MMM-AC-Current

This a module for the MagicMirror. This module shows the current weather conditions using the AccuWeather API. It displays the overall weather condition, highest temperature, windspeed and gusts. This is designed to compliment the default Current Weather module.

Note: This is now based on the API offered by Accuweather. You will need your own API key!

Installation

1. Navigate into your MagicMirror's modules folder and execute git clone https://github.com/MichaelByers/MMM-AC-Current. A new folder MMM-AC-Current will appear, navigate into it.

Config

The entry in config.js can include the following options:

Option	Description
apikey	Required This is the API key you need to use to request weather data from the AccuWeather site. Details on how to request an API key can be found here Type: string Default value: null
loc	This is the loaction code for the city you want to get the weather for, from Accuweather location API call. Type: number Default value: 347810 //Denver
units	Option to show units in metric. Type string Use true for metric OR false for imperial. Default value: M
lang	This is the two character country code for the language you want the weather in.* Type string Default value en-us
interval	How often the weather is updated. Type: integer Default value: 1800000 // 30 minutes

Here is an example of an entry in config.js

{
    module:     'MMM-AC-Current',
    position:   'top_left',
	config: {
		apikey:    'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx',
		loc:        '347810',
		metric:     'false',
		lang:       'en-us',
		interval:   1800000
	}
},

Dependencies

• request (installed via npm install)

Notes

I hope you like this module, I know it duplicates many other weather modules, however I preferred the data from Accuweather. Feel free to submit pull requests or post issues and I'll do my best to respond.

Thanks To...

• Michael Teeuw for the MagicMirror2 framework that made this module possible.
• MMM-3Day-Forecast module I used and whose code I learnt a great deal from.