Weather applet doesn't work anymore

[dXTC]

I confirm that mattst's fix above worked for me. Instead of deleting the existing "weather@mockturtl" directory, I renamed it to "OLDweather@mockturtl". Same effect, but allowed me to revert if the fix hadn't worked.

Thanks, mattst!

[kyphi]

What is fixed is that the Wind Chill is now a more reasonable 14° instead of the 61° shown a few days ago.

What is not fixed are the incorrect weather predictions from Yahoo that show temperatures several degrees lower than those shown by other weather programmes including Weatherzone's local forecasts.
Other predictions at odds with local conditions are Humidity, Wind speed, Wind direction and Pressure which is shown currently as 3471.05 kPa.

P.S. This version also fixes the 'override location label' feature which hasn't worked for ages.

This has always worked for me.

[imageek5]

A fix on GitHub is now available.

Users need to download the zip file on this page: https://github.com/ccprog/cinnamon-weat ... new-format

and replace the contents of their `~/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/weather@mockturtl` directory with the contents of the zip file's `cinnamon-weather-ccprog-yahoo-new-format` directory.

Hope this helps.

To spell it out:

• Download the zip.
• Move it to `~/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/`
• Extract the downloaded zip file.
• Delete the `weather@mockturtl` directory.
• Rename the `cinnamon-weather-ccprog-yahoo-new-format` directory as `weather@mockturtl`.
• Restart Cinnamon (log out and back in again if you don't know how to do this).
• You will then need to reconfigure the applet's settings.

P.S. This version also fixes the 'override location label' feature which hasn't worked for ages.

Resolved it for me, thanks!

[mattst]

I confirm that mattst's fix above worked for me. Instead of deleting the existing "weather@mockturtl" directory, I renamed it to "OLDweather@mockturtl". Same effect, but allowed me to revert if the fix hadn't worked.

Thanks, mattst!

Glad to help.

Just to give credit where it is due. It is not my fix but ccprog's (https://github.com/ccprog) fix. I just gave some step-by-step instructions on how to install the fix.

[Pjotr]

It's a fine workaround, but is there any information as to when developer mockturtl will fix the applet?

[kyphi]

mockturtl is aware of the problem:

https://github.com/mockturtl/cinnamon-w ... issues/134

It is not the weather applet that is incorrect, it is the information provided by Yahoo from the weather applet. While the capital cities seem to be well served with weather information there has always been a problem with getting accurate information for rural areas. The old WOEIDs were "woefully" inadequate as provided by the UK-based database and hopefully the change to numerical WOEIDs will be for the better.
Yahoo from the weather applet consistently shows temperatures lower than those provided by my local forecaster which I can back up by just stepping outside and seeing for myself. Yahoo, for today, reports current temperature at 18° whereas, in reality it is 20° - Yahoo's forecast temperature for the day is 22°, local forecaster says 25°.

However, when I invoke Yahoo weather from Firefox, I see that they use geophysical coordinates to pin-point locations and the information provided is correct.

[mattst]

mockturtl is aware of the problem:

https://github.com/mockturtl/cinnamon-w ... issues/134

Aware but apparently not interested, or at least inactive.

[mockturtl]

Hi all,

Maintainer here. I've seen many problems reported in the last two weeks.

Please continue to give feedback (this thread; Github issues; mailing list). My location just started failing today, but a modified Yahoo URL works for me with a different WOEID (see here).

I haven't had time to catch up yet, but I will try this fix first. Give it a "thumbs up" if it works for you.

[mockturtl]

mockturtl is aware of the problem:

https://github.com/mockturtl/cinnamon-w ... issues/134

Aware but apparently not interested, or at least inactive.

Work.

[kiers]

YEs My vote too. Mocturtl, please fix it. IS the server dead or IP address changed or what?
EDIT: OMG. from what i gather, it's Yahoo's fault, and it's hard to get open source weather data, and Yahoo are xrewing linux over.?

[samriggs]

Hey thanks for the quick fix mockturtl.
Much appreciated

[gary.zw]

mockturtl fixed?

[Pjotr]

mockturtl fixed?

Not yet. It would be great if he would find the time to fix it sometime, but remember that it's all a volunteer job.

You get the weather applet for free, because mockturtl is so kind as to give it away it for free. He's under no obligation at all to any of us.

[gary.zw]

mockturtl fixed?

Not yet. It would be great if he would find the time to fix it sometime, but remember that it's all a volunteer job.

You get the weather applet for free, because mockturtl is so kind as to give it away it for free. He's under no obligation at all to any of us.

Yes I was wondering since samriggs said " thanks for the quick fix mockturtl."

[samriggs]

mockturtl fixed?

Not yet. It would be great if he would find the time to fix it sometime, but remember that it's all a volunteer job.

You get the weather applet for free, because mockturtl is so kind as to give it away it for free. He's under no obligation at all to any of us.

Yes I was wondering since samriggs said " thanks for the quick fix mockturtl."

I downloaded the github one, replaced the name and it worked for me minus the correct location since woed changed it can only nab a huge area surrounding my area now, but it works (not totally correct but close) according to the weather channel, the desklet is still more dead on.

Maybe use what the desklet uses instead, it seems to be more correct.
Might mean a rewrite

[TooMuchTime]

I use an app called my-weather-indicator. You can download it from here:

https://launchpad.net/my-weather-indicator

Use Yahoo as the weather service. Open Weather Map is not very accurate.

[MCESquared]

Hey everybody!

I chucked the weather applet in favor of writing a weather section to my conky using the openweathermap.org API. They ask you keep your refresh rate at >= 60 per min., which doesn't bother me any. They had a station for my podunk town in the US (<10k pop.), for what that's worth.

Here's a screenie:

It's kind of a Frankenstein I cobbled together from a few other conkies, but I could probably figure out dependencies and post the .conkyrc if anyone is interested.

[mockturtl]

Thanks for your patience. The fixed version is up.

Please note the pressure data is incorrect; other values may be also.

[Pjotr]

Thanks for your patience. The fixed version is up.

Please note the pressure data is incorrect; other values may be also.

Excellent. Thanks a lot for your efforts!

[ronsmeyer]

Well it still doesn't work. When I try to install it all I get is this - been doing it for weeks:

"An error occurred while trying to access the server. Please try again in a little while.

Details: HTTP Error 404: Not Found"