On Tuesday 17 March 2026 08:07:30 pm Bret Busby wrote: > On 18/3/26 06:53, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Hi All, > > For those who do not know, weather-util is a Linux program that can, > > when presented tie airport code, provide current weather conditions and > > forecasts. > > Because Environment Canada has removed their phone weather service, I am > > seeking an equivalent of weather-util that provides basic just the facts > > information, but for areas outside of the united states. > > For example, if I provide the program with the Toronto Person airport > > code, yyz, it gives me a forecast for western New York State instead. > > Ideas for something comparative? > > Thanks! > > Kare > > > > > > Whilst it is not an application for Linux, but, rather, an international > distributed localised weather service of the nature of Linux (apart from > the advertising, that can be overcome by ad blocking plugins in a web > browser), have you considered this; > https://www.wunderground.com/ > ? > > It uses weather stations owned independently, connected to a massive > distributed network. It used to be owned and supported by IBM, but, they > offloaded it. > > The nearest weather station that I use, is within about a kilometre of > my home, and, about two or three, are within about that many kilometres. > My wife's archery club has a couple within a kilometre or so of her > archery club. > > I recommend it.
Closest weather station to here is out in back of the house, and it's also showing up on wunderground, which is handy when she wants to see a forecast on her computer or I want a quick reading on my phone using their app. Seconded. -- Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can be killed but can't be tamed. --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters" - Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James M Dakin
