[App_rpt-users] Help with weather scripts

[mike at midnighteng.com]

There are many ways of doing what you are after.
Here is one way that is simple for the requirements you stated.

If you search the NWS site, you will find they have audio and text
statements of the forecast for your zone/area as a rss feed.

Sorry I don't have a link to give you at this time. I'm sure you can find it.

One can simply download the forecast script or audio for your zone/area
via a script with curl activated from the scheduler or cron. You need to
find your zone at nws first.

Using text to speech or just the audio play via "localplay /dir/data.mp3"
assigned to a command to play that file that is updated about 3-6 hours or
so. So schedule updates accordingly.

If playing a mp3 is to much for your system, you can install and use lame
to convert the file to other formats.

Don't forget about paths and permissions to your scripts and files.

I'm sure there are many other ways to do it but this is the simplest even
if it is not the one I use. Perhaps someone will chime in with a simpler
method.

...mike/kb8jnm


> HI Skylark,
>
>  Being in the New Orleans area, I have been wanting this feature as well.
> Please keep me updated  if possible.
>
>
> 73
>
> Angelo
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Skyler F
>   To: app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
>   Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2015 8:20 AM
>   Subject: [App_rpt-users] Help with weather scripts
>
>
>   I want the local weather and/or forecast to be announced when I execute
> a DTMF sequence.
>
>
>   I have found a lot for the BBB, but I have ACID. Will the BBB scripts
> work? Is there anyone who has it on ACID and documentation on doing so
> anywhere?
>
>
>   http://w0anm.com/blog/?p=519
>
>
>
>   that is where I found the weather scripts for BBB
>
>
>   73
>   Skyler
>   KDØWHB
>
>
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