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      mar4pack
      last edited by

      Total newbie to this. I have everything up and running, but for some reason my current weather and weather forecast will not show up on my screen. I have my location id entered in, and my API key also entered into the config file. I have read other forums on the topic, but still cannot get the info to show on my screen. Any help would be appreciated.

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        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @mar4pack
        last edited by

        @mar4pack

        That’s usually a config issue. Post your config (without API key) here so we can take a look at it. I’m assuming your other modules work eg. clock?

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          mar4pack
          last edited by

          /* Magic Mirror Config Sample
          *

          • By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl
          • MIT Licensed.
            */

          var config = {
          port: 8080,
          ipWhitelist: [“127.0.0.1”, “::ffff:127.0.0.1”, “::1”], // Set [] to allow all IP addresses.

          language: "en",
          timeFormat: 12,
          units: "metric",
          
          modules: [
          	{
          		module: "alert",
          	},
          	{
          		module: "updatenotification",
          		position: "top_bar"
          	},
          	{
          		module: "clock",
          		position: "top_left"
          	},
          	{
          		module: "calendar",
          		header: "US Holidays",
          		position: "top_left",
          		config: {
          			calendars: [
          				{
          					symbol: "calendar-check-o ",
          					url: "webcal://www.calendarlabs.com/templates/ical/US-Holidays.ics"
          				}
          			]
          		}
          	},
          	{
          		module: "compliments",
          		position: "lower_third"
          	},
          	{
          		module: "currentweather",
          		position: "top_right",
          		config: {
          			location: "Midwest City, OK",
          			locationID: "4542765",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
          			appid: "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
          		}
          	},
          	{
          		module: "weatherforecast",
          		position: "top_right",
          		header: "Weather Forecast",
          		config: {
          			location: "Midwest City, OK",
          			locationID: "4542765",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
          			appid: "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
          		}
          	},
          	{
          		module: "newsfeed",
          		position: "bottom_bar",
          		config: {
          			feeds: [
          				{
          					title: "New York Times",
          					url: "http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml"
          				}
          			],
          			showSourceTitle: true,
          			showPublishDate: true
          		}
          	},
          ]
          

          };

          /*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/
          if (typeof module !== “undefined”) {module.exports = config;}

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            mar4pack @Mykle1
            last edited by

            @Mykle1

            Yes clock works and other modules load. Oddly enough I was able to get the weather underground module working.

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              broberg Project Sponsor @mar4pack
              last edited by

              @mar4pack Do note, that the API used for the default weather modules are not foolproof, It usually takes time for the API-key to get valid and sometimes it will just stop sending data for your location. This will happen from time to time (as I have noticed) and this has nothing to do with the MagicMirror, the config or the modules, it’s just a lack of data from the service provider.

              In my cases it usually works again in a 24H time period. (it has happen twice in 7 weeks)

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              • Mykle1M Offline
                Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @mar4pack
                last edited by

                @mar4pack said in Weather info not showing up on screen:

                Oddly enough I was able to get the weather underground module working.

                I think @broberg may be right, unless you entered your API key incorrectly. As a test, I entered your location: "Midwest City, OK", and your locationID: "4542765", into my weatherforecast, using my appid: and it loaded right up without a hitch.
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                  mar4pack @Mykle1
                  last edited by

                  Still cannot get it to work. I created another appid and that does not work either. Entered both id’s in correctly and it wont load. Any other suggestions?

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                  • Mykle1M Offline
                    Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @mar4pack
                    last edited by

                    @mar4pack said in Weather info not showing up on screen:

                    Any other suggestions?

                    Even removing the header option altogether still worked for me. Below you see the location: empty and it still works.

                    {
                    			disabled: false,
                    			module: "weatherforecast",
                    			position: "top_right",
                    			header: "Weather Forecast",
                    			config: {
                    				location: "",
                    				locationID: "4542765",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
                    				appid: "MY API KEY"
                    			}
                    		},
                    

                    Did you do an automatic install?
                    Manual install?
                    Upgrade from 2.1.0?

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                      mar4pack @Mykle1
                      last edited by

                      Automatic install. Following one of the guides on here where you end up removing unnecessary programs and cleaning up the pi a little bit.

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                      • Mykle1M Offline
                        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @mar4pack
                        last edited by

                        @mar4pack

                        Yes, this one I assume.
                        https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/236/complete-setup-tutorial

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