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[SOLVED] Gnome Weather Program Not Working
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:11 pm
by SpongebobFan1994
I went to check the weather just now, and I keep getting an error message saying "Forecast not available". I tried refreshing it, but it didn't work. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it, and that didn't work either. What are your suggestions?
Re: Gnome Weather Program Not Working
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 4:24 pm
by erginemr
Don't sweat it, I have it installed, too.
It used to display the local forecast, now it says "forecast not available" just like yours. Probably a server problem or something.
Re: Gnome Weather Program Not Working
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:54 pm
by SpongebobFan1994
erginemr wrote: ⤴Wed Jun 17, 2020 4:24 pm
Don't sweat it, I have it installed, too.
It used to display the local forecast, now it says "forecast not available" just like yours. Probably a server problem or something.
If it's a server problem, should I just wait for it to fix itself?
Re: Gnome Weather Program Not Working
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:26 pm
by erginemr
Well, I guess so. I'll also check it from time to time and report back.
Re: Gnome Weather Program Not Working
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 1:12 am
by Minty_64
if i recall correctly the yahoo service which the weather app relies on went down for mate and ever since then mint hasn't come with a weather app installed any more.
I'm not sure what app you are using as I would like to have a working one myself however ever since the yahoo service went down weather apps have become a thing of the past I believe.
Re: Gnome Weather Program Not Working
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 1:33 am
by smurphos
MATE's weather applets don't use Yahoo - however your correct that it's service provider is going through a process of updating their servers so out of the box MATE's native weather doesn't work right now without tweaks.
I believe Gnome weather uses the same provider for some of it's locations.
Cinnamon's weather applet and desklet work just fine - they use an entirely different set of weather providers.
Re: Gnome Weather Program Not Working
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:34 am
by erginemr
Well, the weather applet of Cinnamon is indeed cooler. Thank you @smurphos for the suggestion.
@SpongebobFan1994, you can use the same, if you will. You just need to right-click the bottom panel, select applets, find weather on the download tab, download it and add to the panel with the plus (+) sign.
The icing on the cake is; it allows using more than one weather service in its config, which you can reach by clicking the cogs on the installed applets list.
Re: Gnome Weather Program Not Working
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:24 pm
by SpongebobFan1994
erginemr wrote: ⤴Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:34 am
Well, the weather applet of Cinnamon is indeed cooler. Thank you @smurphos for the suggestion.
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@SpongebobFan1994, you can use the same, if you will. You just need to right-click the bottom panel, select applets, find weather on the download tab, download it and add to the panel with the plus (+) sign.
The icing on the cake is; it allows using more than one weather service in its config, which you can reach by clicking the cogs on the installed applets list.
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I got it working. Thanks! How do I change it from Celsius to Fahrenheit?
Re: Gnome Weather Program Not Working
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:05 am
by smurphos
Right click on the applet > Configure. You can change temperature units there.
Re: Gnome Weather Program Not Working
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:58 am
by SpongebobFan1994
smurphos wrote: ⤴Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:05 am
Right click on the applet > Configure. You can change temperature units there.
I changed it just now. Thanks!