Visual Crossing weather backend
This package provides an external weather backend for the native Sailfish Weather application using the Visual Crossing Timeline API.
Features
- No Credit Card Required: Easy sign-up with 1,000 free daily credits (one full 15-day forecast consumes only 1 credit).
- Timeline API: Optimized for low-latency.
- High Accuracy: Leverages a blended hybrid model integrated from ECMWF, GFS, satellite, and local weather stations.
- Detailed Forecast: Hourly data for 48 hours and daily forecast for up to 15 days.
- Efficient: Selective data retrieval to minimize mobile data usage.
- Native Integration: Seamlessly appears as a new provider in your system settings.
Setup
- Obtain a free API Key from Visual Crossing (verify your email to get the key in the "Account" section).
- Go to Settings > Apps > Weather.
- Select Visual Crossing as your data provider and paste your API Key.
Localization
The backend includes dynamic translation support and is currently available in English and Spanish.
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Application versions:
| Attachment | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
 harbour-weather-backend-visualcrossing-1.3.2-1.noarch.rpm | 19.3 KB | 03/06/2026 - 01:37 |
| harbour-weather-backend-visualcrossing-1.3.2-2.noarch.rpm | 19.9 KB | 22/06/2026 - 22:28 |
Changelog:
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- - Versión 1.3.2
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- - Limitar campos a los solicitados por la versión oficial de Sailfish Weather
- - Add translation section to README
- - Implementación inicial del backend Visual Crossing
- - Initial commit
Comments
carmenfdezb
Mon, 2026/08/24 - 18:08
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Hola! Estoy probando este backend y me di cuenta de que el valor numérico del viento era muy alto y es porque está expresado en k/h en lugar de m/s