Adding WeatherReports
To add a report, in the Weather Manager click the New button, which produces the New dialog. Select the number to add, then for each one, select a provider.
NOTE: This example describes adding an NWS provider (type NwsWeatherProvider), typical for a Supervisor and any JACE station that has direct Internet connectivity. The JACE station that is subordinate to a Supervisor in a NiagaraNetwork can alternatively use the “FoxWeatherProvider” type of Weather
Report.You may have a third provider option: Wunderground Weather Provider, for “international weather” support.
Figure 5. Adding New WeatherReport
As shown above, for the NwsWeatherProvider the New dialog shows two fields:
- 2-character region code — typically the U.S. postal code for a state.NOTE: Locale codes in the latest weather module also include several ISO country codes, in addition to states.
Name of the locale in that region, possibly an area, city, town, or a combination using a slash “/” delimiter, sometimes using one or more abbreviations.
Enter a unique name for each report (typically, you type in the area or city name as the report name).
NOTE: After adding a WeatherReport, you can get immediate weather data by right-clicking it and issuing the action Update Weather Report, or by issuing the same action at the WeatherService level.
You may also wish to review the default setup for NWS advisories.