AccessiWeather

What's New in AccessiWeather 0.4.3

Added

• wxPython UI migration — Complete rebuild of the user interface using wxPython for improved accessibility and native feel
• System tray minimize — Minimize to system tray with linked settings
• Force Start dialog — Recover from stale lock files without manual intervention
• AI model browser — Browse and select AI models with provider and moderation filters
• OpenRouter Free Router — Added as default AI model option (free, no API key cost)
• Regenerate explanations in-place — No need to reopen the explanation dialog
• Token count and cost display — See token usage and cost in AI discussion dialogs
• AFD update and severe risk level notifications — Get notified of forecast discussion updates and severe weather risk changes
• Information Priority Ordering System — Smarter ordering of weather information
• Sound improvements — Critical alert sound added to default soundpack, comprehensive alert categories in soundpack manager
• Forecast enhancements — Added low temperature and hourly metric fields
• Slogan — "Weather that speaks to you"

Changed

• Replaced Nominatim with Open-Meteo geocoding — More reliable location search
• Optimized startup — Lazy imports for services and keyring for faster load times
• AI explanations enabled by default — When an API key is present
• Migrated fully to httpx — Removed requests library dependency
• Removed timezonefinder dependency — Lighter install

Fixed

• Screen reader accessibility — Data source attribution in current conditions, improved alert dialog with text controls, better location search input labeling
• Location switching — Cache refresh, debounce, and accessibility improvements
• Visual Crossing — Improved data completeness, correct pressure unit conversion
• Pressure and temperature display precision — More accurate readings
• Sound playback — Prevent overlapping previews, cross-platform sound_lib support
• AI model handling — Prevent crashes when cancelling generation, handle None model correctly
• Alert improvements — Simplified precision dropdown, renamed label to "Alert Area:", improved location scoping
• Lock file cleanup — Proper cleanup on process termination
• AI explanations — Prevent markdown and preamble in plain-text output
• Update service — Use MessageBox for feedback in settings, complete simple update implementation

Security

• Fixed Zip Slip vulnerability in update extraction
• Added SHA-256 integrity verification for auto-update downloads
• Removed shell=True from subprocess calls
• Enforced SSL certificate verification