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Weather XML
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Jun 28, 2005
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Weather.com (no I will not link to you) provides a free service (amazing) for getting an XML version of a weather forecast. They say you have to sign up and get a license key, but you really don't have to do that. Here's how to use it:
http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/ZIPCODE?FUNCTION
Replace ZIPCODE with, obviously, your 5-digit zipcode (you can also use a city code, something like USNJ0232) and replace FUNCTION with any of the following: dayd, dayf, cc, hbhf.
For example: Hopatcong, NJ (07843) 10 day forecast - http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/07843?dayd=10 10 day detailed forecast - http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/07843?dayf=10 Current conditions - http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/07843?cc=* 24 hour hourly forecast - http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/07843?hbhf=24
The reason why I'm mentioning this and the reason why it's so great is that you can avoid the ad-filled universe that you encounter when you go to weather.com, and you can just get the information you want. All that needs to be done is to make a XSL file to display the XML, and this is what I'm currently working on. #technology
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