This code
- is inspired by this article on "small data"
- checks the following webpages for information regarding the "Grosswetterlage" in central / NE europe:
- DWD
- ZAMG
- KMNI ('AL' = analysis, 'PL' = prediction)
- wetter.net
- save the individual images if you want
- create an overview map containing all the relevant images;
- left column: analysis (current time)
- right column: prediction (future)
- these overview maps can be stored
- these stored files are interesting to analyze in their sequence over time (compared with the predictions)
- this might be useful for preparing skiing or sailing trips, or just general curiosity
- done 20130517 plot the text of the prognosis in reasonable way (bottom left)
- make the headings prettier
- date and hour formatting
- left: analysis; right: prognosis (only KMNI)
- find out when a png is flipped and when it is ok
CC BY-NC 3.0
- initial commit
- basic functionality
- added: analysis and forecast in text form
- added: adaptive dpi accoring to dwd analysis map resolution
- added: compressed png to reduce file size
- modified: creation of list of timings when to create a map