Weather URL

The Weather URL function can be used in:

  • the Depot... what's the weather doing in...
  • and also in the Ody Trips app

We recommend the use of the Yr.No website.

To set up for the Depot.... what's the weather doing in:



To populate this drop down list:

  • On your computer, visit to the Yr.No website  (You may have to change the language to English, or your preferred language, from the Menu Option at the top right )

Select your preferred language in the Yr.No weather website

  • Click the search function, and enter the name of the location you want to use, and press enter.  A list of variations of that name might appear, click on the name you want.
  • A page like the one below appears
  • The "URL" of the page you are now looking at is circled in red

  • Copy this URL on the Yr.No website



  • We want to copy that URL, so highlight all the text in the URL, and select copy (by right clicking)
  • In Odyssey | Administrator | Settings | Company Settings - 2 | Location, click on the relevant district to open it up.  In the example above, we would be opening the Twizel location
  • Click on the Info tab.  
  • paste the URL into the Weather URL field
  • Click Close
  • Twizel is now a location available to be chosen from the Weather location drop down 

To set up weather URL's for the Mobile App



  • On your computer, we recommend you visit to the Yr.No website (or any other of your choice). (You may have to change the language to English, or your preferred language, from the Menu Option at the top right )

  • Click the search function, and enter the name of the location you want to use for this Master, and press enter.  A list of variations of that name might appear, click on the name you want.
  • A page like the one below appears
  • The "URL" of the page you are now looking at is circled in red

  • Copy this URL on the Yr.No website
  • In Odyssey, navigate to the Main Menu | Master | Directions tab
  • Paste the URL into the Weather URL circled at the bottom of the Master's Directions page


Viewing the Map and Weather buttons data on the Mobile App:

On the main App view, looking at all of the days in a list view, those Map + Weather buttons will look for their data in this order:


1) Master / L2

2 ) Trail / L1


On the App, if you're viewing an individual day for WEATHER

1) Admin Settings | Location | Weather URL ( For the 'End-of-Day' Location )

2) Master / L2

3 ) Trail /  L1


On the App, if you're viewing an individual day for MAP

1) Daily Location Route - Map Icon/field thingie...

2) Master /  L2

3 ) Trail /  L1