Forecast Name |
Description |
State Level Information |
hourly |
Provides the hourly conditions for major cities in each state. This forecast is
obtained from the IWIN system and isn't always available and is not available for all
cities. HAMWEATHER can output icon of current hourly weather,
temp, wind, pressure, humidity.
HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on can also output states regional radar image URL |
zone |
Provides the zone forecast for a city, town or county. This forecast tends to be a
three day forecasts. In some cases the extended forecast is also available as part
of the one forecast. HAMWEATHER can output days row, icon row,
condition & temp row, text forecast
HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on can also output states regional radar image URL |
zandh |
Provides both hourly and zone forecasts. If the both hourly and zone forecasts
are available for the place requested then sets of data can be outputted. If the
hourly conditions are not available then this will act just like the zone forecast.
HAMWEATHER will output data of both hourly and zone if available,
otherwise it will act like zone or hourly depending on which forecast was available. |
shortterm |
Provides the shortterm forecast for place when available. This is usually a
three to four hour forecast. HAMWEATHER will can output the text
of this forecast.
HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on can also output states regional radar image URL |
state |
Provides the forecast for the entire state. In some states it provides forecasts for
the different regions. NOTE: In versions 1.x, HAMWEATHER tried to
up parse icons from the state forecast. This has been abandoned in HAMWEATHER 2 do
to the complexity of several state forecasts formats used by the IWIN system. So not
HAMWEATHER will output the text of the state forecasts. HAMWEATHER
will can output the text of this forecast.
HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on can also output states regional radar image URL |
watches |
Provides the current active weather watches in a state HAMWEATHER
will can output the text of this forecast.
HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on can also output states regional radar image URL |
warnings |
Provides the current active weather warnings in a state HAMWEATHER
will can output the text of this forecast.
HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on can also output states regional radar image URL |
special |
Provides the current special weather statements (i.e. advisories etc) in a state HAMWEATHER will can output the text of this forecast.
HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on can also output states regional radar image URL |
public |
Provides the general public information (if available) from the National Weather
Service in a state HAMWEATHER will can output the text of this
forecast.
HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on can also output states regional radar image URL |
summary |
Provides the current weather summary (if available) for a state. HAMWEATHER will can output the text of this forecast.
HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on can also output states regional radar image URL |
aviation |
Provides state wide aviation informaiton (if available) for a state. |
discussion |
Provides a general discussion of weather info (if available) for a state. |
National Weather Information |
crop |
Provides the national crop summary (if available). HAMWEATHER
will can output the text of this forecast. |
floodsummary |
Provides the national flood summary (if available). HAMWEATHER
will can output the text of this forecast. |
earthquake |
Provides the report on major earthquakes and tsunamis that may occur (if available). HAMWEATHER will can output the text of this forecast. |
hurricane |
Provides the Report on current hurricanes that may threaten the US. (if available) HAMWEATHER will can output the text of this forecast. |
ultraviolet |
Provides the Report on forecasted Ultraviolet Index for the major cities in the US. HAMWEATHER will can output the text of this forecast. |
tornado |
Provides the current tornado warnings in the US. HAMWEATHER
will can output the text of this forecast. |
thunderstorm |
Provides the current severe thunderstorm warnings in the US. HAMWEATHER
will can output the text of this forecast. |
flashflood |
Provides the current flashflood warnings in the US. HAMWEATHER
will can output the text of this forecast. |
flood |
Provides the current flood warnings in the US. HAMWEATHER will
can output the text of this forecast. |
winterstorm |
Provides the current winterstorm warnings in the US. HAMWEATHER
will can output the text of this forecast. |
marinewarning |
Provides the current tornado warnings in the US. HAMWEATHER
will can output the text of this forecast. |
nonprecip |
Provides the national nonprecipitation summary(if available). HAMWEATHER
will can output the text of this forecast. |
metar |
Provides the current metar observations (current conditions) at a specified weather
facilitate through out the US. you also need to specify the icao parameter with the
wanted weather stations four digit ICAO identifier. HAMWEATHER
can output icon of current hourly weather, temp, wind, pressure, humidity.
HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on can also output states regional radar image URL |
ns |
NOTE: Available with HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on
Only.
Provides the current conditions of major predetermined cities through out the US.
HAMweather will also create a weather map if you set the "map" parameter
appropriately.HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on can output text of current
weather condition and temp of preselected cities. (Cities have to be listed in the IWIN's
National Summary report). Can also dynamically generate Current Conditions map. |
nf |
NOTE: Available with HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on
Only.
Provides the forecast of major predetermined cities through out the US. HAMweather will
also create a weather map if you set the "map" parameter appropriately.HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on can output text of forecasted weather condition and
temp of preselected cities. (Cities have to be listed in the IWIN's Travelers
report). Can also dynamically generate forecast map. |
radar |
NOTE: Available with HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on
Only.
Forces HAMWEATHER to generate a national radar map if needed. Also HAMWEATHER will
make regional radar maps as well.HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on will
generate the national and regional radar and display the national radar template as
specified. |
uswarnings |
NOTE: Available with HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on
Only.
Provides a list of states that have currently active weather warnings. HAMweather will
also create a national map that indicates which states currently have active warnings.HAMWEATHER Pro Add-on can output text of the current states with warnings
. (Cities have to be listed in the IWIN's Travelers report). Can also
dynamically generate a US warning map. |
International Weather Information |
metar |
This is the exact same as metar under the National weather information. If an ICAO
four digit identifier is provided for a weather facility throughout the world you can get
the current conditions of that city. HAMWEATHER can output icon of
current hourly weather, temp, wind, pressure, humidity. |
Coming Soon |
Hopefully by the final release of HW2 an add-on will be
available to provide forecasts for Canada. |