Weather Forecast
This API allows the system to fetch two weeks of weather information for specific region.
It is used in job scheduling and viewed on header of pages.
The weather API is free up to 1000 requests per day from Visual Crossing Weather
The system collects the following:
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| 1 | Weather type - Rain, sunny |
| 2 | Weather description |
| 3 | Minimum and Maximum temperature for the day |
Before setting up the API, one needs to sign up for an account
To access the weather website, go to Weather forecast or https://www.visualcrossing.com/ to sign up.
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At the website - click on create new account or sign up
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Follow the steps
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Confirm your password
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Agree to the terms
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Enter a reason
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Sign into the account.
The Key is very important as we will use this in the setup
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Go to System Configuration > Security > API setup
Click on Add to add in Visual Crossing Weather API
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Fill in the information
It is important to add in the Config the following
| ;collection |
| key = ........(paste key here from website signup) |
Proceed to Weather Region setup manual - Access here
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