Visual Crossing weather backend

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Submitted by Juanro49 on Mon, 2026/06/22 - 22:29
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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

  1. Obtain a free API Key from Visual Crossing (verify your email to get the key in the "Account" section).
  2. Go to Settings > Apps > Weather.
  3. 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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File harbour-weather-backend-visualcrossing-1.3.2-1.noarch.rpm19.3 KB03/06/2026 - 01:37
File harbour-weather-backend-visualcrossing-1.3.2-2.noarch.rpm19.9 KB22/06/2026 - 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