View the active temperature of a Weather Underground Station
WUTemp Extension - Weather Underground Station Monitor
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
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
Size: 41.19K
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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
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- Temperature readings are incorrect or outdated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
User reviews
This extension is broken. Doesn't work at all with Brave.
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.
No longer works
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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