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| Weather Providers | Needs API key | Maximum Forecast Days | Maximum Forecast Hours | Immediate Forecast | Alerts | Other information |
| -------------------------- | ------------- | --------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------ | ------- | ----------------------------- |
| **Open-Meteo** | No | 16 | 24 | No | No | Default provider |
| **OpenWeatherMap** | No | 7 | 0 | No | No | -- |
| **MET Norway** | No | 10 | 48 | Depends | Depends | -- |
| **DMI Denmark** | No | 10 | 48 | No | No | -- |
| **Deutscher Wetterdienst** | No | 10 | 240 | No | Yes | -- |
| **Met Office UK** | No | 5 | 36 | No | No | -- |
| **US National Weather** | No | 7 | 156 | No | Yes | -- |
| **Open-Meteo** | No | 16 | 24 | No | No | Default provider |
| **OpenWeatherMap OneCall** | Yes | 8 | 48 | Yes | Alerts | - |
| **WeatherBit** | Yes | 16 | 0** | No | Yes* | -- |
| **OpenWeatherMap OneCall** | Yes | 8 | 48 | Yes | Alerts | -- |
| **Pirate Weather** | Yes | 7 | 168 | Yes | Depends | -- |
| **Visual Crossing** | Yes | 15 | 336 | No | Yes | -- |
| **WeatherBit** | Yes | 16 | 0** | No | Yes* | -- |
| **Tomorrow.io** | Yes | 15 | 108 | No | Depends | Previously known as Climacell |
| **AccuWeather** | Yes | 5*** | 12 | No | No* | Limited free calls |
| **Weather Underground** | Yes | 5 | 0 | No | No | -- |
| **Pirate Weather** | Yes | 7 | 168 | Yes | Depends | -- |

### Open-Meteo

[Open-Meteo](https://open-meteo.com/) is an open-source weather API since 2022 that offers free access for non-commercial use. This applets default weather provider from 2024. No API key required. Read more about the service [here](https://open-meteo.com/en/about).

### OpenWeatherMap

Worldwide Online Weather service by OpenWeather Ltd founded in 2012 with headquarters in London UK. [OpenWeatherMap Website](https://openweathermap.org/). Read more about the service [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenWeatherMap).

* This is the default provider that works out of the box. Big Thanks to them supporting free open source projects, like this!
* This used to be the default provider until May 2024. Big Thanks to them supporting free open source projects, like this!

### MET Norway

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* Observations are quite spotty so it combines multiple observation stations if needed in a 50km area.

### Open-Meteo
### Swiss Météo

Weather Forecast service in Switzerland run by [Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss](https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/) since 2000 with history back to 1864. Read more about the agency [here](https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/about-us.html).

[Open-Meteo](https://open-meteo.com/) is an open-source weather API and offers free access for non-commercial use. No API key required.
* **Only covers Switzerland**

### OpenWeatherMap OneCall

Version of OpenWeatherMap that supports more features (as before), but needs an API key. You can register for an API key [here](https://home.openweathermap.org/subscriptions/unauth_subscribe/onecall_30/base). After that change your Call limit from 2000 to 1000 to make sure you are not charged.

* Provides 1000 Free calls a day

### Weatherbit.io

Historical and Forecast Weather data service provided by Weatherbit LLC in the USA. [Weatherbit.io Website](https://www.weatherbit.io). Read more about the service [here](https://www.weatherbit.io/about).

* To get an API key, go to [Weatherbit.io](https://www.weatherbit.io/account/create) and create an account. Then go your [Dashboard](https://www.weatherbit.io/account/dashboard) where you should find your secret key already created.
### Pirate Weather

* At least 1 hour refresh rate is recommended, otherwise you might exceed you daily quota. The Free API subscription is limited to 50 calls per day.
Direct replacement to DarkSky. Run by one guy, it's also open source. If you like the accuracy of the data or you want to keep the project going, subscribe to a paid plan. 10000 calls free. You can get an API key [here](https://pirate-weather.apiable.io/products/weather-data).

* **Hourly Weather forecast requires a non-free account
You can read about the project [here](http://pirateweather.net/en/latest/).

* *Using alerts will increase call usage by 33%.
Alerts are an US only feature as of May 2024.

### Visual Crossing

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* Provides 1000 Free calls a day

### Weatherbit.io

Historical and Forecast Weather data service provided by Weatherbit LLC in the USA. [Weatherbit.io Website](https://www.weatherbit.io). Read more about the service [here](https://www.weatherbit.io/about).

* To get an API key, go to [Weatherbit.io](https://www.weatherbit.io/account/create) and create an account. Then go your [Dashboard](https://www.weatherbit.io/account/dashboard) where you should find your secret key already created.

* At least 1 hour refresh rate is recommended, otherwise you might exceed you daily quota. The Free API subscription is limited to 50 calls per day.

* **Hourly Weather forecast requires a non-free account

* *Using alerts will increase call usage by 33%.

### Tomorrow.io

Meteorological data from American weather technology company with headquarters in Boston since 2016. Changed name from Climacell to Tomorrow.io in March 2021. [Tomorrow.io Website](https://www.tomowrrow.io/). Read more about the company [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow.io).
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- You need an API key. If you don't have a weather station to share data with WU, you can't have an API key. However, you can add a Raspberry Pi as a device for the weather station choice when [registering](https://www.wunderground.com/signup), even if you don't have one, and it will get you the API key.
- Disclaimer: Observations don't provide weather conditions so the forecast one for the day is used.

### Pirate Weather

Direct replacement to DarkSky. Run by one guy, it's also open source. If you like the accuracy of the data or you want to keep the project going, subscribe to a paid plan. 10000 calls free. You can get an API key [here](https://pirate-weather.apiable.io/products/weather-data).

You can read about the project [here](http://pirateweather.net/en/latest/).

Alerts are an US only feature as of May 2024.

### Usage of "Override label on panel", "Override location label" and "Override tooltip on panel" setting

The setting allows you to make the applet display basically anything in the form of text in the panel (and other places). In addition, it exposes a number of values for you to use as you like, these will be replaced with actual data values. The full text-to-value mapping can be found below.
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| `{country}` | Country name shown in the popup |
| `{search_entry}` | Search entry text in manual location (or location store) |
| `{last_updated}` | Formatted last updated time |
| `{br}` | Line Break |
| `{br}` | Line Break |

## Run script when the weather data changes

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* On subsequent refreshes/relogins the popup menu's element's may lose all padding.

* If the popup menu is open while refreshing the current weather value row (Temp, Pressure, etc) might shrink so it can't display the values. Workaround: Manual refresh while the popup menu is closed.
* If the popup menu is open while refreshing the current weather value row (Temp, Pressure, etc) might shrink so it can't display the values. Workaround: Manual refresh while the popup menu is closed.

* New Breeze icons don't display properly. If you are using them or any icon theme that inherits from them they (mostly) will appear as white boxes. See [Symbolic icon rendering issues in Arch linux Cinnamon (#20) · Issues · Frameworks / Breeze Icons · GitLab](https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/breeze-icons/-/issues/20)

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"name": "Weather",
"description": "View your local weather forecast",
"max-instances": 3,
"version": "3.6.4",
"version": "3.6.5",
"multiversion": true,
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