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Raspberry Pi Weather Display for LED Matrix Panels (Weather Pack for Pi Display OS)

Current conditions and today's high and low on your LED panels, from free National Weather Service data or your own OpenWeatherMap key. Included in Pi Display OS.

Buy for $29

Secure checkout. You get the download right after purchase.

Requirements

  • Included in Pi Display OS (buying this gets the whole platform)
  • Internet connection on the Pi

See it running

Recorded from the shipped software in demo mode on a simulated LED panel, with demo data. Not camera footage of physical panels.

A weather module for Pi Display OS: current temperature and conditions plus today's high and low, with original animated weather icons sized for LED panels.

In the US it uses the National Weather Service's free public data, with no account. Outside the US, or if you prefer another provider, enter your own API key. A stale-data indicator shows when the reading couldn't be refreshed, so the display never pretends.

Built from a working system

Already running on our own setup. Proven doesn't automatically mean ready for yours: the status above says what's left.

  • Weather pages have run on the 256x64 wall alongside sports and the clock

Features

No key in the US

National Weather Service data, free and public.

Your key elsewhere

Optional provider adapter that uses your own key.

Honest when offline

Stale and unavailable states are shown, never old data dressed as new.

Demo scenarios

Sunny, rain, snow, storm and night, for testing and screenshots.

Tested, and known limits

Software ready. Tested in software and simulation: installer, settings, every module, the web page and the MatrixPortal protocol against a simulated device. Not yet tested on physical LED panels by us; hardware results will be listed here once that test has been done.

  • Software ready: NWS and OpenWeatherMap parsing tested against recorded responses; missing key shows "Integration not configured" and makes no request
  • Sunny, rain, snow, storm and night demos render at every panel size with no clipped text
  • OpenWeather's required "(c) OpenWeather" credit is shown on the panel when that source is selected

Limits

  • Not yet tested on physical LED panels by us
  • Without a key, weather is US-only (National Weather Service)

Licence, updates and support

Licence

Per-installation licence for personal use. Commercial venues (bars, offices, client installs) need a commercial licence. Commercial and installer licences are available on request. Full terms.

Updates

All updates within the purchased major version (for example 1.x). Major new versions may be a discounted paid upgrade. Current version: 1.0.0. Changelog.

Support

Documentation, a diagnostics report and email support for the tested configurations listed on the page. Report a problem.

Questions

Is it sold separately?

No. Weather is a module of Pi Display OS: buying here gets you the whole platform. If you already own Pi Display OS or the Full Bundle, you already have it.

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