MMM-DarkSkyForecast - Yet ANOTHER weather module

[chris1971]

Noob need some advice: Wunderground was running properly untill my API key expired. Now I try to install DarkSKy. I have updated MM to 2.6.0 and installed MMM-DarkSkyForecast and got a newe folder home/pi/MagicMirror/MMM-DarkSkyForecast.

How can I implement the module that its’s running? What do I have to change:

config.js:
{
module: “MMM-DarkSkyForecast”,
header: “Weather”,
position: “top_right”,
classes: “default everyone”,
disabled: false,
config: {
apikey: “xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx”,
latitude: “51.4185682”,
longitude: “6.8845226”,
iconset: “4c”,
concise: false,
forecastLayout: “table”
}
},

[chris1971]

So, I have added the nice module. I have to adjust the size - who can give some tips/ advice to bring the module in shape?

I would like to have it in this shape:

[Mykle1]

@chris1971

I think this should do it for you. In your config entry

forecastLayout: "tiled"

[chris1971]

Yes, have “tiled” in the config - but the size is not like in the pic…the module is shown over the entire right screen size… pls. refer to the upper picture…

[Mykle1]

@chris1971 said in MMM-DarkSkyForecast - Yet ANOTHER weather module:

Yes, have “tiled” in the config

Oh, I’m sorry, because your config entry above says, forecastLayout: "table",

[chris1971]

sorry - I copied the config of an older status…

[lavolp3]

@chris1971 Well the module gets wrapped because it doesn’t have enough space in the right bar.
You could

• exclude details in the forecast section (there’s an option)
• give the right bar more space by determining it’s width with css
• let the module show only 2 forecast items of each (instead of the 3 you have currently) (also via config options)

[lavolp3]

And of course you could switch off the long forecast text. I THINK you can do that as well via config options.

Go through the options of the module, there’s a LOT to adjust.

[chris1971]

thanks- I tried to reduce the size of the long forecast text - do you know how to adjust? I think I have to do this in the DarkSky.css…

[chris1971]

The adjustment of the width was the key factor… thx…

But I do not found out how to adjust the font size or position of the long forecast text… Do I have to do this in the custom.css?

This is my try in the custom.css - but seem not to work as expected…

}

.MMM-DarkSkyForecast .module-content {
width: 400px;
}

.MMM-DarkSkyForecast .wrapper.tiled .forecast-container .forecast-item .wind-container,
.MMM-DarkSkyForecast .wrapper.table .forecast-container .forecast-item .precipitation-container,
.MMM-DarkSkyForecast .wrapper.table .forecast-container .forecast-item .wind-container {
display: none;
}
}
.MMM-DarkSkyForecast .wrapper.table .forecast-container .forecast-item > span,
.MMM-DarkSkyForecast .wrapper.table .forecast-container .header-row > span {
font-size: 4px;
}
}

.MMM-DarkSkyForecast .attribution {
font-size: 10px;
line-height: 5px;
color: #333;
text-align: left;
}

[chris1971]

After several trials I think it’s o.k.
Thanks for the support.
Chris

[CyruS1337]

Good Morning all

First of all, thank you for the Herrvorrande weather module !!

Is it also possible to display different weather forecasts (two different locations)? For example, the locations alternate every 30 seconds.

[j.e.f.f]

@Cr4z33 said in MMM-DarkSkyForecast - Yet ANOTHER weather module:

Apart from that what shall I look to then once there’s an issue between your module and the one of someone else?

No idea :) But at least we’ll have a starting point as to where to look. Basically something is causing all of the modules to hide, and it has something to do with an interaction with mine. The only thing my module does to affect anything outside itself is to broadcast weather data whenever it updates to any other modules who want to use it. See if the module is reacting to the DARK_SKY_FORECAST_WEATHER_UPDATE notification.

[j.e.f.f]

@CyruS1337 said in MMM-DarkSkyForecast - Yet ANOTHER weather module:

Is it also possible to display different weather forecasts (two different locations)? For example, the locations alternate every 30 seconds.

Not in a rotation, as I believe that is what you are asking for. However you can configure multiple instances of the module, so you could have two forecasts that way. Keep in mind that this doubles the number of requests to the Dark Sky API, so you’ll want to be mindful that you don’t exceed the daily maximum of 1000 requests. You can tune how frequently the module polls for data with the updateInterval configuration parameter.

[j.e.f.f]

@chris1971 Did you run npm install in the MMM-DarkSkyForecast directory? Otherwise, what is the behaviour you are seeing?

[CyruS1337]

@j-e-f-f That’s too bad. Thanks anyway for the quick answer

[chris1971]

@j-e-f-f Yes I have executed npm install… everything is running smooth right now. Can you explain how I can set the font size of the forecast text?
It would be great if you could implement time for sunrise/ sunset and a moonphase… :-)

Thanks for the great module!!! Chris

[mielu80]

Hello,
I’ve installed this weather module and I find it very nice but I have a little issue with it,a strange character like a rectangle appear in front of the temperature value. (marked with red in pic)
Does anybody knows what could be the cause ?
Had this issue on an old installation of raspbian + MagicMirror,also have it on a fresh reinstall of raspbian and magic mirror only the config file remained from old installation.

My config:

<------><------>{
<------><------><------>module: 'MMM-DarkSkyForecast',
<------><------><------>position: 'right',
<------><------><------>classes: 'default everyone',
<------><------><------>disabled: false,
<------><------><------>config: {
<------><------><------><------>apikey: "xxxxx......xxxx....",
<------><------><------><------>latitude: "44.426765",
<------><------><------><------>longitude: "26.102537",
<------><------><------><------>iconset: "5c",
<------><------><------><------>concise: false,
<------><------><------><------>forecastLayout: "table",
<------><------><------><------>showHourlyForecast: true,
<------><------><------><------>hourlyForecastInterval: 12,
<------><------><------><------>maxHourliesToShow: 1,
<------><------><------><------>label_high: "max",
<------><------><------><------>label_low: "min",
<------><------><------><------>label_days: ["Duminica", "Luni", "Mar?i", "Miercuri", "Joi", "Vineri", "Sâmbata"],
<------><------><------><------>showCurrentConditions: true,
<------><------><------><------>showExtraCurrentConditions: true,
<------><------><------><------>label_ordinals: ["N", "NNE", "NE", "ENE", "E", "ESE", "SE", "SSE", "S", "SSV", "SV", "VSV", "V", "VNV", "NV", "NNV"],
<------><------><------><------>maxDailiesToShow: "5",
<------><------><------><------>showSummary: true,
<------><------><------><------>label_timeFormat: "kk:mm",
<------><------><------><------>}
<------><------>},

Thank you.

[epi]

Great widget!

It just lacks 3 things:

1. Sunrise & sunset data
2. “Feels like”
3. showWindDirectionAsArrow: true as in module: “currentweather”,

Made a sketch -

[richland007]

@mielu80 me too… no idea whats up other than that works great