Displaying which unit is being used, not just the label

[Lee Bell]

Is there a way to make weewx print out (or a way to programmatically determine) which units are being used, not just the label? I can use $units.label.xxx to get any particular label, but those are subject to changes for different languages, etc. Basically I’m trying to figure out if I can print “The temperature is 30º F. The units being used are degree_F.” Is that possible?

[gjr80]

Hi,

Try using the $unit.unit_type.xxx tag, eg:

The temperature is $current.outTemp. The units being used are $unit.unit_type.outTemp.

That should result in the following output:

The temperature is 30º F. The units being used are degree_F.

provided of course it is indeed 30.0F at the moment!

Gary

[Lee Bell]

Thank you so much! I couldn’t for the life of me find that tag.