another time New York City and still another some place in Oregon. Not much help considering I'm located in the midwest of the US. No matter what city I would enter, the weather info was the same though it would show the name of the city I entered.

One other strange thing that might indicate that the applet is just crazy right now. Several times the applet's properties option was greyed out on the dropdown menu. I couldn't change anything then. I had to remove the applet and add it again. I'm about to give up on it. A shame too. It's not a show stopper for me, but I really use the weather applet, no matter what disto or DE I run. I'll have to find another way to get my weather.

[jungle_boy]

Did you check the md5sum of downloaded iso?

Try to reinstall weather applet:

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sudo apt-get install xfce4-weather-plugin

I am using cairo-dock too, and some people said that weather applet could be linking with cairo-dock weather applet.

[aac74]

been looking for an alternative weather applet but they all seem broken except this one:

package: my-weather-indicator
in this ppa:
https://launchpad.net/~atareao/+archive/atareao

after installing the ppa (sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao)
and installing the package (sudo apt-get my-weather-indicator)
can run with command: my-weather-indicator
will then get a weather icon in the xfce indicator plugin in the panel.

click on the icon > preferences and set you location,
set the service to world weather online
and set your units
and the icon
and check autostart

click the applet and select forecast for 5 day weather

seems to work well so far and also seems like it is under active development

[jaybird_62613]

Thank you for the help.

Jungle - I did try uninstalling and re-installing the applet, but to no avail. Still not working.

aac74 - I was able to get this solution in place, but still IT doesn't work as it should. It doesn't show the temperature on the icon. It's ok though, better than nothing. I'm happy. Once again, thanks.

[jjaythomas]

The new 'unofficial LMDE-Xfce must be using this one!

Testing the Beta (also uses Xfce4.10 and UPack6). Plugin works and looks like above screenee.

J.Jay
Can't live without love to call relatives/friends when see their cold have snow, but I don't sometimes their snow we're wearing shorts outside.

[jungle_boy]

I do not know what is it...

I am using LM13 cinnamon, and the weather applet stopped to work last Monday too...

It was running fine before Monday...

[palo]

I added the applet, entered zip code to configure and it is working. Earlier versions may not work because the API key for weather.com has expired - see more here.

Pat

[jjaythomas]

Thank you

Earlier versions may not work because the API key for weather.com has expired - see more here.

must renew yearly (or 2) happened couple years back also

J.Jay

[aac74]

there is a package called indicator-weather in the repos too.

Its designed for unity but works in xfce however when I tried it the location lookup wasn't working thus rendering it useless at the moment.

It displays the temperature in the panel but only gives a 2 day forecast.