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[Martin Borho <martin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Christina,

I got an update for you regarding the daily forecasts, it's with less 
data as the current weather and the forecast:

- temperature
- night temperature
- evening temperature
- morning temperature
- pressure
- humidity
- condition

Greetings
Martin


Am Montag, den 25.03.2013, 17:38 +0100 schrieb Christina Li 
<christina.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi Martin,
>
>  That's really helpful!
>
>  Thanks for providing us the list.
>
>  Cheers,
>  Christina
>
> On 22/03/13 12:26, Martin Borho wrote:
>   Hi Christina,
>
>  hope I can help you:
>
>  1) we're using http://openweathermap.org/API [1] ( they are 
> providing
> also maps )
>
>  2,3) the following data for current- and forecast weather is
> provided:
>  - date
>  - temperature
>  - temperature min
>  - temperature max
>  - pressure
>  - humidity
>  - condition ( see here for possible values
> http://openweathermap.org/wiki/API/Weather_Condition_Codes [2] )
>  - wind data (speed, degree)
>  - snow or rain (but not for provided for all locations, as far as I
> see)
>  - there is detailed data about clouds, too
>
>  Example from the API-docs:
>
> http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.1/forecast/city/524901?units=metric
> [3]
>  (you can paste the json in http://jsonlint.com/ [4] to get a nicer
> view)
>
>  The data backend of the app will be designed to make it possible to
> add other services later on, if wished.
>
>  Greetings
>  Martin
>
>  Am Freitag, den 22.03.2013, 12:54 +0100 schrieb Christina Li  [5]:
>  Hi everyone,
>
>  We are currenty sketching for the weather app, and came across some
>  questions that we'd like your help on!
>
>  1. Where are we sourcing the weather information from? (e.g., NASA)
>  2. What sort of details can we provide for Today's weather?
>  3. What sort of details can we provide for tomorrow, and the next 
> few
>
>  days' forecasts?
>
>  Weather details relate to information such as, current temperature,
>  highest-lowest temperature, humidity, precipitation, pressure, wind
>  direction and speed, etc. Obviously, this list is not extensive and
> we
>  want to know what can be included (or not!)
>
>  If there's a list that you can provide to us that we'd be really
>  helpful. Or better yet, if there's no restrictions or limits of what
>  could be displayed then let us know too!
>
>  Looking forward to hearing from you shortly!
>
>  Cheers,
>  Christina
>
>  --
>
>  Christina Li
>
>  User Experience Designer
>
>  Product Strategy | Ubuntu Platform | Design
>
>  christina.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [6] [1]
>
>  Links:
>  ------
>  [1] mailto:christina.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [7]
>
> --
>
> Christina Li
>
> User Experience Designer
>
> Product Strategy | Ubuntu Platform | Design
>
> christina.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [8]
>
>
>
> Links:
> ------
> [1] http://openweathermap.org/API
> [2] http://openweathermap.org/wiki/API/Weather_Condition_Codes
> [3]
>
> http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.1/forecast/city/524901?units=metric
> [4] http://jsonlint.com/
> [5] mailto:christina.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [6] mailto:christina.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [7] mailto:christina.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [8] mailto:christina.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxx