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Displaying a weather station feed on a website

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  • 12-11-2009 9:54pm
    #1
    yammo00
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi,
    I'm in the process of creating a multimedia website as part of a college project. I am creating the site as a resource for kitesurfers that will hopefully provide them with specific beach information. There are two essentials for kietsurfing; wind and water.
    For the website to be effective i need to be able to display weather information, specifically wind direction and strength.

    Would anyone on this forum be able to guide me to a tutorial or document that would show me how to take raw data from a weather station and display it on my site.
    I have a technical background with some coding experience so i wont be fazed by a technical answer or guide.

    As a kitesurfer myself i would regularly check island bawn in Howth to see if the actual conditions matched the forecast for burrow beach in sutton. What i am trying to provide is definitive beach guide which will let a kitesurfer know if the wind conditions are suitable for the beach.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks
    Eamonn


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    #2
    Danno
    Registered Users Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭Danno


    What weather station have you?


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    #3
    yammo00
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭yammo00


    I don't have my own weather station, i should have clarified that in the post,Basically i'm looking to take the data from and existing station and display it. Is this possible?
    Thanks
    Eamonn


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    Danno
    Registered Users Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭Danno


    Are you looking for something like what is on the IWN homepage? www.irelandsweather.com = some browsers require you to scroll well down the page.


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    #5
    yammo00
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭yammo00


    Danno once again thanks for the reply.
    Yes this is exactly what i am looking for either the mouse over on the google map or the text info StationTemp
    (°C)Dew
    (°C)RH
    (%)Wind
    (km/h)Gust
    (km/h)Rain
    (mm)Pressure
    (mb)UpdatedAnnamoe 2.gif9.5 temp_steady.gif5.1749SSW.png210.3998.8fallings.gif13:59
    Is it possible to get this info?
    Thanks
    Eamonn


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