Blue Iris Tools - Weather Overlay, Watchdog & more! 1.6.0

[Mike]

Have you considered darksky.net? It has a deep set of data and is free for the first 1000 API requests per day (one API request every 2 minutes is 720x per day).

Several conditions it provides that I find useful are ‘cloudCover’, ‘precipIntensity’, ‘precipIntensityError’, ‘precipIntensityMax’, ’precipIntensityMaxTime’, and ‘precipProbability’. Storm watchers might like ‘nearestStormDistance’ and ‘nearestStormBearing’.

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Pasted below is the pricing info from darksky.net.

Pricing is dead-simple.

• The first 1,000 API requests you make every day are free of charge.
• Every API request over the free daily limit costs $0.0001.

You are required to display the message “Powered by Dark Sky” that links to https://darksky.net/poweredby/ somewhere prominent in your app or service. If attribution isn't for you, email sales@darksky.net for details about white labeling.

I have now! (considered it). Will look into this for sure, thanks for sharing.

 

[grigione]

Have you considered darksky.net? It has a deep set of data and is free for the first 1000 API requests per day (one API request every 2 minutes is 720x per day).

Several conditions it provides that I find useful are ‘cloudCover’, ‘precipIntensity’, ‘precipIntensityError’, ‘precipIntensityMax’, ’precipIntensityMaxTime’, and ‘precipProbability’. Storm watchers might like ‘nearestStormDistance’ and ‘nearestStormBearing’.

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Pasted below is the pricing info from darksky.net.

Pricing is dead-simple.

• The first 1,000 API requests you make every day are free of charge.
• Every API request over the free daily limit costs $0.0001.

You are required to display the message “Powered by Dark Sky” that links to https://darksky.net/poweredby/ somewhere prominent in your app or service. If attribution isn't for you, email sales@darksky.net for details about white labeling.

In darksky you can't add your weather station!

 

[aesterling]

Quick question about how BIT launches a web browser on Windows 10.

If I click the "?" BIT help icon, it appears to open an embedded web browser where the title bar says, "Windows 8 Detected - Can't Launch Default Browser." However, in BIT, if I click on the banner for "Blue Iris Sale $49 - Click Here" it opens my default Chrome browser to the page. I'm wondering why these behave differently? I'd prefer it just launch my default browser for both. Thanks!

 

[jaydeel]

In darksky you can't add your weather station!

True... I should have noted that I don’t own a weather station, so this is not a priority for me.

Btw, awhile back I investigated alternatives to the WU API and found this <reddit link> helpful. It mentions <AerisWeather> which does support personal weather stations at its <PSWeather> website. Perhaps it is worth looking at for data providers like you?

For my applications, I personally prefer to see/use multiple sources of data (after all, there is no single source of truth for weather data!). So I routinely make use of WU data (via BIT) and ALSO make API calls to both OpenWeather.com and DarkSky.net. If AerisWeather were to be addd to BIT, I could add a 4th source (for another data point I’m personally not willing to pay $23/mo for its lowest tier API access plan, though data providers may get free access).

 

[awsum140]

One of the problems with the alternate places to upload weather data to is that they are not supported by AcuRite which is a very popular, and relatively inexpensive, weather station system. The data could be uploaded from a website but that's more hoops to jump through. If it ain't KISS it ain't for me or loads of other folks. I flat out refuse to create a website just for weather data and have no need for one for anything else. Just my two cents.

 

[griffths]

Came here to research the lack of updates to my weather overlay in BIT and see if it was something I was doing wrong but based upon what I am reading here, it is a result of the recent upgrade WU has made and, as of now, there is no fix for the lack of weather updates getting to BIT and subsequently to the overlays?

What tipped me off was the temp seemed way off today; overlay showed 34 but I was outside in shorts and a t-shirt and not cold so wondered what was going on with BI/BIT/WU.

Am I close/on the money with my assessment?

 

[Mike]

Came here to research the lack of updates to my weather overlay in BIT and see if it was something I was doing wrong but based upon what I am reading here, it is a result of the recent upgrade WU has made and, as of now, there is no fix for the lack of weather updates getting to BIT and subsequently to the overlays?

What tipped me off was the temp seemed way off today; overlay showed 34 but I was outside in shorts and a t-shirt and not cold so wondered what was going on with BI/BIT/WU.

Am I close/on the money with my assessment?

Kind of, WU frequently reports incorrect or inaccurate data despite the changes. TBH since the changes I have no experienced any inaccurate readings with my personal weather station. In fact, I have never had any inaccuracies. I use an AmbientWeather WS-1001-Wifi

 

[looney2ns]

Weather Underground is a complete mess right now. Many folks gripping at them over on wxforum.net.

 

[griffths]

The station that I had configured (KILBUFFA10) shows as not reporting in the WU webpage but when I try to choose a different station (KILPALAT14) from the WU webpage I get ERROR: 404 Page not found, in fact I get the same 404 for every station I try.

I'll mess around with it some more and see if I can figure it out

 

[awsum140]

I'm so disgusted with WU that I stopped sending them data. I don't know who, or why, the rollout of this disaster they call the "new site" was done, but calling it a disaster is an understatement. I tried deleting my account there, as well, but that didn't work either, which isn't really very surprising given that nothing over there works.

 

[grigione]

Feature request: it's possible capture the weather data directly from cumulus using the realtime.txt file as an alternative method for those who have a weather station? Thanks

 

[Mike]

Feature request: it's possible capture the weather data directly from cumulus using the realtime.txt file as an alternative method for those who have a weather station? Thanks

Can you show me an example of the text file it creates? What about assigning that text file to a Macro?

 

[grigione]

Can you show me an example of the text file it creates? What about assigning that text file to a Macro?

Ok here a example of realtime.txt of my weather station: https://stazionemeteopaola.altervista.org/cumulus/realtime.txt
You can find more examples simply searching RealTime.txt as Key research on Google.
It's a simple txt file where are reported and updated at regular intervals all values of temperature humidity Wind etc etc uploaded by ftp with cumulus that read values of weather station . All values are separated by space example: space date space time space temperature space humidity etc etc
You can read more info on format here: Realtime.txt - Cumulus Wiki Your software can read this values and insert by macros in blueiris? Thanks

 

[forinsec]

Are there any updates here?

Especially is there a recommendation for a PWS which is able to connect directly to BIT`?

 

[Mike]

Are there any updates here?

Especially is there a recommendation for a PWS which is able to connect directly to BIT`?

Any update where? On what in particular? There is a BIT update coming soon but no changes to the weather feature.

If your PWS can save the values to a text file then you can assign those files directly to macros in BI

 

[forinsec]

Any update where? On what in particular? There is a BIT update coming soon but no changes to the weather feature.
If your PWS can save the values to a text file then you can assign those files directly to macros in BI

Sorry for the too general question, I didn't realize this is such a big thread already, I just read the last few posts...

I'm googling since hours for a PWS with WiFi or direct LAN connection, but I'm overwhelmed with all the brands and functionalities on the market. In the end a Davis Vantage2 pro with a meteobridge would be possible or in Ali I found the IP Observer which seems too cheap...

(As I plan to sell these to customers, it should be something reliable... I don't like some NETATMO devices here )
So that's why I was asking, what type of weather station you guys are using where you can write a textfile directly...?

 

[looney2ns]

Sorry for the too general question, I didn't realize this is such a big thread already, I just read the last few posts...

I'm googling since hours for a PWS with WiFi or direct LAN connection, but I'm overwhelmed with all the brands and functionalities on the market. In the end a Davis Vantage2 pro with a meteobridge would be possible or in Ali I found the IP Observer which seems too cheap...

(As I plan to sell these to customers, it should be something reliable... I don't like some NETATMO devices here )
So that's why I was asking, what type of weather station you guys are using where you can write a textfile directly...?

Davis has a good reputation. Many of the other stations, such as The Acurites, Oregons, and Ambient Weather stations, typically do not have very long life span. Neatamo is crap.
My opinion, but after having weather stations over the past 35-40 years, the Davis is the minimum I would consider. And if they want to use software, then I recommed Weather Display - the Weather Station software, the developer is very active, and tries his best to incorporate any request's that come along. You can find out more here: www.wxforum.net and here: Weather-Watch.com - Index

 

[awsum140]

I'm using an AcuRite (AcuWrong) 5N1. I can get a text file out the the "bridge" but AcuWrong no longer supports the bridge so if it goes south, no more text files. The Access device doesn't have local text logging ability that I am aware of.

I'd do it differently if I could and go with a Davis like looney2ns mentions, but even then it is more complicated than just plug and pray.

 

[forinsec]

Thank you guys for the answers! I saw some weather stations like $2k+ which would do the stuff I need...

I'll still do some research on any alternatives...

 

[looney2ns]

If you're willing to spend more, then the Rainwise MkIII is the ticket. I have a 20 year old Texas weather instruments station still plugging along. Which is what I would have recommended in the past. But it appears that they are no longer in business, darn it.