Could you add Wheather Underground to the provider list ? wheather@mockturtl

[pzim-devdata]

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Other information Could you add "Wheather Underground" to the list of data providers? https://www.wunderground.com In my area it is the best data provider, the data they provide is the most reliable. They provide a free API. That would be really good. Thanks

[Gr3q]

The free API is only available to those who own and connect a weather station to WU (which I have concerns with, but that's not the issue here), so I don't have access to their API.

I need access to test and validate the integration otherwise I can't release it as a provider. I can write the integration based on documentation (tbh I don't know if I even have access to that), but it's not guaranteed to work.

[pzim-devdata]

To have access to the API, just add a Raspberry Pi as a device for the choice of the weather station even if you don't have one and it works. Wheather Underground is really excellent and it is really worth it.

API documentation is there : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eKCnKXI9xnoMGRRzOL1xPCBihNV2rOet08qpE_gArAY/edit

For a 5 days forercast : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Zte7-SdOjnzBttb1-Y9e0Wgl0_3tah9dSwXUyEA3-c/edit#

For current conditions : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KGb8bTVYRsNgljnNH67AMhckY8AQT2FVwZ9urj8SWBs/edit

You can try the main website to test it with a choosen city. The data is very reliable

[Gr3q]

I implemented it almost completely. Note that since I started implementing it I could not find an PWS that returned content via the Current Conditions API.

So basically all you will have is forecast and that is not good enough for current observations.

[pzim-devdata]

Great ! Thank you so much, you are awesome !

• For the current condition, the URL construction is like this : with yourSTATIONID and yourApiKey :

https://api.weather.com/v2/pws/observations/current?stationId=yourSTATIONID&format=json&units=m&apiKey=yourApiKey

For me it works like this, I don't know if it's helps.

Documentation for current observation is there : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KGb8bTVYRsNgljnNH67AMhckY8AQT2FVwZ9urj8SWBs/edit

• To find the yourSTATIONID for Paris for exemple : with yourApiKey :

https://api.weather.com/v3/location/search?query=paris&locationType=city&language=fr-FR&format=json&apiKey=yourApiKey

yourSTATIONID is the result of the line "pwsId" ( IPARIS18203 )

Documentation for localisation : Documentation : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xSpijI9MgWWfHaFX4wo_tB0GjtNeHZqGyp3XVOaAPl4/edit

I hope it will help. All documentation is there : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eKCnKXI9xnoMGRRzOL1xPCBihNV2rOet08qpE_gArAY/edit

Thanks

[Gr3q]

Could you write up the Readme section for Weather Underground, like the other ones here?

If you could add it as a comment here it would be greatly appreciated as I have very little time nowadays. With that, the PR will be ready, as far as I tested it should be fine.

[pzim-devdata]

Thank you so much for your work. I really appreciate ;-) Here is the comment for the Readme section :

Weather Providers : Weather Underground Needs API key : Yes Maximum Forecast Days : 10 Maximum Forecast Hours : 360 ? Other information : Need to register a personal weather station to get an API key but it can be bypassed (read the info below). -- | -- | -- | -- | -- Weather Underground Weather Underground is a privately owned, web-based weather information company. It provides weather observations and forecasts in a large number of locations around the world. It was founded by Jeff Masters in 1995 with headquarters in Ann Arbor United States. Weather Underground website. Read more about the service here.

• Weather Underground is a global community of people connecting data from environmental sensors like weather stations (250.000) and air quality monitors so they can provide the rich, hyperlocal data you need.
• You need an API key. If you don't have a weather station to share data with WU, you can't have an API key. However, you can add a Raspberry Pi as a device for the weather station choice when registering, even if you don't have one, and it will get you the API key.

I hope it will help. Thank you

[Gr3q]

So that your are not disappointed, the API only provider 5 forecast days and and no hourly forecasts

[pzim-devdata]

Sorry, I didn't know that. Thanks ;-)