Monitor Tab

The Weather Monitor Tab displays actual and forecast weather data as a chart for the current forecast period. Weather Monitor configuration is managed in the Weather Configuration section, on the Weather Concepts Tab.

The following four characteristics may be configured using the Weather Concepts Tab.

  • Configuration Panes. The display pane number. For example, the value 2 places the weather concept on the second pane. Up to 4 panes may be configured.
  • Configuration Axis. The X-axis label for the weather concept data. Data may be placed on the primary or secondary Y-Axis.
  • Configuration Color. The line color for weather concept data.
  • Configuration View Type. The chart type weather concept data. Chart type options include Bar, Point, and Line.

Data displayed in Weather Monitor is for the current forecast period. Display options include the Weather Provider Option and Weather Zone/Station Selection. These options are described below.

  • Weather Zone/Station Selection. The data are displayed for the selected weather zone/station using the Weather Zone/Station Selection box. For each weather zone/station, multiple weather concepts are displayed based on the Weather Configuration. When multiple concepts are displayed on the same chart, a legend will be presented. Data series may be toggled on or off using the check boxes next to the legend entries.
  • Weather Provider Option. The list of weather providers is available in a drop-down selector in the tool bar. Data can be viewed for all weather providers or an individual provider by selecting the desired option in the control.

Data points are viewed by selecting the chart and moving the mouse over the chart.

Actions

The following common actions are available in the View Menu and the Toolbar.

In addition to the common actions, the Weather Configuration actions are only available on the Tools Menu in the Weather Module.