# Weather && Stats > A KDE Plasma 6 **panel/taskbar widget** displaying live weather and system stats in a single compact bar. Designed to sit in your top or bottom panel — not a desktop widget.    [](https://github.com/samjage/Weather-and-Stats/releases/latest) [](https://github.com/samjage/Weather-and-Stats/releases/latest) [](https://github.com/samjage/Uplink-Manager/stargazers) ---

--- [](https://store.kde.org/p/2353181) > Install via **Get New Widgets** in Plasma for automatic updates, or clone manually with git. ## Stats | Stat | Details | |---|---| | **Weather** | Current conditions via [Open-Meteo](https://open-meteo.com/) — no API key required | | **CPU Temp** | Reads from hwmon (Intel coretemp, AMD k10temp/zenpower, ARM cpu-thermal); turns red above your threshold | | **CPU Usage** | Sampled from `/proc/stat` | | **Memory** | Percentage of RAM in use | | **Network** | Live download/upload on your most active interface | All stats refresh on configurable intervals. Each section can be toggled on or off. --- ## Requirements | Requirement | Notes | |---|---| | KDE Plasma 6.0+ | | | `bash`, `free`, `/proc/stat`, `/proc/net/dev` | Standard on any Linux system | | [Nerd Font](https://www.nerdfonts.com/) | Optional — falls back to plain Unicode symbols if disabled in settings | --- ## Installation ```bash git clone https://github.com/samjage/weather-and-stats.git kpackagetool6 --type Plasma/Applet --install weather-and-stats ``` Then right-click your panel → **Add Widgets** → search for **Weather and Stats**. > **Placement:** Plasma always adds new widgets at a default position. After adding, right-click your panel → **Enter Edit Mode** and drag the widget to your preferred spot (e.g. left of the system tray). Plasma has no API for widgets to declare a position automatically. ### Updating ```bash kpackagetool6 --type Plasma/Applet --upgrade weather-and-stats ``` --- ## Configuration Right-click the widget → **Configure Weather && Stats** ### Weather | Setting | Description | Default | |---|---|---| | Location | City name, geocoded via Open-Meteo | Chicago, IL | | Temperature unit | °F or °C | °F | | Show condition text | Adds e.g. "Partly Cloudy" after the temp | Off | | Weather refresh | How often to fetch weather | 5 min | ### System Stats | Setting | Description | Default | |---|---|---| | CPU temp unit | °F or °C | °C | | CPU temp threshold | Temp at which the reading turns red | 80°C | | Stats refresh | How often to poll system stats | 3 sec | | CPU temp | Toggle visibility | On | | CPU usage | Toggle visibility | On | | Memory | Toggle visibility | On | | Network | Toggle visibility | On | ### Appearance | Setting | Description | Default | |---|---|---| | Nerd Font icons | Disable for plain Unicode symbol fallback | On | --- ## How it works Weather is fetched via `XMLHttpRequest` — no API key, no account needed. [Open-Meteo](https://open-meteo.com/) is free for non-commercial use. System stats come from `contents/stats.sh`, a small shell script the widget runs on a timer. It takes two `/proc/stat` samples 1 second apart to calculate CPU usage and reads `/proc/net/dev` for network throughput. No external dependencies beyond standard Linux interfaces. ## License GPL-2.0 — see `metadata.json` for the declaration.