Easy Weather Graphing
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:16 pmMany of us use the great graphing plugins contributed by our members, but for those who want an easy way to display weather and forecast data graphs on a control page this may be for you.
1a) Go to http://www.NOAA.gov
1b) Find your local weather
2) See full local forecast
3a) Scroll down to the Forecast Area Map
3b) Zoom in on your location & click to move the green square to that location
4) Scroll down to the Hourly Weather Forecast and click
5) Add or delete check marks for the weather elements that you care about, click submit
6a) The screen should now display graphs per your previous selections
6b) Right-Click on the graph and select Copy Image Address
In Indigo create a new Control Page
7) Add a new page element
8a) Configure the element as a Refreshing Image URL
8b) Paste in the URL from step 6b
8c) Set the refresh rate and image size
8d) Add any other text or design colors to the page
8e) Save the Control Page
1a) Go to http://www.NOAA.gov
1b) Find your local weather
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2) See full local forecast
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3a) Scroll down to the Forecast Area Map
3b) Zoom in on your location & click to move the green square to that location
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4) Scroll down to the Hourly Weather Forecast and click
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5) Add or delete check marks for the weather elements that you care about, click submit
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6a) The screen should now display graphs per your previous selections
6b) Right-Click on the graph and select Copy Image Address
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In Indigo create a new Control Page
7) Add a new page element
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8a) Configure the element as a Refreshing Image URL
8b) Paste in the URL from step 6b
8c) Set the refresh rate and image size
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8d) Add any other text or design colors to the page
8e) Save the Control Page