[UPDATED] Weewx Weather Driver With External Forecasting

Cobra · January 28, 2019, 1:57pm

BTW
If I have missed an important attribute or you need a different combination of attributes, please let me know and I'll look at coding it for you

Andy

anon61068208 · January 28, 2019, 9:56pm

Andy I created a weeWX extension that installs a new skin called Hubitat and installs daily.json.tmpl

Cobra · January 28, 2019, 11:21pm

Scott
That’s brilliant!
Do you have it running somewhere so we can see the skin?

Andy

anon61068208 · January 28, 2019, 11:39pm

It's not a REAL skin.... the only thing it does is create the template skin.

github.com

sgrayban/hubitat-weewx-driver/blob/master/hubitat-weewx-driver/install.py

# installer for the Hubitat template
#
# 9th of Dec 2018

from setup import ExtensionInstaller

def loader():
    return DataInstaller()

class DataInstaller(ExtensionInstaller):
    def __init__(self):
        super(DataInstaller, self).__init__(
            version="1.0.0",
            name='hubitat-weewx-driver',
            description='A skin to feed data to the hubitat weewx driver app',
            author="Scott Grayban",
            author_email="sgrayban@gmail.com",
            config={
                'StdReport': {
                    'Hubitat': {

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anon61068208 · January 28, 2019, 11:43pm

Cobra:

Update 24/12/2018
Using daily.json.tmpl
(Thanks to @sgrayban for the info)

First of all this can be added to ANY theme not just the Standard.

Download the daily.json.tmpl into the theme you are using and follow below.

Edit your theme skin.conf

Add
    [[[json]]]
        template = daily.json.tmpl
Somewhere around other templates that are being generated at. Save and restart weeWX

The extension does all this automatically. And doesn't matter what skin you are using. It creates the daily.json in the HTML_ROOT found in your weewx.conf

anon61068208 · January 29, 2019, 12:11am

And PLEASE don't rip Andy's code !!! He and I have spent hours debugging this to make it work.

bptworld · January 29, 2019, 2:24am

WOW, Was just trying to help. Tough crowd

Cobra · January 29, 2019, 10:56am

You added code in the middle of another routine which could make the driver unstable.

I spent many hours rewriting parts of the code to get the information into a new method/routine

I made this mistake in one of my apps where I added code from another source - I have since had to rip it out as it caused problems

Not my comment.
However; I realise that this platform uses open source licenses and I am unable to compile my drivers/apps so not much I can do about people copying my code to use in their own apps/drivers

simdim · February 12, 2019, 4:14pm

Hi Cobra! Really useful driver. Thank you.
One thing that came up - I am generating daily.json with temperature symbol (F) already present and this generates double FF - would be nice to have an option not to include temperature measurement symbol in dropdown.

Cobra · February 12, 2019, 4:16pm

Turn this off

simdim · February 12, 2019, 4:59pm

Upon more investigation (even with Display data units off) I am getting FF in WeatherDisplay attribute

DriverStatus : Current
DriverUpdate : N/A
DriverVersion : 2.8.0
LastUpdate-External : 2019-02-12 11:45
LastUpdate-Weewx : 02/12/2019 11:55:00 AM
Refresh-External : 3 Hours
Refresh-Weewx : 5 Minutes
WeatherDisplay : Ada Weather
Current Weather: Light freezing rain
Forecast Weather: Blizzard
Temp: 27.7°F °F - Feels like 27.0°F °F
Wind: 2 mph, Gust: 4 mph
Pressure: 29.976 inhg
Humidity: 99%
Chance of Rain: null%
WeewxLocation : Ada, MI
WeewxUptime : 2 days, 17 hours, 29 minutes
city : Ada
country : USA
dewpoint : 27.4°F
feelsLike : 27.0°F
forecastHigh : 34.2
forecastIcon : snow
forecastLow : 21.6
humidity : 99

Cobra · February 12, 2019, 5:47pm

Hmmm..
I'm not getting that at all..

even if I change the units to F

Cobra · February 12, 2019, 5:47pm

Is it the 'standard' dashboard summary or a custom one?

simdim · February 12, 2019, 5:53pm

That was custom.
Here is standard:

DriverStatus : Current
DriverUpdate : N/A
DriverVersion : 2.8.0
LastUpdate-External : 2019-02-12 12:45
LastUpdate-Weewx : 02/12/2019 12:50:00 PM
Refresh-External : 3 Hours
Refresh-Weewx : 5 Minutes
WeatherDisplay : Ada Weather
Current Weather: Light freezing rain
Forecast Weather: Blizzard
Temp: 28.9°F °F - Feels like 28.9°F °F
Wind: 1 mph, Gust: 3 mph
Pressure: 29.964 inhg
Humidity: 99%
Chance of Rain: null%
WeewxLocation : Ada, MI
WeewxUptime : 2 days, 18 hours, 24 minutes
city : Ada
country : USA
dewpoint : 28.7°F
feelsLike : 28.9°F
forecastHigh : 34.2
forecastIcon : snow
forecastLow : 21.6
humidity : 99
illuminance : No Station Data
inside_humidity : No Station Data
inside_temperature : 63.0°F

Cobra · February 12, 2019, 5:57pm

If you have units turned off then you shouldn't be seeing these

They must be coming from the json file

Cobra · February 12, 2019, 5:58pm

Which json file are you using?

Cobra · February 12, 2019, 6:05pm

silly question... you did 'save' the preferences after turning off the units?

simdim · February 12, 2019, 6:06pm

this is my daily.json.tmpl

#encoding UTF-8
{
"title":"Current Values",
"location":"$station.location",
"time":"$current.dateTime",
"lat":"$station.latitude[0]° $station.latitude[1]' $station.latitude[2]",
"lon":"$station.longitude[0]° $station.longitude[1]' $station.longitude[2]",
"alt":"$station.altitude",
"hardware":"$station.hardware",
"uptime":"$station.uptime",
"serverUptime":"$station.os_uptime",
"weewxVersion":"$station.version",
"stats": {
"current": {
"outTemp":"$current.outTemp",
"windchill":"$current.windchill",
"heatIndex":"$current.heatindex",
"dewpoint":"$current.dewpoint",
"humidity":"$current.outHumidity",
"insideHumidity":"$current.inHumidity",
"barometer":"$current.barometer",
"barometerTrendDelta":"$trend.time_delta.hour.format("%.0f")",
"barometerTrendData":"$trend.barometer",
"windSpeed":"$current.windSpeed",
"windDir":"$current.windDir",
"windDirText":"$current.windDir.ordinal_compass",
"windGust":"$current.windGust",
"windGustDir":"$current.windGustDir",
"rainRate":"$current.rainRate",
#if $day.extraTemp1.has_data
"pondTemp":"$current.extraTemp1",
#end if
#if $day.UV.has_data
"UV":"$current.UV",
#end if
#if $day.ET.has_data and $day.ET.sum.raw > 0.0
"ET":"$current.ET",
#end if
#if $day.radiation.has_data
"solarRadiation":"$current.radiation",
#end if
"insideTemp":"$current.inTemp"

},

"sinceMidnight": {
"rainSum":"$day.rain.sum",
"maxtemptoday":"$day.outTemp.max",
"mintemptoday":"$day.outTemp.min",
"maxinsidetemptoday":"$day.inTemp.max",
"mininsidetemptoday":"$day.inTemp.min"
}
},

"almanac":{
#if $almanac.hasExtras
"sun":{
"startCivilTwilight":"$almanac(horizon=-6).sun(use_center=1).rise",
"sunrise":"$almanac.sun.rise",
"transit":"$almanac.sun.transit",
"sunset":"$almanac.sun.set",
"endCivilTwilight":"$almanac(horizon=-6).sun(use_center=1).set",
"azimuth":"$("%.1f°" % $almanac.sun.az)",
"altitude":"$("%.1f°" % $almanac.sun.alt)",
"rightAscension":"$("%.1f°" % $almanac.sun.ra)",
"declination":"$("%.1f°" % $almanac.sun.dec)",
"equinox":"$almanac.next_equinox",
"solstice":"$almanac.next_solstice"
},
"moon":{
"rise":"$almanac.moon.rise",
"transit":"$almanac.moon.transit",
"set":"$almanac.moon.set",
"azimuth":"$("%.1f°" % $almanac.moon.az)",
"altitude":"$("%.1f°" % $almanac.moon.alt)",
"rightAscension":"$("%.1f°" % $almanac.moon.ra)",
"declination":"$("%.1f°" % $almanac.moon.dec)",
"fullMoon":"$almanac.next_full_moon",
"newMoon":"$almanac.next_new_moon",
"phase":"$almanac.moon_phase",
"fullness":"$almanac.moon_fullness%"
}
#else
"sun":{
"sunrise":"$almanac.sunrise",
"sunset":"$almanac.sunset",
},
"moon":{
"phase":"$almanac.moon_phase",
"fullness":"$almanac.moon_fullness%"
}
#end if
}
}

And her it is populated:

{
"title":"Current Values",
"location":"Ada, MI",
"time":"02/12/2019 01:05:00 PM",
"lat":"42° 58.21' N",
"lon":"085° 33.40' E",
"alt":"830 feet",
"hardware":"AcuRite 01536",
"uptime":"0 days, 20 hours, 36 minutes",
"serverUptime":"2 days, 18 hours, 39 minutes",
"weewxVersion":"3.8.2",
"stats": {
"current": {
"outTemp":"29.3°F",
"windchill":"28.7°F",
"heatIndex":"29.3°F",
"dewpoint":"29.1°F",
"humidity":"99%",
"insideHumidity":" N/A",
"barometer":"29.990 inHg",
"barometerTrendDelta":"3 hours",
"barometerTrendData":"0.052 inHg",
"windSpeed":"2 mph",
"windDir":"88°",
"windDirText":"E",
"windGust":"4 mph",
"windGustDir":"112°",
"rainRate":"0.00 in/hr",
"insideTemp":"63.1°F"

},

"sinceMidnight": {
"rainSum":"0.00 in",
"maxtemptoday":"29.3°F",
"mintemptoday":"23.7°F",
"maxinsidetemptoday":"64.1°F",
"mininsidetemptoday":"61.6°F"
}
},

"almanac":{
"sun":{
"sunrise":"08:19:51 PM",
"sunset":"06:44:07 AM",
},
"moon":{
"phase":"First quarter",
"fullness":"48%"
}
}
}

simdim · February 12, 2019, 6:07pm

they are coming from json

Cobra · February 12, 2019, 6:17pm

The driver was designed to strip these units off and only replace them at the end (if configured to)..
Not sure why yours are not being stripped off