From 781128100eb1b303e4f4040256f8667f4d52e616 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mwood77 <43637076+mwood77@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 21:16:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README to include `ws4kp-international` (#66) * Update README to include `ws4kp-international` * adjust grammar in readme * tidy links --- README.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dea76f7..f5f28b1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ This project is based on the work of [Mike Battaglia](https://github.com/vbguyny * [Icon](https://twcclassics.com/downloads.html) sets * Countless photos and videos of WeatherStar 4000 forecasts used as references. +## Does WeatherStar 4000+ work outside of the USA? + +This project is tightly coupled to [NOAA's Weather API](https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api), which is exclsuive to the United States. Using NOAA's Weather API is a crucial requirement to provide an authentic WeatherStar 4000+ experience. + +If you would like to display weather information for international locations (outside of the USA), please checkout a fork of this project created by [@mwood77](https://github.com/mwood77): +- [`ws4kp-international`](https://github.com/mwood77/ws4kp-international) + ## Run Your WeatherStar There are a lot of CORS considerations and issues with api.weather.gov that are easiest to deal with by running a local server to see this in action (or use the live link above). You'll need Node.js >12.0 to run the local server.