Predicates for rain fall infos from Buienradar.nl

[sandervandegeijn]

Buienradar.nl has a nice simple way to know if it's going to rain on your GPS location:

http://gratisweerdata.buienradar.nl/ -> http://gps.buienradar.nl/getrr.php?lat=52&lon=4

We could expose this data in pimatic as forecast to know when it's going to rain. The plugin could expose multiple sensors like rain-in-5min, rain-in-10min, rain-in-15min, rain-in-30min, etc. This makes it possible to retract your sunscreen for example.

I'd like to build this myself, but I don't have experience with coffeescript, so that could take a while.

[betonishard]

Just to add this at the right location.

I have buienradar info's on my pimatic. I receive a signal if it's going to rain 15 minutes from now. Very basic explanation. I use python to initiate a perl script (why, because I don't have the correct skills to make a translation). This perl scripts evaluates data from the url above (api). If above a certain number -- rain expected -- and send a pilight-send command to a shell switch (could be another switch if you like, like suncreens) if no rain is expected it sends an off signal to the shell switch. Every 5 minutes I initiate this python script and once per hour I fetch the data from buienradar. For now I use a pushover notification to receive information if it's going to rain (pretty useless, however hope to find something that could be cool).

[sweetpi]

Discovered that buienrada.nl has very interesting data:

http://www.buienradar.nl/Json/GetTwentyFourHourForecast?geolocationid=2892794 http://www.buienradar.nl/Json/GetDailyForecast?geolocationid=2892794

I think I will create a predicate provider for it.

[koffienl]

Interesting .. could use this with a idea to calculate how long it would take to heat up the livingroom in the morning during winter.

[incmve]

The mobile app works really accurate with weather prediction, I see potential to control a sunscreen if rain is expected or when it's sunny and the room is heating up.

[sweetpi]

Could you post some example rule condition you would like to use?

[incmve]

I'm not sure how pimatic would get his data. My rule would be something like this:

 IF precipationmm is > 0.5 THEN turn sunscreen up

[sandervandegeijn]

They also have different intervals, that would be nice. Something like if forecast5min > 0.2mm then turn sunscreen up

[philipkocanda]

Created a plugin for this: https://github.com/philipkocanda/pimatic-buienradar. Let me know if it works for you!