JYL Software : Meteo Control v5.0

Supported Weather Providers

9 Weather API Providers

Choose the provider that fits your needs. Switch providers with a single property — no code changes required.

Meteo.Provider = MeteoControl.Meteo.TypeProvider.OpenMeteo  ' Free, no API key needed!
' Or any other provider:
Meteo.Provider = MeteoControl.Meteo.TypeProvider.WeatherApi
Meteo.APIKey = "your_api_key"
                

Provider	Enum Value	API Key	Free Tier
OpenWeatherMap Free	`OpenWeatherMapFree`	Required	Free
OpenWeatherMap One Call 3.0	`OpenWeatherMapOneCall`	Required	Subscription
Open-Meteo	`OpenMeteo`	Not required	Free
WeatherAPI.com	`WeatherApi`	Required	Free tier
Visual Crossing	`VisualCrossing`	Required	Free tier
Tomorrow.io	`TomorrowIo`	Required	Free tier
Meteo-Concept	`MeteoConcept`	Required	Free tier
Meteoblue	`Meteoblue`	Required	Paid
XWeather	`XWeather`	Required (client_id\|client_secret)	Paid

Supported Frameworks

.NET Framework 4.6.2 .NET Framework 4.7.2 .NET Framework 4.8.1 .NET 8.0 (Windows)

Documentation

What's New in v5.0

Major Release

9 weather API providers — switch with a single property
.NET 8.0 support — multi-target (Framework 4.6.2+ and .NET 8)
Open-Meteo — completely free, no API key required
HttpClient — replaces deprecated WebClient
Thread-safe — data fetched on background thread, UI updated safely
Image caching — weather icons cached for performance
Memory leak fixes — proper Dispose for forms, GPS watcher, images
Instance-level data — multiple controls on same form work independently

How to Run

Option 1 — Free, no API key: Use Open-Meteo provider. No account needed.

Meteo.Provider = MeteoControl.Meteo.TypeProvider.OpenMeteo
Meteo.EnableMeteo = True  ' That's it!
                

Option 2 — With API key: Sign up at your preferred provider's website, get an API key.

Meteo.Provider = MeteoControl.Meteo.TypeProvider.OpenWeatherMapFree
Meteo.APIKey = "your_api_key_here"
Meteo.EnableMeteo = True
                

Download NuGet: NuGet MeteoControl

Add the control to your project and you're ready to go.

Customize

You can customize everything.

City

Find a city to get weather forecast.

Meteo.CityAutoLocation = True  ' Use Computer Localisation (.NET Framework only)
' Or
Meteo.CityLat = "48.8566"      ' Latitude (works on all frameworks)
Meteo.CityLon = "2.3522"       ' Longitude
                

Meteo Settings

Meteo.Provider = MeteoControl.Meteo.TypeProvider.OpenMeteo  ' Choose your provider
Meteo.APIKey = "xxxxxxxxxxxxx"                           ' API Key (not needed for Open-Meteo)
Meteo.EnableMeteo = True                                   ' Start the control
Meteo.TimeInterval = 120                                   ' Check interval in minutes

Meteo.View = MeteoControl.Meteo.TypeView.OneDay             ' Type of View
Meteo.ShowPic = MeteoControl.Meteo.TypeImage.Center         ' Icon display mode
Meteo.Units = MeteoControl.Meteo.TypeUnits.Metric           ' Imperial / Metric
                

Picture

There are images in the control, but you can change all the pictures of weather. This control works with animated GIFs. Weather icons are cached for performance.

Translation

Meteo.LangageMeteoData = "fr"      ' Return language for weather info (ISO code)
Meteo.Humidity = "Humidite"        ' Translation for 'Humidity'
Meteo.Temperature = "Temperature" ' Translation for 'Temperature'
' ... see control properties for all translations
                

Views

One Day Information

Meteo.EnableDate = True
Meteo.EnableHumidity = True
Meteo.EnablePressure = True
Meteo.EnableTemperature = True
Meteo.EnableTemperatureMinMax = True
Meteo.EnableWindSpeed = True
Meteo.EnableWindCompass = True
Meteo.ViewDelay = 3            ' Delay in seconds
                

Several Days

Meteo.DetailSeveralDays = True                         ' Show T° and Wind
Meteo.NbDaysView = MeteoControl.Meteo.MultiViews.Day5  ' Number of days (5 Max)
                

Detail Window

Displays the weather forecast per 3 hours over 5 days.

Meteo.DeltaLeft = 0                    ' Shifts the window in pixels
Meteo.DeltaTop = 0                     ' Shifts the window in pixels
Meteo.EnableViewWindowDetail = True    ' Click to show day detail
Meteo.PosDetail = MeteoControl.Meteo.TypePosDetail.Center
                

MIT License

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