This weather data reader pulls forecast data from the CustomWeather API and an subscription is required.

Version 1.7.0

October 6, 2023

• Add the check-for-updates status to a status bar at the bottom.

• Update supporting packages to use

  • Telerik WinForms 2021.3.1123.40

  • Newtonsoft.Json.13.0.3

  • TimeZoneConverter 6.1.0

  • ReaderUtils 1.0.53

  • MySQL 8.1.0

  • BLSoft 1.7.62

Version 1.4.0

February 6, 2023

• Use .Net Framework 4.8

• Update supporting packages to use:

  • TimeZoneConverter 6.0.1

  • ReaderUtils 1.0.49

• Create a default mapping for Darksky icons

• Enable the option to delay between locations using the BetweenCityDelay in the settings.ini file.

Version 1.3.0

June 9, 2022

• When a location isn’t added because it already exists - the response now includes the Name and ID of the existing location.

• Fix time zone error message format

• Update supporting packages to use:

  • TimeZoneConverter 5.0

  • ReaderUtils 1.0.48

  • MySQL.Data 8.0.29

• Data retrieval performance tweak.

Version 1.1.0

April 5, 2021

• Auto-adjust the height/width of the status box on the run page.

• Open the release notes when downloading a new version.

• Display weather location progress as updates are happening.

• Update supporting packages (MySql.Data and TimeZoneConverter)

• Manage database connections better.

Version 1.0.6

March 26, 2021

• Retry the next run if the we are still running the last update when the timer goes off again.

• Use more recent builds of supporting software packages (Telerik).

Version 1.0.5

February 5, 2021

• Enable adding new data source instances in the same database schema.

• Retrieve current data for new locations immediately.

• Allow the form to be resized shorter and scroll the Setup page when it's too short.

• Use more recent builds of supporting software packages (Telerik).

Version 1.0.4

February 2, 2021

• Add Iso8601 datetime format support for yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.ffZ instead of an error.

• Improve performance log entries - add the time as a prefix.

• Fix for saving blank instances file when starting the reader.

• Use more recent builds of supporting software packages (Telerik, ReaderUtils).

Version 1.0.3

September 28, 2020

• Add 1 new icon to the default weather icon list - night_thunderstorms

Version 1.0.2

September 24, 2020

• Remove the stop button to simplify the UI.

• Update some of the labelling.

• Remove the bottom banner.

• Auto adjust the locations grid and tag lists on form resizing.

• Run as a single instance - open the running instance instead.

Version 1.0.1

September 23, 2020

• Update app name and labelling to better reflect the CustomWeather brand.

• Use a CustomWeather branded icon for the app icon instead of the default

• Perform a daily log cleaning to prevent an overaccumulation of log files.

• Update Tab-key navigation.

• Ensure we can always get today’s forecast for a location while it’s still today by using the day1_forecast.

• Avoid missing hourly data by using the 48-hour product instead of the 12-hour.

Version 1.0.0

September 21, 2020

• First release with support for the following forecast blocks

  • current

  • hourly

  • daily

  • day parts (morning, afternoon, evening, night)

• Add and remove locations in the app

  • Search by location name to find suggested locations to add.

    • include a province and/or country to provide more accurate matches

• Can select default units of measurement

  • Metric

  • Imperial

• Can select summary text language.

• Can select Extra Data saved as dynamic fields

• Includes a custom Day Name transformation option

  • Abbreviate to the first 3 chars

  • Convert the text casing (upper, lower, title, source)

• Requires

  • .Net Framework 4.6.1

  • CustomWeather API Subscription - userid and password