WeatherStar 4000+ Emulator
WeatherStar 4000+ Emulator
WeatherStar 4000+. Contribute to netbymatt/ws4kp development by creating an account on GitHub.
This is my new favorite thing. I don't have a CRT to display this on, but I'll settle for an old 4:3 LCD monitor I have sitting on a shelf in the basement - it's old and blurry enough to be a reasonable facsimile.
This project aims to bring back the feel of the 90's with a weather forecast that has the look and feel of The Weather Channel at that time but available in a modern way.
Live demo: https://weatherstar.netbymatt.com/
docker run -p 8080:8080 ghcr.io/netbymatt/ws4kp
Access on http://localhost:8080
Screenshots
Only US eh.
Just figured out there are 10 places called Lisbon dotted around the US, according to the search.
The new world isn't famous for its creativity with place names. You'll find Beijing and Shanghai in there too.
Aw, I was wondering about that.
Been using this for quite a while. Pair this with some Trammell Starks "Music For Local Forecast" music and you're set. Those can be found on archive.org.
Nice. I was looking at the light jazz ones from TWCClassics: https://twcclassics.com/audio/playlists-october-1997.html
And the transformation is complete. This is my favorite thing in the world now also.
has the look and feel of ...
Has zero screenshots.
Updated the post with some screenshots from my install.
Yep, pretty accurate.
Go on the demo site?
On my phone the map view is just black. Doesn't matter where I try to view, it's just black. Screenshots make sure we all see an accurate view regardless of device or whether or not the demo server is up.
Looks nice! I set mine up and have it as an Iframe in Home Assistant. The app is a fork from https://github.com/vbguyny/ws4kp with his demo site here: https://battaglia.ddns.net/twc That version has the music we all came to know and love from back then.
Dumb question, but how to do you get just the weather panel to display without the settings form below and such? Setting it up in an iframe is one of the things I wanted to do with it aside from a kiosk-style, fullscreen display.
I looked at that one, and the demo was cool. When I looked at the hosting steps, though, it mentioned IIS and I pretty much noped out. Lol
From their readme. I asked about that last night and he replied an pointed me to it. :)
Kiosk mode
Kiosk mode can be activated by a checkbox on the page. Note that there is no way out of kiosk mode (except refresh or closing the browser), and the play/pause and other controls will not be available. This is deliberate as a browser's kiosk mode it intended not to be exited or significantly modified.
It's also possible to enter kiosk mode using a permalink. First generate a Permalink, then to the end of it add &kiosk=true. Opening this link will load all of the selected displays included in the Permalink, enter kiosk mode immediately upon loading and start playing the forecast.
I didn't see IIS mentioned, but I didn't take a close look at the code. They give you a docker run command to set it up, so I converted it to a docker compose file so I can run it later. All of this is running on a Debian 12 system, so if IIS is needed, I'd wager that is if you are running a Windows setup.
I have mine embedded in Home Assistant now as an iframe using the Kiosk mode setting which works.
Toss some CRT shaders over top and this would be very convincing.
Sweet. Need to see about running this as an app on my phone for the next port :)
Why not to make it work outside of the US? 🥲
Also, is there world wide accepted Celsius instead of ye olde Fahrenheit?