Hi,
It was a deliberate decision for WeeWX to be timezone unaware, but
fortunately we can do some limited utc manipulation using some of the
inbuilt utc capabilities of the python datetime module. In this case the
easiest approach is likely just putting a little inline python code in your
template. Something like:
#import datetime
#set $local_dt = datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp($current.dateTime.raw)
#set $utc_formatted = $local_dt.strftime("%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S")
and then when you want to display the utc time just use the $utc_formatted
tag in your template, something like:
The current time is: $current.dateTime (local) or $utc_formatted (UTC)
would give something like:
The current time is: 17/05/19 09:18:00 (local) or 16/05/2019 23:18:00 (UTC)
The only requirement is the code needs to be included at a location in the
template before the tag is used. The format of the output can be changed by
using the format codes from here
<https://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-behavior>.
You could go to more trouble and create a tag (or an SLE that returns a
tag) that accepts the format string as a parameter but given your intended
use this is the simplest approach.
Gary
On Friday, 17 May 2019 08:48:11 UTC+10, Eric Mears wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm running weewx on a raspberry pi connected to a Vantage weather station.
>
> I create a custom report that that National Weather Service downloads
> hourly.
>
> The National Weather Service requires the times be in UTC.
>
>
> I'd like to run my raspberry pi on local time so the weewx reports display
> local time.
>
> Is there an option on a Time Tag to display UTC?
>
> I'm currently using variations of
>
> $current.dateTime.format("%H:%M %Z")
>
> in my custom report, but these all display local time.
>
>
> Do I have any options other than running the raspberry pi on UTC?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
>
>
>
>
>
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