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basement Aspiring developer Posts: 488 Reg: Apr 07, 2011 Ontario 4,880	confirm \| cancel 03/21/12 12:17 PM (13 years ago) best url for local weather (iOS) in my app, I currently link to the local weather via the weather network's web site. It's ok, but not great. Does anyone know of a more iPhone friendly weather web site that I could link to, showing my city's current weather (I'm in Ontario, Canada)? thanks! Title Comments in my app, I currently link to the local weather via the weather network's web site. It's ok, but not great. Does anyone know of a more iPhone friendly weather web site that I could link to, showing my city's current weather (I'm in Ontario, Canada)? thanks!

GoNorthWest buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 8197 Reg: Jun 24, 2011 Oro Valley, AZ 1,000,000	03/21/12 01:08 PM (13 years ago) Hey @basement, I really like Weather Underground for mobile weather. It has a good display and lots of good data! Mark Comments Hey @basement, I really like Weather Underground for mobile weather. It has a good display and lots of good data! Mark

basement Aspiring developer Posts: 488 Reg: Apr 07, 2011 Ontario 4,880	03/21/12 01:10 PM (13 years ago) thanks, I'll check it out. Comments thanks, I'll check it out.

basement Aspiring developer Posts: 488 Reg: Apr 07, 2011 Ontario 4,880	03/21/12 01:17 PM (13 years ago) k, I like it. In my browser, entering this: http://i.wund.com/global/stations/71634.html#conditions is perfect, but when I access it from my app, it doesn't start the page as my town/province then the weather, it starts at a underground search box, then an ad then my town/province. Seems the app's not taking into account the #conditions anchor. Any thoughts on how to fix that? Comments k, I like it. In my browser, entering this: http://i.wund.com/global/stations/71634.html#conditions is perfect, but when I access it from my app, it doesn't start the page as my town/province then the weather, it starts at a underground search box, then an ad then my town/province. Seems the app's not taking into account the #conditions anchor. Any thoughts on how to fix that?

WolfTimJ buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 810 Reg: Feb 20, 2011 Rockwall, TX 17,400	03/21/12 03:53 PM (13 years ago) Try this. Use it (with corresponding city) in each of my 8 published apps with weather. http://i.wund.com/auto/iphone/FL/Fort_Myers.html The format was obviously designed for iPhone but works equally well on Android. Comments Try this. Use it (with corresponding city) in each of my 8 published apps with weather. http://i.wund.com/auto/iphone/FL/Fort_Myers.html The format was obviously designed for iPhone but works equally well on Android.

WolfTimJ buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 810 Reg: Feb 20, 2011 Rockwall, TX 17,400	03/21/12 03:59 PM (13 years ago) Huh. Looks like they've changed things a bit at weather underground. My suggestion, and all my sites have the search box and ad too. Bummer. Comments Huh. Looks like they've changed things a bit at weather underground. My suggestion, and all my sites have the search box and ad too. Bummer.

GoNorthWest buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 8197 Reg: Jun 24, 2011 Oro Valley, AZ 1,000,000	03/21/12 08:33 PM (13 years ago) What about something like this: http://i.wund.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?brand=iphone&query=Tucson Mark Comments What about something like this: http://i.wund.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?brand=iphone&query=Tucson Mark

basement Aspiring developer Posts: 488 Reg: Apr 07, 2011 Ontario 4,880	03/22/12 04:39 AM (13 years ago) this does it - looks perfect on iPhone still, but moves up and hides the search box and the ad: http://i.wund.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Sarnia#conditions hmm....strange. It works in safari on my mac, and in safari on my iPhone, but gives a "city not found" error when I add it as an external link in my app. Comments this does it - looks perfect on iPhone still, but moves up and hides the search box and the ad: http://i.wund.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Sarnia#conditions hmm....strange. It works in safari on my mac, and in safari on my iPhone, but gives a "city not found" error when I add it as an external link in my app.

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