Free xml weather feed for US airports
Issue
User would like to import weater feed data from local airport for free
Product
ION Enterprise 6.x
StruxureWare Power Monitoring 7.0.x
Power Monitoring Expert 7.2.x, 8.x, 9.x, 2020
Enviornment
Designer with VIP XML import module
Resolution
1) Navigate to https://forecast.weather.gov/xml/current_obs and use the navigation option to determine the station ID for the desired airport.
ex CYYJ is Victoria International Airport
2) Open Designer and log in with a user who has permissions to edit nodes.
3) Open the desired VIP with tool box open
4) Drag and drop a new XML Import module. Right click to edit the properties
5) Under the URL Setup register, add the URL of the specific location desired.
ex http://w1.weather.gov/xml/current_obs/CYYJ.xml
6) Under xPath Query 1, add the desired parameters
ex /current_observation/temp_f
7) Modify the label of the output register to match the name or the desired measurement
ex Temp_f