Steve,
I assume you are using the latest RTGD version 0.3.7 released 7 days ago. I
found the WU forecast to be more detailed than the DarkSky forecast.
This is what my weewx.conf looks like under the [RealtimeGaugeData] [[WU]]. It
is slightly different from before. I believe my API key is around 32
characters now. Gary told me to use the PWS name instead of the coordinates
for the location.
[[WU]]
api_key =XXXXXXXX
units = e
language = en-US
interval = 1800
api_lockout_period = 60
max_tries = 3
location = pws:KALALBER13
debug = 0
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Tom
> On Apr 10, 2019, at 10:14 AM, Steve Meltz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Tom. When I saw that the key I had was no longer working, I went through
> the steps as stated in your email to generate a new key (I have been
> registered with WU as a PWS for several years). When I plugged this new key
> into the rtgd configuration, I still had no info in the scroller. Maybe I
> had to wait longer? For now, DarkSky is working and I will see how accurate
> it is. I may go back to giving WU a try.
>
> Thans, Steve
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 10:55 AM Tom Robertson <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Hi Steve,
> If you supply data to WU then you can get a new API from them. Gary has
> update RTGD to use the new API and properly display the forecast on the LED
> ticker. Here are the instructions for getting a new key:
>
>> First, if you are not logged into Weather Underground, you will need to do
>> so. You must log in using the same email address as the PWS. To do that,
>> go to wunderground.com <http://wunderground.com/>, click on “my profile”,
>> click on “member settings”, and log in if you are not already.
>>
>> Then navigate on the screen to My Profile => Member Settings => API Keys.
>>
>> If you have a PWS registered, you will see a blank box below “Your API
>> keys”. Agree to the new Terms and Conditions by clicking in the small box
>> next to “I agree”, click on the blue “GENERATE” box, and your new key will
>> be created.
>>
>> The key will be masked on the screen, but you can use the “Show” link below
>> the box to see it. There is also another blue box, which, when clicked,
>> copies the key to your clipboard. Also on this page is a link to the
>> documentation.
>>
>> If you do not have a PWS registered to your email address, you will not be
>> able to get a key.
>
>
> -----
> Tom
>
>> On Apr 10, 2019, at 9:39 AM, Steve Meltz <[email protected]
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>> G'day Gary! Its been a while. As you know I was having a memory leak problem
>> which seems to be coming from the driver used with my Ultimeter. Although
>> the memory still increases, it is much less using an old version rather than
>> the one included with the Weewx update. Anyway, in trying to track things
>> down, I uninstalled Steel Gauges and RTGD. I spent several hours yesterday
>> getting them to work, but I found the help included in the rtgd.py file very
>> useful, so thank you. I think you may have to remove the ability to use the
>> Wundeground API, however. Mine no longer works, and the WU website states
>> that they no longer support personal weather station API's (which I think is
>> a terrible corporate decision..we supply a lot of their data). I signed up
>> for DarkSky and they allow free use of an API as long as no more than 1000
>> requests/day are made. I am now watching memory growth, and my next
>> experiment may be (I saw how to do this somewhere on the net) to put in some
>> code which will stop/start Weewx when the memory use exceeds some user
>> defined level. More fun!
>>
>> Oh, as part of the re installation of the Gauges, I commented out the Steel
>> Gauges section in weewx.conf, and everything seems to be working just fine.
>> Any reason to un-comment it?
>>
>> Cheers, Steve
>>
>> On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 7:20 PM gjr80 <[email protected]
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> On Thursday, 24 May 2018 08:37:50 UTC+10, Steve2Q wrote:
>> Gary..its working now!! Thank you. I plugged in my zipcode,
>>
>> That's good to hear, ended up taking a bit longer than we thought but got
>> there in the end. I need to make sure I capture all of this in the rtgd wiki.
>>
>> and also added units = us as it appears to default to metric.
>>
>> Sorry, the price you pay I guess for someone from Australia writing the code
>> :)
>>
>> Now let see how long WU keeps sending out the data!
>>
>> Yes, will be interesting to see. I have already started work on sourcing the
>> forecast text from elsewhere. Would ideally like to support our own Bureau
>> of Meteorology (not much use for those outside of Australia though) but
>> unfortunately BoM has very restrictive copyright terms. Plenty of other free
>> sources available though.
>>
>> Gary
>>
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