Is the weather outside delightful? Or is it frightful? And what about in the coming days? In this guide we'll show you how to use an Adafruit MagTag to create a weather display for today and future conditions.

Using the MagTag's WiFi capability, we connect to the OpenWeatherMap service and get weather information. We then parse that and display it up in a nice summary.

Deep sleep is also used to only run the update once a day around midnight, so we can run for many weeks on one charge

Parts

Here are the parts you'll need for this project. You can get them individually:

Angled shot of Adafruit MagTag development board with ESP32-S2 and E-Ink display.
The Adafruit MagTag combines the new ESP32-S2 wireless module and a 2.9" grayscale E-Ink display to make a low-power IoT display that can show data on its screen even when power...
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Lithium Ion Polymer Battery 3.7v 420mAh with JST 2-PH connector and short cable
Lithium-ion polymer (also known as 'lipo' or 'lipoly') batteries are thin, light, and powerful. The output ranges from 4.2V when completely charged to 3.7V. This...
$6.95
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Angled shot of four magnet feet.
Got a glorious RGB Matrix project you want to mount and display in your workspace or home? If you have one of the matrix panels listed below, you'll need a pack of these...
$2.50
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OR these items are also available together as a kit:

MagTag dev board with enclosure pieces, four magnet feet, and lipoly battery
The Adafruit MagTag combines the new ESP32-S2 wireless module and a 2.9" grayscale E-Ink display to make a low-power IoT display that can show data on its screen...
Out of Stock

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