Conky weather scripts using Accuweather/WUnderground/NWS/Weather.com

**caiooiac** · September 18th, 2009

Ok then, the important stuff is all there, the little things that I asked doesn't really matter.

The offset I asked I already figure out. Is the gap_x gap_y option.

So I think that's good enough for me. Thanks again for providing this great script.

Bye

**TeoBigusGeekus** · October 8th, 2009

New and hopefully final bugfix in the weather conditions script.
This time the "Haze" phrase in a forecast caused the non-available icon to appear.
I contacted Wunderground via e-mail and finally they updated their page with the real messages - thanks Aaron Cowdin
http://wiki.wunderground.com/index.php/API_-_XML
If you're already using the script, replace the old wunderground-script.sh file with the new one.
Sorry for the continuous updates, but it hasn't been my fault!!!
Keep Ubunting...

EDIT: Here's a new screenshot with a slightly different desktop arrangement (18-10-09)

**graaant** · October 22nd, 2009

Hey,

I get this on output when trying to run conky:

Code:

grant@laptop:~$ conky
Conky: desktop window (2200074) is subwindow of root window (119)
Conky: window type - override
Conky: drawing to created window (0x3a00001)
Conky: drawing to double buffer
/home/grant/conky_weather/weather_script.sh: 2: cannot create home/grant/conky_weather/weather: Directory nonexistent
sed: can't read home/grant/conky_weather/weather: No such file or directory
sed: can't read home/grant/conky_weather/weather: No such file or directory
sed: can't read home/grant/conky_weather/weather: No such file or directory
sed: can't read home/grant/conky_weather/weather: No such file or directory
/home/grant/conky_weather/weather_script.sh: 7: cannot create home/grant/conky_weather/weather1: Directory nonexistent
/home/grant/conky_weather/weather_script.sh: 8: cannot create home/grant/conky_weather/weather1: Directory nonexistent
sed: can't read home/grant/conky_weather/weather1: No such file or directory
sed: can't read home/grant/conky_weather/weather1: No such file or directory
sed: can't read home/grant/conky_weather/weather1: No such file or directory
sed: can't read home/grant/conky_weather/weather1: No such file or directory
sed: can't read home/grant/conky_weather/weather1: No such file or directory

Any idea?

EDIT:
Nevermind! was missing some forward slashes in front of home directory!

All good!

**graaant** · October 22nd, 2009

While I'm here, could you help me with the styling/spacing of this?

I've edited my conkyrc to look like this:

Code:

WEATHER ${hr 2}

${execi 600 sh /home/grant/conky_weather/weather_script.sh}
${font conkyweather:size=14}${execi 600  sed -n '4p' /home/grant/conky_weather/weather1}${font} ${voffset -20}${execi 600 sed -n '1p' /home/grant/conky_weather/weather1}


${rss http://rss.accuweather.com/rss/liveweather_rss.asp?metric=1&locCode=OCN|AU|NSW|GOSFORD 10 item_title 1}
${font conkyweather:size=14}${execi 600  sed -n '5p' /home/grant/conky_weather/weather1}${font} ${voffset -20}${execi 600 sed -n '2p' /home/grant/conky_weather/weather1}


${rss http://rss.accuweather.com/rss/liveweather_rss.asp?metric=1&locCode=OCN|AU|NSW|GOSFORD 10 item_title 2}
${font conkyweather:size=14}${execi 600  sed -n '6p' /home/grant/conky_weather/weather1}${font} ${voffset -20}${execi 600 sed -n '3p' /home/grant/conky_weather/weather1}

Now it just comes out as a jumble: See screenshot:

I'm just trying to get it to fall into line with the rest of the my conky

**TeoBigusGeekus** · October 22nd, 2009

Try this

Code:

WEATHER ${hr 2}
${execi 600 sh /home/teo/conky_weather/weather_script.sh}
${font conkyweather:size=14}${execi 600  sed -n '4p' /home/teo/conky_weather/weather1}${font}   ${voffset -5}${execi 600 sed -n '1p' /home/teo/conky_weather/weather1}

${rss http://rss.accuweather.com/rss/liveweather_rss.asp?metric=1&locCode=OCN|AU|NSW|GOSFORD 10 item_title 1}
${font conkyweather:size=14}${execi 600  sed -n '5p' /home/teo/conky_weather/weather1}${font}  ${voffset -5}${execi 600 sed -n '2p' /home/teo/conky_weather/weather1}

${rss http://rss.accuweather.com/rss/liveweather_rss.asp?metric=1&locCode=OCN|AU|NSW|GOSFORD 10 item_title 2}
${font conkyweather:size=14}${execi 600  sed -n '6p' /home/teo/conky_weather/weather1}${font}  ${voffset -5}${execi 600 sed -n '3p' /home/teo/conky_weather/weather1}

**Q-Hack!** · November 6th, 2009

I have an interesting problem...

Looks like the parsing of data is going to be different for those of us in the USA. If you look in the first screenshot you will see your ICAL weather url. In the second you can see mine:

http://ical.wunderground.com/auto/ic...?units=english

The spacing issue I can fix, the parsing issue I am lost on. Any suggestions?

**TeoBigusGeekus** · November 6th, 2009

Totally different parsing indeed. The whole code will need to be rewritten. I will work on it during the weekend - stay tuned.

...alternatively, you could move to Europe

**TeoBigusGeekus** · November 8th, 2009

Sorry mate - impossible! The whole script has to be written all over again in order to parse the US version of the forecast. At the moment it's beyond me as it requires far more time than a single weekend...
Sorry...

**Rodney9** · November 9th, 2009

Thank You So Much

One question if I may, is there a way to make the forecast lines into 2 or 3 lines, so conky is narrower ?

Thanks Again,
Rodney

**TeoBigusGeekus** · November 9th, 2009

I wish there were Rodney.
I've tried to fiddle with the fold option, but it makes the text go underneath the forecast icon (see image)
If you find something please post...