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

**Sector11** · October 29th, 2011

Originally Posted by roc4fun

Hi Teo, I like the weather icons (images) used by Conkyforcast. There is a section in Kaivalagi's python script that translates the verbal conditions into a number which corresponds to an image.

Code:

  # translatable dictionaries
    conditions_text = {
        "0": _(u"Tornado"),
        "1": _(u"Tropical Storm"),
        "2": _(u"Hurricane"),
        "3": _(u"Severe Thunderstorms"),
        "4": _(u"Thunderstorms"),
        "5": _(u"Mixed Rain and Snow"),
        "6": _(u"Mixed Rain and Sleet"),
        "7": _(u"Mixed Precipitation"),
        "8": _(u"Freezing Drizzle"),
        "9": _(u"Drizzle"),
        "10": _(u"Freezing Rain"),
        "11": _(u"Light Rain"),
        "12": _(u"Rain"),
        "13": _(u"Snow Flurries"),
        "14": _(u"Light Snow Showers"),
        "15": _(u"Drifting Snow"),
        "16": _(u"Snow"),
        "17": _(u"Hail"),
        "18": _(u"Sleet"),
        "19": _(u"Dust"),
        "20": _(u"Fog"),
        "21": _(u"Haze"),
        "22": _(u"Smoke"),
        "23": _(u"Blustery"),
        "24": _(u"Windy"),
        "25": _(u"N/A"),
        "26": _(u"Cloudy"),
        "27": _(u"Mostly Cloudy"),
        "28": _(u"Mostly Cloudy"),
        "29": _(u"Partly Cloudy"),
        "30": _(u"Partly Cloudy"),
        "31": _(u"Clear"),
        "32": _(u"Clear"),
        "33": _(u"Fair"),
        "34": _(u"Fair"),
        "35": _(u"Mixed Rain and Hail"),
        "36": _(u"Hot"),
        "37": _(u"Isolated Thunderstorms"),
        "38": _(u"Scattered Thunderstorms"),
        "39": _(u"Scattered Showers"),
        "40": _(u"Heavy Rain"),
        "41": _(u"Scattered Snow Showers"),
        "42": _(u"Heavy Snow"),
        "43": _(u"Heavy Snow"),
        "44": _(u"N/A"),
        "45": _(u"Scattered Showers"),
        "46": _(u"Snow Showers"),
        "47": _(u"Isolated Thunderstorms"),
        "na": _(u"N/A"),
        "-": _(u"N/A")
    }

I think I can make the translation happen, but conky doesn't like this statement to call the image...

Code:

${image [sed -n '2p' /home/dave/accuweather_conky_USA/images] -p 40,720 -s 64x64}

Conky seems to choke on the sed statement.

Dave

Why didn't I think of that - nice idea!!!
{cuz ya can't think of everything dummy!}
BUT - the "text" doesn't match what accuweather uses to start with.

To see what accuweather uses for images and maybe grab them (for USA use) {Internationl are different will explain lower down} got here:

http://www.accuweather.com/us/ar/bla...asp?view=table
I hit anchorage Alaska - to get snow - and Hawaii, believe it or not to get RAIN and LA for sun

and scroll down....

Sun is: su-h.png
Mostly sunny: msu-h.png
Partly sunny: psu-h.png
Rain and drizzle possible: mc-h.png

I've manages to collect a few ...

For International users accuweather uses blue square images - YUK! and the naming structure is different. xx_int.jpg.

At least the USA images are transparent images like conkyForecast.

And Wunderground uses what looks like bargain basement 25¢ transparent cartoon style gifs.

So converting or using what conkyForecast has is an idea I started with, I have some renamed to 1_int.png 2_int.png etc but haven't figured how to use them - YET!

Brainstorming is good!

**TeoBigusGeekus** · October 29th, 2011

Originally Posted by roc4fun

Code:

${image [--sed -n '6p' ~/accuweather_conky_USA/images] -p 180,290 -s 64x64}

Try changing it to

Code:

${image $(sed -n '6p' ~/accuweather_conky_USA/images) -p 180,290 -s 64x64}

**TeoBigusGeekus** · October 29th, 2011

When the accuweather rss center failed me, my first attempt was to use the accuweather web page along with images.
I didn't like the outcome, so I switched to the classic conky forecast font.

To collect all the images accuweather or wunderground use, all you have to do is look into the raw files that the scripts create.
Opening for example the international accuweather raw file and doing a search for "icon", the address
http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc200...lue/33_int.jpg
comes up.
Visiting this link, it is clear that it is a weather icon.
So, accuweather stores its international images in this form. How many images could there be?
Let's find out:

Code:

#!/bin/bash
for (( i=0; i<=200; i++ ))
  do
   wget http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/common/images/wxicons/87x79_blue/"$i"_int.jpg
  done

Running this loop, I managed to collect up to 44_int.jpg. These are obviously all the weather icons used by accuweather's international forecast (see screenshot).
You can collect the images used by accuweather USA in a similar manner.

**Sector11** · October 29th, 2011

Originally Posted by TeoBigusGeekus

When the accuweather rss center failed me, my first attempt was to use the accuweather web page along with images.
I didn't like the outcome, so I switched to the classic conky forecast font.

To collect all the images accuweather or wunderground use, all you have to do is look into the raw files that the scripts create.
Opening for example the international accuweather raw file and doing a search for "icon", the address
http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc200...lue/33_int.jpg
comes up.
Visiting this link, it is clear that it is a weather icon.
So, accuweather stores its international images in this form. How many images could there be?
Let's find out:

Code:

#!/bin/bash
for (( i=0; i<=200; i++ ))
  do
   wget http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/common/images/wxicons/87x79_blue/"$i"_int.jpg
  done

Running this loop, I managed to collect up to 44_int.jpg. These are obviously all the weather icons used by accuweather's international forecast (see screenshot).
You can collect the images used by accuweather USA in a similar manner.

Genius - pure GENIUS!!!!

**Sector11** · October 29th, 2011

Ran into a problem (not as smart as you) with Accuweather USA, it uses nice size transparent .png's that would work GREAT "as is" in a conky. problem is there are two directories

Code:

http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2010/images/icons-day/
http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc201...s/icons-night/

Code:

#!/bin/bash
for (( *=0; *<=200; * ))
  do
#   wget http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/common/images/wxicons/87x79_blue/"$i"_int.jpg
   wget http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2010/images/icons-night/"$1".png
  done

and I swear I heard laughter coming out of my speakers.

**TeoBigusGeekus** · October 29th, 2011

What got into them?
I guess nothing can be done then....
Perhaps they do this deliberately, I don't know.

**Sector11** · October 29th, 2011

Originally Posted by TeoBigusGeekus

What got into them?
I guess nothing can be done then....
Perhaps they do this deliberately, I don't know.

Yea ... there has to be a way ... I have two friends I can ask

**roc4fun** · October 29th, 2011

Originally Posted by TeoBigusGeekus

Try changing it to

Code:

${image $(sed -n '6p' ~/accuweather_conky_USA/images) -p 180,290 -s 64x64}

Thanks Teo, It still says "unable to load '$(sed'

Here is what is in my images folder...

Code:

su
msu
su
msu
r
/home/dave/.weathericons/32.png
/home/dave/.weathericons/34.png
/home/dave/.weathericons/32.png
/home/dave/.weathericons/34.png
/home/dave/.weathericons/12.png

The top lines are what comes from the raw file, the bottom are the translation into icons.

I think my translation is working, I just can't call the image correctly.

Dave

**roc4fun** · October 29th, 2011

Sector 11,

I'm translating from the accuweather script like this...

Code:

test_image () {
	case $1 in
	 c|d|f)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/28.png
	 ;;
	 fl|sn)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/16.png
	 ;;
	 cl)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/31.png
	 ;;
	 pc)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/29.png
	 ;;
	 co)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/28.png
	 ;;
	 fr|r)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/12.png
	 ;;
	 h|ic)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/34.png
	 ;;
	 ho)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/36.png
	 ;;
	 i)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/42.png
	 ;;
	 mcl)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/33.png
	 ;;
	 mc)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/30.png
	 ;;
	 mcfl|mcsn|psfl)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/41.png
	 ;;
	 mcs)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/39.png
	 ;;
	 pcs)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/45.png
	 ;;
	 mct|psut)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/37.png
	 ;;

	 pct)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/47.png
	 ;;
	 msu|psu)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/34.png
	 ;;
	 psus)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/39.png
	 ;;
	 s)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/11.png
	 ;;
	 rsn|sl)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/06.png
	 ;;
	 su)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/32.png
	 ;;
	 t)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/04.png
	 ;;
	 w)
	   echo /home/dave/.weathericons/23.png
	 ;;
	esac
}

This is the top part of the accuweather script.

Dave

**42dorian** · October 29th, 2011

Originally Posted by roc4fun

Thanks Teo, It still says "unable to load '$(sed'

Here is what is in my images folder...

Code:

su
msu
su
msu
r
/home/dave/.weathericons/32.png
/home/dave/.weathericons/34.png
/home/dave/.weathericons/32.png
/home/dave/.weathericons/34.png
/home/dave/.weathericons/12.png

The top lines are what comes from the raw file, the bottom are the translation into icons.

I think my translation is working, I just can't call the image correctly.

Dave

Not sure if the image object can do this, but you may want to run an execi command inside it.

Code:

${image ${execi 600 -n '6p' ~/accuweather_conky_USA/images} -p 180,290 -s 64x64}

It may well be that we need to find a completely different way to do it.

*EDIT* This is just a stab in the dark... but what about a second script, unattached to the main one. It sets up an empty icon for each of the forecasted days and nights, then reads in the results of the icon file, and copies the appropriate weather condition image to that day. That way, you can program the images to always be the same:

Code:

${image ~/path/to/Conky/Weather/Script/Icons/forecasticond1.png -p 180,290 -s 64x64}
${image ~/path/to/Conky/Weather/Script/Icons/forecasticond2.png -p 180,290 -s 64x64}
${image ~/path/to/Conky/Weather/Script/Icons/forecasticond3.png -p 180,290 -s 64x64}
...

That way, the image object in Conky doesn't have to do anything, a script would simply store the appropriate weather icon to the correct forecasted day, and Conky would simply refresh the image when it refreshes itself.

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