[dev] Weather/Metar Block

[Chuck Hagenbuch]

Quoting Rick Emery <rick at emery.homelinux.net>:

> I understand. I'm torn, though, on which way to go. Metars provide good
> current information and display the dew point and cloud accumulation at
> various altitudes (good for pilots; too specialized, maybe?). EJSE (and
> InterceptVector before it) provides an extended forecast, with high/low
> temperatures and pretty graphics for anticipated weather conditions. I have
> working implementations of both, and have both displayed on my portal page.
> If I had to choose, I'm not sure which I would prefer.
>
> I was just about to submit the EJSE block to the list. Should I scrap it, or
> post it and see what the consensus of the core developers is?

Your explanation makes a lot of sense to me. How about we keep the METAR block
for detailed current info, and then have a forecast block, ideally just one
with multiple backends (or all done through Services_Weather).

How's that sound?

-chuck

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