I'm trying to get weewx working with a Tempest weather station
I did a fresh install of the current version of weeex which worked fine
with the "simulator". I followed the instructions at
https://github.com/captain-coredump/weatherflow-udp. The WeatherFlowUDP
module is being called but it times out waiting for UDP packets.
I am able to see UDP packets to port 50222 using tcpdump, however I cannot
see any using netcat (netcat -ulp 50222). I have 2 other ubuntu systems at
different locations each with a Tempest on the network. Tcpdump sees UDP
packets from the tempest fine on both. On one system, netcap -ulp 50222
sees packets as well, on the other it does not.
I have different combinations of wired and wireless interfaces on each
system, and I thought it might be a wrong interface problem. I tried
specifying the source IP address to listen to with netcap and that doesn't
help either.
I am running Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS.
Below are the entries in /etc/weewx/weewx.conf and debug entries in
/var/log/syslog.
Any suggestions appreciated. The github link to wfudptools I found did not
work nor did installing using PIP3. However I just found it on pypi.org so
I may check that out.
Dana
/etc/weewx/weewx.config
( station_type = WeatherFlowUDP earlier in file)
# WeatherFlow
[WeatherFlowUDP]
driver = user.weatherflowudp
log_raw_packets = True
udp_address = <broadcast>
# udp_address = 0.0.0.0
# udp_address = 255.255.255.255
udp_port = 50222
udp_timeout = 90
share_socket = True
# This section is for the TEMPEST WeatherFlow Bridge packets, via UDP
broadcast on local subnet
[[sensor_map]]
outTemp = air_temperature.ST-00096118.obs_st
outHumidity = relative_humidity.ST-00096118.obs_st
pressure = station_pressure.ST-00096118.obs_st
lightning_strikes = lightning_strike_count.ST-00096118.obs_st
avg_distance = lightning_strike_avg_distance.ST-00096118.obs_st
outTempBatteryStatus = battery.ST-00096118.obs_st
windSpeed = wind_speed.ST-00096118.rapid_wind
windDir = wind_direction.ST-00096118.rapid_wind
luxXXX = illuminance.ST-00096118.obs_st
UV = uv.ST-00096118.obs_st
rain = rain_accumulated.ST-00096118.obs_st
windBatteryStatus = battery.ST-00096118.obs_st
radiation = solar_radiation.ST-00096118.obs_st
lightningXXX = distance.ST-00096118.evt_strike
lightningYYY = energy.ST-00096118.evt_strike
SYSLOG
2025-12-30T14:38:22.947298-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__:
Initializing weewxd version 5.2.0
2025-12-30T14:38:22.947607-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Command
line: /usr/share/weewx/weewxd.py /etc/weewx/weewx.conf
2025-12-30T14:38:22.948844-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Using
Python: 3.12.3 (main, Nov 6 2025, 13:44:16) [GCC 13.3.0]
2025-12-30T14:38:22.949045-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Located
at: /usr/bin/python3
2025-12-30T14:38:22.955156-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__:
Platform: Linux-6.8.0-90-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.39
2025-12-30T14:38:22.955334-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Locale:
'en_US.UTF-8'
2025-12-30T14:38:22.955427-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Entry
path: /usr/share/weewx/weewxd.py
2025-12-30T14:38:22.955527-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__:
WEEWX_ROOT: /etc/weewx
2025-12-30T14:38:22.955618-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Config
file: /etc/weewx/weewx.conf
2025-12-30T14:38:22.955695-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: User
module: /etc/weewx/bin/user
2025-12-30T14:38:22.955772-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Debug:
1
2025-12-30T14:38:22.958883-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: User:
weewx
2025-12-30T14:38:22.959396-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Group:
weewx
2025-12-30T14:38:22.959569-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Groups:
weewx
2025-12-30T14:38:22.959674-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG __main__:
loop_on_init: False
2025-12-30T14:38:22.959766-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG __main__:
Initializing engine
2025-12-30T14:38:22.959884-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.engine:
Loading station type WeatherFlowUDP (user.weatherflowudp)
2025-12-30T14:38:22.963131-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: driver version is 1.10
2025-12-30T14:38:22.963308-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: sensor map is {'outTemp': 'air_temperature.ST-00096118.obs_st',
'outHumidity': 'relative_humidity.ST-00096118.obs_st', 'pressure':
'station_pressure.ST-00096118.obs_st', 'lightning_strikes':
'lightning_strike_count.ST-00096118.obs_st', 'avg_distance':
'lightning_strike_avg_distance.ST-00096118.obs_st', 'outTempBatteryStatus':
'battery.ST-00096118.obs_st', 'windSpeed':
'wind_speed.ST-00096118.rapid_wind', 'windDir':
'wind_direction.ST-00096118.rapid_wind', 'luxXXX':
'illuminance.ST-00096118.obs_st', 'UV': 'uv.ST-00096118.obs_st', 'rain':
'rain_accumulated.ST-00096118.obs_st', 'windBatteryStatus':
'battery.ST-00096118.obs_st', 'radiation':
'solar_radiation.ST-00096118.obs_st', 'lightningXXX':
'distance.ST-00096118.evt_strike', 'lightningYYY':
'energy.ST-00096118.evt_strike'}
2025-12-30T14:38:22.963542-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: *** Sensor names per packet type
2025-12-30T14:38:22.963630-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: packet obs_air: ('time_epoch', 'station_pressure',
'air_temperature', 'relative_humidity', 'lightning_strike_count',
'lightning_strike_avg_distance', 'battery', 'report_interval')
2025-12-30T14:38:22.963703-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: packet obs_sky: ('time_epoch', 'illuminance', 'uv',
'rain_accumulated', 'wind_lull', 'wind_avg', 'wind_gust', 'wind_direction',
'battery', 'report_interval', 'solar_radiation',
'local_day_rain_accumulation', 'precipitation_type', 'wind_sample_interval')
2025-12-30T14:38:22.963784-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: packet rapid_wind: ('time_epoch', 'wind_speed',
'wind_direction')
2025-12-30T14:38:22.963857-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: packet evt_precip: time_epoch
2025-12-30T14:38:22.963927-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: packet evt_strike: ('time_epoch', 'distance', 'energy')
2025-12-30T14:38:22.963996-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: packet obs_st: ('time_epoch', 'wind_lull', 'wind_avg',
'wind_gust', 'wind_direction', 'wind_sample_interval', 'station_pressure',
'air_temperature', 'relative_humidity', 'illuminance', 'uv',
'solar_radiation', 'rain_accumulated', 'precipitation_type',
'lightning_strike_avg_distance', 'lightning_strike_count', 'battery',
'report_interval')
2025-12-30T14:38:22.964071-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.engine.StdTimeSynch
2025-12-30T14:38:22.964154-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdTimeSynch
2025-12-30T14:38:22.964243-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.engine.StdConvert
2025-12-30T14:38:22.964328-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.engine:
StdConvert target unit is 0x1
2025-12-30T14:38:22.964406-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdConvert
2025-12-30T14:38:22.964485-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.engine.StdCalibrate
2025-12-30T14:38:22.964647-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdCalibrate
2025-12-30T14:38:22.964735-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.engine.StdQC
2025-12-30T14:38:22.964812-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdQC
2025-12-30T14:38:22.964884-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.wxservices.StdWXCalculate
2025-12-30T14:38:22.965617-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.wxservices:
StdWXCalculate will use data binding wx_binding
2025-12-30T14:38:22.977983-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.manager:
Daily summary version is 4.0
2025-12-30T14:38:22.978156-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.wxservices.StdWXCalculate
2025-12-30T14:38:22.978241-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdWXXTypes
2025-12-30T14:38:22.981096-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdWXXTypes
2025-12-30T14:38:22.981263-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdPressureCooker
2025-12-30T14:38:22.981348-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdPressureCooker
2025-12-30T14:38:22.981441-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdRainRater
2025-12-30T14:38:22.981531-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdRainRater
2025-12-30T14:38:22.981618-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdDelta
2025-12-30T14:38:22.981690-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdDelta
2025-12-30T14:38:22.981772-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.engine.StdArchive
2025-12-30T14:38:22.981846-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.engine:
Archive will use data binding wx_binding
2025-12-30T14:38:22.981923-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.engine:
Record generation will be attempted in 'hardware'
2025-12-30T14:38:22.981999-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.engine:
Using archive interval of 300 seconds (specified in weewx configuration)
2025-12-30T14:38:22.982083-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Use
LOOP data in hi/low calculations: 1
2025-12-30T14:38:22.982190-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdArchive
2025-12-30T14:38:22.982280-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.restx.StdStationRegistry
2025-12-30T14:38:23.030651-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.restx:
StationRegistry: Registration not requested.
2025-12-30T14:38:23.030821-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdStationRegistry
2025-12-30T14:38:23.030895-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.restx.StdWunderground
2025-12-30T14:38:23.030979-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.restx:
Wunderground: Posting not enabled.
2025-12-30T14:38:23.031051-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdWunderground
2025-12-30T14:38:23.031138-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.restx.StdPWSweather
2025-12-30T14:38:23.031220-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.restx:
PWSweather: Posting not enabled.
2025-12-30T14:38:23.031305-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdPWSweather
2025-12-30T14:38:23.031382-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.restx.StdCWOP
2025-12-30T14:38:23.031458-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.restx: CWOP:
Posting not enabled.
2025-12-30T14:38:23.031567-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdCWOP
2025-12-30T14:38:23.031659-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.restx.StdWOW
2025-12-30T14:38:23.031734-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.restx: WOW:
Posting not enabled.
2025-12-30T14:38:23.031814-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdWOW
2025-12-30T14:38:23.031893-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.restx.StdWOWBE
2025-12-30T14:38:23.032081-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.restx:
WOW-BE: Posting not enabled.
2025-12-30T14:38:23.032183-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdWOWBE
2025-12-30T14:38:23.032261-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.restx.StdAWEKAS
2025-12-30T14:38:23.032340-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.restx:
AWEKAS: Posting not enabled.
2025-12-30T14:38:23.032420-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdAWEKAS
2025-12-30T14:38:23.032486-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.engine.StdPrint
2025-12-30T14:38:23.032610-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdPrint
2025-12-30T14:38:23.032688-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Loading service weewx.engine.StdReport
2025-12-30T14:38:23.040918-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.engine:
'pyephem' detected, extended almanac data is available
2025-12-30T14:38:23.041091-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdReport
2025-12-30T14:38:23.041188-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Starting
up weewx version 5.2.0
2025-12-30T14:38:23.041264-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: DEBUG weewx.engine:
Station does not support reading the time
2025-12-30T14:38:23.041335-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.engine:
Using binding 'wx_binding' to database 'weewx.sdb'
2025-12-30T14:38:23.041400-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.manager:
Starting backfill of daily summaries
2025-12-30T14:38:23.041622-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.manager:
Daily summaries up to date
2025-12-30T14:38:23.041725-08:00 zbox weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.engine:
Starting main packet loop.
2025-12-30T14:38:23.041850-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: Listening for UDP broadcasts to IP address <broadcast> on port
50222, with timeout 90 and share_socket True...
2025-12-30T14:39:53.133079-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: Socket timeout waiting for incoming UDP packet!
2025-12-30T14:41:23.223363-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: Socket timeout waiting for incoming UDP packet!
2025-12-30T14:44:23.404484-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: message repeated 2 times:
[ weatherflowudp: MainThread: Socket timeout waiting for incoming UDP
packet!]
2025-12-30T14:45:53.495435-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: Socket timeout waiting for incoming UDP packet!
2025-12-30T14:47:23.586235-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: Socket timeout waiting for incoming UDP packet!
2025-12-30T14:48:53.642050-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: Socket timeout waiting for incoming UDP packet!
2025-12-30T14:50:23.732630-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: Socket timeout waiting for incoming UDP packet!
2025-12-30T14:54:53.909909-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: message repeated 3 times:
[ weatherflowudp: MainThread: Socket timeout waiting for incoming UDP
packet!]
2025-12-30T14:56:23.956156-08:00 zbox weewxd.py: weatherflowudp:
MainThread: Socket timeout waiting for incoming UDP packet!
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