MMM-RAIN-MAP (new: version 2.x)

[gabrielm9]

Thanks @Jalibu for a fantastic module!

Last year I modified the v1 code to change the color of the radar images to RainViewer color 4. My wife associates blue with snow, not rain, hence the preference for the Weather Channel scheme.

I accomplished this by modifying 2 instances of the URL in utils.js, consistent with the API documentation. Where I found “/256/{z}/{x}/{y}/2/1_1.png” in the code, I simply changed it to “/256/{z}/{x}/{y}/4/1_1.png”, with the 4 being the preferred radar color.

I’m unable to do the same in version 2.x. I found the URL in Client.ts, but modifying it had no effect on the output.

I’m happy to file an enhancement request if that’s the best route. I’m skilled enough to do find and replace in code, but I’m not a JS dev!

Thanks!

[Jalibu]

Hi @gabrielm9 ,
contribution is always welcome :-)

You have to compile the Typescript sources using npm run build.

Let me know, if you have problems. I‘m waiting for your PR

[Jalibu]

Hi @gabrielm9,

the latest version 2.5.x supports different color schemes now.

[swvalenti]

Outstanding work fellas

[gabrielm9]

Hi @jalibu,

Thanks very much! I was about to spend time figuring it out how to variabalize the code but I’ve learned from what you did. I would have taken me a week to figure it out :slightly_smiling_face:. The wife thanks you as well.

[fmarcu]

@bhepler

osmMapUrl: "https://cartodb-basemaps-{s}.global.ssl.fastly.net/dark_all/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"

I’m using the dark map referenced above on a black background but every time the module changes zoom level it fills with a white background until the new map tiles populate. It’s worst when zooming out,
Does anyone know if it there is a parameter I can change so the blank tiles between zoom levels stay black?

This is a minor annoyance with an otherwise great module.
Thank you!

[Jalibu]

@fmarcu said in MMM-RAIN-MAP (new: version 2.x):

Does anyone know if it there is a parameter I can change so the blank tiles between zoom levels stay black?

try to add this to your custom.css

.MMM-RAIN-MAP .leaflet-container {
  background: #000;
}

[fmarcu]

@jalibu said in MMM-RAIN-MAP (new: version 2.x):

try to add this to your custom.css

.MMM-RAIN-MAP .leaflet-container {
  background: #000;
}

That worked! Thank you!

[karsten13]

@jalibu

this is the current rain situation and I don’t understand the differences, first picture your module, second one https://www.wetteronline.de/regenradar .

And the second one is reality …

[Jalibu]

@karsten13 Unfortunately, I can’t tell you that. I am only responsible for the display layer, not for the weather data :-)
The radar layers come from the Rainviewer API, which I have actually had quite good experiences with in the past.
Is it the usual case on your mirror that the displayed radar images do not match the reality?

What I can see is that RegenRadar.de and RainViewer have different scales. With RainViewer it needs a much higher degree of cloudiness to be displayed on the map.