Anyone using Google Weather api

[TJF1960]

Is anyone using Google's weather api, and is it still working for you. The url is http://www.google.com/ig/api?weather=yourzipcode=en (change yourzipcode in the url to your zip code).

 

It has been working fine for me up to a couple of days ago now it is returning error 403

"403. That’s an error.

 

Your client does not have permission to get URL /ig/api?weather=95692=en from this server. That’s all we know."

 

I had been sending a request for weather update every 5 minutes, wondering if just I was locked out or if it is widespread. I would sure appreciate if anyone can test from their machines and let me know.

 

Thanks,

Tim

[LeeG]

Worked okay here.

[TJF1960]

Thanks LeeG. After you verified it worked for you I tried it in Firefox...and it works perfectly. It doesn't work on IE (which is what I generally always use) or Safari for me anyway. It used to work fine in IE.

Can I ask what browser you were using?

[LeeG]

IE 8.0.6001.18702 on XP SP3.

 

Only the current condtions. Did not copy the forecast sections.

 

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[TJF1960]

Thanks LeeG. That is how I used to get it as well (well, different stats but same format).

I wonder if something has changed with google weather working on Windows7 IE9 version 9.0.8112.16421IC or if it was a change in IE9 preventing google weather to work?

Can anyone who is running IE9 try it?

Thanks,

Tim

[Crosby82]

I do, works well... except for showing false forecasts

[TJF1960]

Crosby82, thanks for your post which prompted me to dig a little deeper now that I knew IE9 was working for you. Turns out (and I guess I should have tried this first) once I cleared all cookies and browser history it now will access the page...Don't know what happened or why but that seemed to have fixed it. Now if only they could fix their false forecasts......

 

Thanks,

Tim