problem with openweathermap is the free subscription is very limited. for the us accuweather works well.
On Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 12:08:53 PM UTC-7, G Hammer wrote: > > I like OpenWeatherMap. > > > On Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 6:57:35 PM UTC-4, Pat wrote: >> >> I'm looking at OpenWeatherMap and yr.no. Both look like they could >> handle worldwide current conditions and forecasts for free. More research >> to do though >> >> On Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 12:22:20 PM UTC-4, Xant wrote: >>> >>> >>> DarkSky announcement on it's blog: https://blog.darksky.net/ >>> >>> Excerpt regarding DarkSky free Weather API: "Our API service for >>> existing customers is not changing today, but we will no longer accept new >>> signups. The API will continue to function through the end of 2021." >>> >>> Its sad, troublesome and concerning, as myself use DarkSky API for other >>> forecasts. >>> >>> Immediate reaction from the tech World: >>> https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21202259/android-weather-app-dark-sky-apple-purchase-api >>> >>> Quick list of 'almost free' Weather APIs: >>> https://rapidapi.com/blog/access-global-weather-data-with-these-weather-apis/ >>> >>> >>> Two really free, and consistent, Weather APIs: >>> >>> - NOAA: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices/v2 >>> >>> Note: I may assume that using NOAA it is going direct to main weather >>> data source; also been ".gov" might be free for long >>> >>> >>> >>> - YR.no: >>> >>> https://hjelp.yr.no/hc/en-us/articles/360001940793-Free-weather-data-service-from-Yr >>> >>> Excerpt note from YR.no API webpage: "You can get a lot of the content >>> on Yr for free, to use for various applications and services. This is a >>> unique offer in Europe. In other countries weather data is highly valuable >>> and expensive." >>> >>> >>> >>> Congrats Pat! >>> Xant >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/21e3b7f7-6db0-4751-abbc-a64041fc5ca8%40googlegroups.com.
