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XBMC has a built-in weather forecast feature. You are able to display the [http://www.weather.com Weather.Com] forecasts for three different locations from around the world. You can configure your locations and whether the forecast is displayed in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system Metric(SI)] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_customary_units U.S customary units] in the [[Weather Settings]].
As the API from Weather Channel has changed, the XBMC built-in weather forecast vanished from core and needs from 15th November onwards
an additional weather-addon.<br />
Currently there is only one supported weather addon in the official repository, namely [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=114637 World Weather Online]
 
This feature requires a build from 15th November 2011 or newer and needs the following commit included: <br />
[https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/ada86f4c96e5fbd35b9c4d35d87b0b37517f927f ada86f4c96e5fbd35b9c4d35d87b0b37517f927f]<br />


== Configuration ==
== Configuration ==
You can configure up to 3 cities to display on this screen. The settings are located in the [[User Interface Settings|Settings]] tab off the [[General Navigation#Home Screen|Home Screen]].
In order to use the weather forecast you need to specify which addon shall provide the weather information. <br />
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Additionaly you have to set your location for the forecast. All these can be set in the [[User Interface Settings|Settings]] tab off the [[General Navigation#Home Screen|Home Screen]].
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You start at specifying which addon shall provide the data:
For more details about configuring My Weather see the [[Weather Settings]] page.<br />
[[File:new_weather1.png|center|360px]]
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Next Step is heading to the "Settings"-button below the provider menu and setting at least on location in there<br />
[[File:new_weather3.png|center|360px]]
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From now on you'll be able to get your weather forecast by clicking on the weather tab in the [[General Navigation#Home Screen|Home Screen]]
[[File:new_weather4.png|center|360px]]
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Change between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsius Celsius]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit Fahrenheit] in [[Appearance Settings]] with the [[Appearance Settings#Region|Region]] option.
Change between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsius Celsius]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit Fahrenheit] in [[Appearance Settings]] with the [[Appearance Settings#Region|Region]] option.


== Forecast for Unknown Locations ==
== Forecast for Unknown Locations ==
Weather forecasts for smaller cities/villages/communities locations outside of America/Canada, for example in Europe may or may not exist on the [http://www.weather.com Weather.Com] service. The only thing you can do then is select the closest larger city/village/community.
Weather forecasts for smaller cities/villages/communities locations outside of America/Canada, for example in Europe may or may not exist on the World-Weather-Online service. The only thing you can do then is select the closest larger city/village/community.
 


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Revision as of 19:06, 15 November 2011

As the API from Weather Channel has changed, the XBMC built-in weather forecast vanished from core and needs from 15th November onwards an additional weather-addon.
Currently there is only one supported weather addon in the official repository, namely World Weather Online

This feature requires a build from 15th November 2011 or newer and needs the following commit included:
ada86f4c96e5fbd35b9c4d35d87b0b37517f927f

Configuration

In order to use the weather forecast you need to specify which addon shall provide the weather information.
Additionaly you have to set your location for the forecast. All these can be set in the Settings tab off the Home Screen.

You start at specifying which addon shall provide the data:

File:New weather1.png


Next Step is heading to the "Settings"-button below the provider menu and setting at least on location in there

File:New weather3.png


From now on you'll be able to get your weather forecast by clicking on the weather tab in the Home Screen

New weather4.png


Change between Celsius/Fahrenheit in Appearance Settings with the Region option.

Forecast for Unknown Locations

Weather forecasts for smaller cities/villages/communities locations outside of America/Canada, for example in Europe may or may not exist on the World-Weather-Online service. The only thing you can do then is select the closest larger city/village/community.

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