One8 Weather Data Fields

Description

One8 Weather Data Fields is a lightweight utility plugin that fetches current observation data directly from NOAA’s weather.gov API for your configured location. No personal data is sent to NOAA. Requests include a standard User-Agent identifying the plugin.

The free/core plugin displays current observation fields such as temperature, humidity, wind, pressure, visibility, station details, and current condition icons. It provides the data through Elementor widgets and the [weather_field] shortcode so you can style and integrate it in your own layout.

Forecasts, radar maps, alerts, marine data, tides, lunar data, and climate data are not included in the free/core plugin.

Features

• Fetch and cache current weather observations from NOAA/weather.gov
• Drag-and-drop Elementor widget for current observation fields
• Use a simple shortcode, e.g.: [weather_field key="obs_temp"]
• WP-Cron-driven caching, with an admin option to force refresh
• Developer hooks and filters to modify API URLs, cache TTL, and output format

Usage

1. Configure Your Location

After installing and activating One8 Weather Data Fields:

• Go to Settings -> One8 Weather Data Fields
• Enter your Latitude and Longitude (e.g. 40.6413, -73.7781 for JFK)
• (Optional) Use the ZIP code lookup on the Coordinates Lookup tab to auto-fill your coordinates
• Click Save Changes
• (Optional) Click Refresh Weather Data Now on the Manual Refresh tab to force a fresh fetch from NOAA

2. Using the Elementor Widget

If you use Elementor:

• Open any page in the Elementor editor
• Look for the One8 Weather Data Fields category
• Drag the Weather Field widget onto your page
• Select your desired Field Key
• Use Elementor’s styling options (typography, color, padding, etc.)
• You can use multiple Weather Field widgets on the same page
• Each widget includes Elementor’s own Before and After text options

3. Using Shortcodes

Use the [weather_field] shortcode in any post, page, or widget.

Examples:
– Current temperature: [weather_field key="obs_temp"]
– Current wind gust with fallback: [weather_field key="obs_wind_gust" fallback="No gust reported"]
– Current wind (speed + direction): [weather_field key="obs_wind_combined"]
– Station code: [weather_field key="obs_station_code"]
– Current icon as an image: [weather_field key="obs_icon" type="icon" class="my-weather-icon"]

By default the shortcode uses the station selected by the plugin for your configured coordinates (or your optional station override in Settings).

Supported optional shortcode attributes are before, after, fallback, type, and class.

Available Shortcode Fields (Current Observations)

Use the [weather_field] shortcode with any of the following key="..." values:

• obs_temp – Observed temperature at the reporting station
• obs_dewpoint – Dew point temperature
• obs_humidity – Relative humidity (percent)
• obs_wind_dir – Wind direction (e.g., “NW”)
• obs_wind_speed – Sustained wind speed
• obs_wind_gust – Peak wind gusts (if reported)
• obs_wind_combined – Combined wind direction and speed
• obs_pressure – Atmospheric pressure
• obs_visibility – Horizontal visibility
• obs_wind_chill – Wind chill temperature (if reported by NOAA/weather.gov)
• obs_heat_index – Heat index value (if reported by NOAA/weather.gov)
• obs_desc – Textual description (e.g., “Partly Cloudy”)
• obs_time – Timestamp of the last observation
• obs_icon – URL to the icon representing current conditions
• obs_station_code – Official station code (e.g., “KJFK”)
• station_name – Full name of the reporting station
• station_elev – Elevation of the reporting station

Privacy

This plugin fetches public weather observation data from the National Weather Service (NOAA) at api.weather.gov to display observations for your configured location. No personal data is sent to NOAA. Requests include a standard User-Agent identifying the plugin.

• NOAA Privacy: https://www.weather.gov/privacy
• NOAA API Docs: https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api

Acknowledgements

Built on the NOAA Weather.gov API
Inspired by the “Minimal Weather” shortcode concept

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.