Weather Forecast Widget

General

The weather data for this widget will be retrieved from the OpenWeatherMap API with your own API key.

Openweathermap API

⚠️ Important Note: OpenWeatherMap has transitioned from version One Call API 2.5 to the new One Call API 3.0.
As of now, usage of the API is no longer possible without adding valid billing information (e.g. a credit card) to your OpenWeatherMap account – even for the free tier.

This means that the Weather Widget will not work anymore unless:
– you switch to the new One Call 3.0 API, and
– you have a valid payment method on file in your OpenWeatherMap account.

🔒 Recommendation:
To avoid unexpected charges, it is highly recommended to set a billing cap / usage limit in your OpenWeatherMap account under Billing Plans after adding a payment method.

For pricing details and limits, visit: Pricing – OpenWeatherMap

Input data

You can show the weather for a CITY (input data: city name) or for specific COORDINATES (input data: latitude & longitude coordinates) in the widget.

Placement/shortcode

The weather widget can be implemented in a page, a post or into the widget area with the help of the shortcode [weather_forecast_widget]. Furthermore you´ll be able to pass different attributes to each shortcode to override your settings for this widget placement (e.g. manage widget title with an shortcode attribute).

Templates

Currently you can choose 3 templates for the widget.
* Template 1
* Current day´s weather with a weather forecast for the next 3 days
* Template 2
* Template 2 uses Bootstrap!
* Current day´s weather with an hourly weather forecast and a weather forecast for the next 3 days
* Template 3
* Template 3 uses Bootstrap!
* Weather for the current day and for the next 7 days, each with an hourly weather forecast and a weather forecast for the next 3 days
* Alert Template 1
* Alert Template 1 uses Bootstrap!
* Active weather alerts

Background image

For this widget, you´ll be able to choose your own background image. Either you set a static background image in the widget settings or you choose the dynamic variant (thumbnail of the page/post, where the shortcode is placed) will be used as a background image.

Weather data

Read the full description on the official page →