WiFI Weather Broadcaster

[Mike]

This script uses PHP, Curl, and Bash to look up current weather conditions and create 7 wifi access points with the data. It's designed to work with weather.gov's XML feeds. Modification to make it work with other data sources should not be too difficult.

https://github.com/RandomArray/wifiweather

Example Output of iw dev wlan0 scan | grep SSID

SSID: >> KMYF Weather: Light Rain Fog
SSID: >> Temp: 58.0 F (14.4 C)
SSID: >> Dewpoint: 55.9 F (13.3 C)
SSID: >> Wind: South at 8.1 MPH
SSID: >> Wind Direction: South
SSID: >> Visibility: 2.00 MI
SSID: >> Relative Humidity: 93%

[Zheng Han]

@Mike this is ingenious! how long does it take to cycle through all the information shown here ?

[Mike]

@Zheng-Han Thanks! I have cron set to run the script every 15 minutes. It creates 7 differently named access points all at the same time. Total execution time of the script is about 3.4 seconds.

Here's a screenshot from an Android phone showing nearby WiFi access points.

[S H]

I cannot get this to work. May I have a bit of assistance?

[Jackson Wilson]

Very cool!

It looks like this requires install of php. I'm planning on installing php5 and php5-cgi.

Are there any other dependencies or additional installs required?

Thanks for your effort!

[Jackson Wilson]

@Mike :

The script calls "readarray" and this command is not found.

Can you please outline additional steps your took to get this script/php to run on the Omega?

Thanks!