Category: React

Changelog Synopsis This version of static-wx includes some UI/UX changes as well as some new features. The biggest changes pertain to the generation of the forecast infographic. YAML configuration files are no longer supported in favor of more dynamic data entry. Users have two ways of creating forecast charts: 1) via manual data entry in…

Changelog Synopsis This update introduces a minor tweak to the Threatcast infographic as well as the form for filling it out. Originally, the threat severity levels followed the NOAA Storm Prediction Center standard: To avoid confusion with the SPC’s Outlooks, the severity levels have been updated: There are now only 4 severity levels (5 including…

Changelog Synopsis The v0.2.0 release introduces a new infographic: the Threatcast! This is a common graphic that weather stations will use when discussing severe weather potentials. It is usually shown a couple days before or even the day of a severe weather event. It gives a probabilistic breakdown of common severe weather phenomena, including tornadoes,…

Changelog Synopsis This release made some minor improvements to the infographic, including updates to the condition icon colors, a few more condition options, and a flag for labeling a day as “severe”. The new conditions added are “Mostly Sunny” and “Partly Cloudy”. The icon originally used for “Cloudy” is now being used for “Partly Cloudy”,…

A friend of mine recently showed me some infographics he was working on for his weather blog, and he had the idea of creating some 7-day forecast graphics; you know, something like this: He has been using Python to create some pretty cool charts for showing daily highs and lows along with precipitation chances. However,…