WUTemp extension

View the active temperature of a Weather Underground Station
What is WUTemp extension?
WUTemp extension is a Chrome extension that provides users the convenience of monitoring the real-time temperature of a Weather Underground Station. It updates every 5 minutes, links directly to the station's page, and allows settings customization for station ID, units of measurement, and refresh interval. Now updated to v1.1 with flexible refresh interval through the options page.

Extension stats

By: Eryk.io
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 3.46 (35)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2016-03-16)
Creation date: 2016-03-16
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://api.wunderground.com/
  • storage
Size: 41.19K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Chrome Extension to view the active temperature of a Weather Underground Station.

Features:

  • Updates every 5 minutes
  • Click on icon to view Station page at Weather Underground
  • Options page to set Station ID, Celcius/Fahrenheit and refresh interval.

Updated v1.1:

  • Change refresh interval on the Options page.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Allows selection of weather stations
  • Users appreciate the website and widget for embedding
  • Simple to find the station ID for configuration
Cons
  • Does not show the correct temperature or is stuck on a specific value
  • Has not been updated in years, leading to functionality issues
  • User interface is not as convenient as the mobile version
  • Frequent errors such as 404 and broken links
  • Requires knowledge of station names rather than a map for easy selection
Most mentioned
  • Does not work with Brave
  • Temperature readings are incorrect or outdated
  • Extension appears to be abandoned with no updates since 2016
Recent reviews
This extension is broken. Doesn't work at all with Brave.
by G C, 2022-02-04

Does not show the current temperature on the icon. It simply serves as a link to the specified weather station. That's what bookmarks are for, this thing is useless.
by Aaron Collier, 2020-10-09

No longer works
by Zachary Creveling, 2020-06-23
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Extension safety

Risk impact

WUTemp extension requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

WUTemp extension has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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