[Updated] Weather Underground Driver - New API

jcharr42 · July 3, 2019, 11:27pm

Hi @Cobra. Thanks for all your work on this driver. I've forked your repo and made some custom attributes for temps, wind, and such that are a bit more friendly for Dashboard tiles.

github.com

jcharr1/Hubitat/blob/master/Drivers/Weather/WeatherUndergroundCustom.groovy

/**
 * Custom WU Driver
 *
 *  Copyright 2019 Andrew Parker
 *
 *  This driver was originally written by @mattw01 and I thank him for that!
 *  Heavily modified by myself: @Cobra with lots of help from @Scottma61 ( @Matthew )
 *  and with valuable input from the Hubitat community
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 *  in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 *	  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
 *  on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
 *  for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 *
 *  Last Update: 18/08/2019
 *

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Here's what they look like on my dashboard:

Imperial:

Metric:

I've also done some code cleanup and added a 1 minute auto poll option. Please feel free to check it out. And if you'd like to integrate my changes back into your version, I'd be happy to submit a pull request.

Cobra · July 4, 2019, 12:08am

As you are publicly releasing a version of this driver please remove my update code as it connects to my personal server.

jcharr42 · July 4, 2019, 12:34am

@Cobra Done.

Cobra · July 4, 2019, 12:47am

Thank you.

jcharr42 · August 18, 2019, 10:13pm

I've pushed a small update (4.6.2) to my fork to support tempHandler for apps like the built in Notifications app (pilfered from the NST Manager thermostat driver). As the code was before, Notifications wasn't able to get the temperature from the driver.

kraig109 · October 13, 2019, 3:19pm

I wanted to check in here. I have not paid close attention to the data for the most part, so I am not sure when this changed - or if this is even changed or not! However, the illuminance reporting seems to be off somehow.

My device, just force polled, reports 293 (which by the way is exactly the same as 'solar radiation' being reported - something I am just noticing).

Yet if I review my data at ambientweather.net right now, I am getting 33k (mostly bright and sunny here at the moment).

Is the Illuminance reporting off here?

My inside lights are set to go off @ 1000 lumens, but have been on for 2 days.

an39511 · October 13, 2019, 5:35pm

Just checked my device illuminance against my station from which the data comes from and its spot on. data is watt meters which is different measurement from lumens

kraig109 · October 14, 2019, 12:12pm

Thanks. Are watt meters just the same as watts? So if I want about 1000 lumens, just convert that to watts? Which is about 67 or so watts?

Odd, with a slow starting weekend, I noticed the lights staying after it was plenty bright out - I am usually out and about or off to work on weekdays. But I've felt the automation write as it currently is, has worked without issue previously. I guess I am wrong about that.

an39511 · October 14, 2019, 1:30pm

From my knowledge they are different measurements. When I setup my lighting I took the unscientific approach. When it seemed dark enough for lights I looked at the solar radiation number and setup my automatons based on that reading. Same method was applied for morning light.

One thing to be aware of; if the station reporting the illumination data is delayed sending, and/or wunderground is slow on reporting you can have issues when the actual light intensity is not matching the reported.

For a more granular setup you could use a lux sensor such as Aeon Multisensor 6 to get your light readings from. However that measurement is in lux, not watt meters. Its not a big deal just different numbers. Using a sensor like this in your setup eliminates the extra complexity of using cloud data.

gomce62.web · January 1, 2020, 7:23pm

I can't find this driver on Github/Groovy. Please advise

jackpbass · March 29, 2020, 12:25am

The GitHub link is dead. The referral to the CobraVMax site indicates that no login is available yet as the site is still under construction. So, this appears to be a dead end.

Cobra · March 29, 2020, 1:02am

Https://cobra-apps.co.uk

jeff.lilliquist · September 6, 2020, 10:54am

404 Error

jcr.chilis · September 25, 2020, 6:27pm

I Tried to register there, but apparently the automated service thinks I'm a robot.

I DO have a hubitat, I AM a human being, I'm just mostly a lurker. In fact I made an account so I could install this :).

I'll try to be more active, and less lurky so I am not rejected as a robot by a robot :).

dJOS · October 3, 2020, 6:04am

So I'm having an issue with WU, in the morning it seems to be showing me the forecast for the next day (forecastConditions), not the current day.

I have "New Day Starts" at 12:01 am - is this wrong?

dJOS · October 3, 2020, 11:16pm

@Cobra Yep doing it again today:

And from the weather underground app:

jabecker · October 4, 2020, 1:15am

I'm having problems with the refresh rate. I have it set to poll every 10 minutes during the day and every 3 hours at night. It polled at 6:48 AM, and then not again until I finally pushed the poll data and refresh buttons at 6:07 PM. Is there a limit or issue with the external data or something else that would cause this?

ETA: It does seem to be updating lux every 10 minutes now, and that's what I care most about anyway. But it didn't update lux either between 6:48 AM and 5:08 PM, so something seems to be going on.

bobbles · October 4, 2020, 9:07am

Was it in night time mode during this time?
Is you location data correct?
I think that would be my starting point.

jabecker · October 5, 2020, 4:47am

It was not in night time mode.
My location data is correct.

It actually seems to be refreshing every 3 hours at night, as I have it set to do. But during the day, it just doesn't refresh. Today there were no events between
6:53 AM and 6:34 PM.

It's during the day that I really need more regular data.

I'm not sure what to try. I suppose I can go back to the dark sky driver, but that solution has a limited shelf life.

Cobra · October 5, 2020, 8:43am

Sorry guys, I have been away for a few days.
I'm trying to get a last couple of weekends in the Motorhome before storing it for the winter.

Ok.. 1st things 1st
What version of the driver are you using?

Andy