3.4 KiB
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.
Install via Get New Widgets in Plasma for automatic updates, or clone manually with git.
Stats
| Stat | Details |
|---|---|
| Weather | Current conditions via Open-Meteo — 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 | Optional — falls back to plain Unicode symbols if disabled in settings |
Installation
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 && 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
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 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.