Just sent a request to Ken and he replied almost immediately.
"We will add this to the list of feature requests. Thanks for the suggestion!"
New Weather API built in BI 5.9.9.29
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"We will add this to the list of feature requests. Thanks for the suggestion!"
Yes, there are several IPCT members with Tempests ( @mcapeed , @Smilingreen ? ) not sure of those that also use Blue Iris but maybe could utilize some HA-type of integration.
I have the new Weather API working, but I am trying to find a way to display the temp and wind speed with more precision. I would like to display the values to at least one decimal place. Is there a way to do this?
If you mean the openweathermap current weather API, it does return temperature and windspeed with more precision, which Blue Iris macros %053 & %057 apparently return as rounded or floor integer values.
You will need to email Blue Iris Support and request new macros like %053 & %057 that provide the same precision as returned by the API.
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The apparent reason why Blue Iris macros %053 & %057 are integer values instead of floating point numbers is because Ken opted to store the values in the registry as REG_DWORD type keys. See this post, and my follow-up.
Thanks for pointing me to the explanation. Lots of good information in the post and follow-up you pointed me to, as well.