Now the weather is too easy to overlay, no weather tools or equipment needed. 
Everything is in the help file to set it up.
Everything is in the help file to set it up.New Weather API built in BI 5.9.9.29
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Darn it!Now the weather is too easy to overlay, no weather tools or equipment needed.
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Online BI Help PDF only up to 5.9.9.25, I guess I'll break down and update BUT....I'll wait until IPCT Store is back up and going for BI software sales (unless they drag their feet beyond March).
Keep in mind, it took a few hours for my key to work in BI, it said active on OpenWeatherMap.Org but would not work in BI. You will know when it works as it will populate the conditions and won't get an error message. No need to put CC info in or nothing for the free API service.
openweathermap.org
Current weather and forecast - OpenWeatherMap
OpenWeather provides comprehensive weather data services, including current, forecast, and historical weather information. Explore a wide range of APIs for solar radiation, road risk assessment, solar energy prediction, and more, with global coverage and user-friendly access. Ideal for...
openweathermap.org
I got the key and input it, mine started working within about 5 minutes.
I have the overlay on, live display on, but its not recording onto the triggered created video. did I miss a step or something?
Yes I missed a few steps.
Right click the playback screen and choose overlays, /text/graphic
Also to export the video with the information I had to turn on Re-encode the Video, then the exported video has the weather.
Just in case someone like me didn't use any of this before.
I have the overlay on, live display on, but its not recording onto the triggered created video. did I miss a step or something?
Yes I missed a few steps.
Right click the playback screen and choose overlays, /text/graphic
Also to export the video with the information I had to turn on Re-encode the Video, then the exported video has the weather.
Just in case someone like me didn't use any of this before.
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Nice feature addition.
I've just emailed Ken to suggest he add a few more weather API services in addition to OpenWeatherMap.
openweathermap.org
The open source Open-Meteo.com API is a free service that requires no registration for less than 10,000 API calls per day.
open-meteo.com
Another free service is the Weatherbit.io API, but you need to sign up and get a 'Master API Key'.
This service limits free accounts to 50 API calls per day, so the minimum update time is ~30 minutes
www.weatherbit.io
I’ve used all 3 services routinely for years (Open-Meteo is the newest).
I use them in a custom overlay (screenshot below) for one of my cameras that shows all sources, along with weather station data from the Blue Iris Tools (BIT) 3rd-party application. This is all managed by a PHP script.
I don’t consider any single service as source of truth, but I feel confident that I’m getting closer to it with multiple sources.
I've just emailed Ken to suggest he add a few more weather API services in addition to OpenWeatherMap.
Current weather and forecast - OpenWeatherMap
OpenWeather provides comprehensive weather data services, including current, forecast, and historical weather information. Explore a wide range of APIs for solar radiation, road risk assessment, solar energy prediction, and more, with global coverage and user-friendly access. Ideal for...
openweathermap.org
The open source Open-Meteo.com API is a free service that requires no registration for less than 10,000 API calls per day.
️ Free Open-Source Weather API | Open-Meteo.com
Open-Source ☀️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ Weather API with free access for non-commercial use. No API Key required ✅. Accurate weather forecasts for any location. Open-Meteo provides high-resolution open data ranging from 1 to 11 kilometers from national weather services. With a user-friendly...
Another free service is the Weatherbit.io API, but you need to sign up and get a 'Master API Key'.
This service limits free accounts to 50 API calls per day, so the minimum update time is ~30 minutes
Weatherbit API - Pricing
Affordable Weather Data - Requests, data usage, and access all included in one simple price.
www.weatherbit.io
I’ve used all 3 services routinely for years (Open-Meteo is the newest).
I use them in a custom overlay (screenshot below) for one of my cameras that shows all sources, along with weather station data from the Blue Iris Tools (BIT) 3rd-party application. This is all managed by a PHP script.
I don’t consider any single service as source of truth, but I feel confident that I’m getting closer to it with multiple sources.
Ssayer
BIT Beta Team
I got it up and running, only issue I can't seem to get the temp right. Showing Temp 292°.
Any ideas?
When I made my API key, the gave a celsius and something else, no fahrenheit.
Or do I remake it the API and if so, don't know how.
Great to get the weather info in there.
Edit: Fixed it in settings/locations. Not sure how I did not see that there?
Any ideas?
When I made my API key, the gave a celsius and something else, no fahrenheit.
Or do I remake it the API and if so, don't know how.
Great to get the weather info in there.
Edit: Fixed it in settings/locations. Not sure how I did not see that there?
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Thanks for emailing Ken about adding additional weather API services. I have an Ambient Weather PWS and it would be nice to use that API to overlay the weather data from my location.
Same here.
Got an Ambient Weather WS-2902C reporting to PWS Weather, to WU and to Ambient Weather.
patrocle
Pulling my weight
Use 'Imperial' units for degrees F, and windspeed in MPH.
The location comes from the geo coordinates you entered on the same Settings > Location tab.
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patrocle
Pulling my weight
Thanks for that info! Now i have the right temp and location. Coordinates where wrong Hmm
But still the wind (windspeed in MPH %064) is off by 1 number on my exact location and wind gusts it say 0 and on the phone it say 16 mph (%063)
Using AccuWeather to Compare on my iphone.
As I noted in post #7, I don’t consider any single service as a source of truth for my location. Each service uses different sensors, data sources, algorithms, and models. Wind speed is the most variable.
Recently I've noticed that our local TV weather reports are now comparing models in their forcasts.
I really liked a free 'hyperlocal' weather API service that was called DarkSky.net. Unfortunately, they were bought out by Apple and went offline in March 2023. Their approach was integrated into the iOS weather app. More info here, and here.
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I have an Ambient Weather station and use the observer2 module. It would be great to get the data directly off of that.
Email Ken and make a request. The more requests he receives, the more likely he'll consider the feature.
IReallyLikePizza2
Known around here
You folks with your own weather stations with APIs could easily use bp2008's JsonDataExtractor (GitHub) to create your own file-based macros.
For help creating the macros, see this link.
For help creating the macros, see this link.
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