Sending Routine Weather Reports
You can configure Weather Display to send a routine weather report to a set of email addresses on a user specified schedule. Two separate groups of addresses, each with their own schedule, may be set up.
- Make sure the main internet switch is ON in FTP/Internet Setup, Connections Setup.
- Click on "Setup" in the menu bar, then control panel.
- Click on "Weather Report Email".
- Find the input field labelled "Enter email address". Enter you own email address (you can remove it later if you like).
- Click on the button labelled ">".
- You may import your Warning email address list by clicking on the button labelled "Import List From Warning List".
- In the appropriate boxes, enter your station name, i.e. FredsBackYard, your email address, and the name of the email server you use. Also enter any necessary User ID and Password.
- Click the Red Switch on the right. It should turn to green, indicating Report email is now enabled.
- Click on the button labelled "Test". Wait a minute or so, and check your incoming email. You should have received a report from Weather Display.
- Return to the input field labelled "Enter email address". For each address you wish to send the report to, enter the complete address and click on the button labelled ">". At this point you may remove your own address, but it is recommended that you leave it in the list so that you can see what the other addressees are receiving.
- Find the group labelled "Weather Report Times" on the left side of the page.
- Set up the time(s) for the report and click on the button labelled ">". You may have as many times in the list as you wish, but the same list of times applies to each day that you select.
You may add one or more attachments to the report. For example, you could attach the NOAA (or equivalent) forecast if you are currently downloading it. You could also attach your webcam image. Be cautious though, not all addressees will appreciate receiving too much material.
Custom reports
You can create your own report design using Weather Display's custom tags. You might create a custom report if you prefer to receive other information than that provided in the default Weather Display report format.
- Using a text editor, create a file named "customweatherreport.txt" in your "wdisplay/webfiles" directory.
- In this file, layout whatever format you like using the methods described in Using Custom Tags.
- Go to Setup menu and select "Setup FTP/Internet/..."
- Click the tab labelled "Weather Report Email"
- Click the red button at the bottom labelled "Use a custom report ...". The button will turn green.
Here is a sample "customweatherreport.txt":
Weather at Ladd Rd, Mercer, ME as of %time%, %formateddate%
Current radar & additional information available at: http://personalpages.tdstelme.net/~flaplant/
Forecast: see attachment
Weather (NOAA): %weatherreport%
Weather (PC): %weathercond%
Temperature: %tempinusa%
High: %hightempinusa% at %maxtempt%
Low: %lowtempinusa% at %mintempt%
Humidity: %hum%
High: %highhum% at %highhumt%
Low: %lowhum% at %lowhumt%
Rain today: %dayrn%
This month: %monthrn%
This year: %yearrn%
Days with no rain: %dayswithnorain%
Snow today: %snowtodayin.% inches
This month: %snowmonthin.% inches
This winter: %snowseasonin.% inches
Average Wind: %avgspd% from %dirlabel% (windchill = %windch%)
Gusts: %gstspd% at %maxgstt%
Barometer: %baro% %pressuretrendname%
High: %highbaro% at %highbarot%
Low: %lowbaro% at %lowbarot%
Sunrise: %sunrise% moonrise: %moonrise%
Sunset: %sunset% moonset: %moonset%
This report is sent automatically at 8:00AM & 7:00PM daily,
by Weather Display version %wdversion%,
based on a Davis WeatherMonitor II
This is an example of an email that Weather Display would create using that format:
Weather at Ladd Rd, Mercer, ME as of 08:03 AM, DATE: 24 December 2002
Current radar & additional information available at: http://personalpages.tdstelme.net/~flaplant/
Forecast: see attachment
Weather (NOAA): - ---
Weather (PC): - Dry
Temperature: 25.5 °F
High: 29.5 °F at 01:39 AM
Low: 25.5 °F at 08:02 AM
Humidity: 57
High: 86 at 00:00 AM
Low: 55 at 07:14 AM
Rain today: 0.00 in.
This month: 2.15 in.
This year: 37.95 in.
Days with no rain: 3
Snow today: 0.00 inches
This month: 5.51 inches
This winter: 17.32 inches
Average Wind: 3.0 mph from NNW (windchill = 25.5 °F)
Gusts: 2.0 mph at 05:44 AM
Barometer: 29.571 in. Rising
High: 29.574 in. at 08:02 AM
Low: 29.376 in. at 00:00 AM
Sunrise: 07:12 moonrise: 18:55
Sunset: 16:05 moonset: 09:45
This report is sent automatically at 8:00AM & 7:00PM daily,
by WeatherDisplay version 9.38c,
based on a Davis WeatherMonitor II
