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# signalk-barometer-trend
Calculate the pressure trend of a barometer. Are there foul weather on the way?

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PS: It might take a couple of minutes before the plugin show any data, as it need to collect pressure readings to calculate a trend. The plugin is setup to read the pressure every 1 minute. Pressure readings older than three hours will be discarded.

Note: If `'environment.outside.pressure.prediction.front.*` shows "N/A" - this means no front pressure pattern has been detected. It might take up to three hours to see anything, if at all.

## More details

For more details please visit [github.com/oyve/barometer-trend](github.com/oyve/barometer-trend) library.
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Please feel free to contribute to this plugin by creating a *Pull Request* including test code.

## Disclaimer
- See all disclaimers by reading the README at the GitHub project ['barometer-trend'](https://github.com/oyve/barometer-trend), also by the same author.
- See all disclaimers by reading the README at the GitHub project ['barometer-trend'](https://github.com/oyve/barometer-trend), also by the same author, to understand the limitations of this plugin.

### External links
* [GitHub: barometer-trend](https://github.com/oyve/barometer-trend)
* [SignalK](http://signalk.org/)
* Plugin inspired by: [How to use a barometer when sailing](https://www.jollyparrot.co.uk/blog/how-to-use-barometer-when-sailing)

## A real world example
This is actual data while developing the plugin. A tropical wave, OT-48, was moving through the Caribbean creating local heavy rainfall and stormy wind in Guadeloupe.
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