I can change the unit in the skin without issue. I guess the problem is that it appears the data in the database (which is set to US) is actually metric data. So when I change the units in the skin, the data is displayed. For example, the default skin for weewx shows my temp as: 30.4°F. When that temp is actually 30.4 C. Maybe I should go set the DB to Metric (which I saw info on and the info indicated this was challenging). Or maybe a clean reinstall.
Randy On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 9:55:47 PM UTC-4, gjr80 wrote: > > Hi, > > A couple of WeeWX basics might help. You may well find that different > units are used by different parts of WeeWX depending on a number of things. > The driver used to obtain data from your station may use metric or US > customary units, this is dependent on your station and/or the driver. Once > in WeeWX the data will be converted (if necessary) to the units used within > your WeeWX database, this could be one of the Metric based unit systems > supported by WeeWX or it could be US customary. The default is US customary > and this is where the StdConvert service comes into play, StdConvert > converts the data from the driver from whatever units the driver used to > whatever units your database uses. Then you have the reporting system, the > reporting system uses the Cheetah template engine and a system of tags that > can be used to specify, among other things, the units for a given > observation/metric you are displaying. Again there is a default and when > you installed WeeWX you should have been asked what display units to use, > eg: > > Indicate the preferred units for display: ['us', 'metric'] > units [metric]: > > Your answer here would have been used to set the defaults. So there are > three broad areas where data exists within WeeWX and it is quite possible > that each could be different, at the end of the day whether the data from > station to WeeWX or within the WeeWX database is stored in US, metric or > Martian units is mostly irrelevant, what most people are concerned with are > what units are displayed on screen. > > If you are using the skins packaged with WeeWX (Standard or Seasons) then > you can alter the displayed units by changing config settings in > weewx.conf, these settings will likely have been set at install but can > easily be changed. You should find all you need in the How to change > units section <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#how_to_change_units> > in the Customization Guide. If you are using some other skin then it is > possible they follow a similar system or they could do things in their > manner. Best to seek guidance from the skin author/maintainer. > > Gary > > On Thursday, 6 August 2020 02:21:43 UTC+10, Randy wrote: >> >> I am new to weewx. I have data coming in from my device is coming in as >> metric (specifically, temp is C). I want to display that data as US, F. >> The default weewx skin is showing the data as metric values like 20F which >> is actually 20C whereas it should be 68F. Where does this conversion >> happen or where do I chance the configuration? >> >> Thank you >> Randy >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/5ebb452c-53b0-4d91-a638-d80a99b3f986o%40googlegroups.com.
