Modern operating systems offer weather information out-of-the-box. There’s Windows 10’s weather app, and the Notification Center on macOS. But Ubuntu doesn’t come with anything like this.
No matter: you can install something yourself fairly quickly. We’ve found two applications that add the current temperature to Ubuntu’s top panel: My Weather Indicator, which a lot of weather detail, and Simple Weather Indicator, which as you might imagine offers only the basics. Here’s how to install and use both.
My Weather Indicator: Lots of Information and Features
The somewhat confusingly-named My Weather Indicator puts the current temperature in Ubuntu’s top panel. Installing My Weather Indicator isn’t hard, if you know how to install third party PPAs in Ubuntu. Open the Terminal, then run the following commands.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install my-weather-indicator
The first command adds the atareao PPA to your system; the second updates your package manager; the third installs the indicator. When everything is done, you can find the new indicator by opening the Dash and searching for “Weather.”
When you first run the program, you’ll want to set a location. Click the indicator, then hit the Preferences button near the bottom.
This will open the preferences window, where you can opt to automatically determine your current location or enter a location manually. Up…
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