No idea what i am doing. looking to have my light switch automation check dark sky for cloud cover

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Your first step is to create a sensor based upon dark_sky_cloud_coverage and use that to trigger an automation.

Here are a few older threads which discuss items similar to what you want to do:

Dark Sky Automation - Trouble w/ "for" command

I am attempting to create an automation that turns on some lights when it becomes overcast outside (only during the day). I am using the Dark Sky component and I am currently using the dark_sky_cloud_coverage sensor for the automation trigger. This attribute can have some odd peaks at times, so I want to only trigger when it has been above 70% for the last three polls (polling every 10 minutes). I have attempted to add a “for” statement in the trigger and in the condition. Both return errors in …

Dark Sky Based Automation - Issue with Trigger

I am trying to setup a very simple automation based on cloud cover obtained from the Dark Sky sensor. I am using the following code directly inspired from the “Rainy Day” automation example: - alias: 'Rainy Day' trigger: platform: numeric_state entity_id: sensor.dark_sky_cloud_coverage above: 70 action: service: light.turn_on entity_id: light.light_2 The action part works perfectly, the cloud cover is currently 99 percent, still the light does not turn on. If I use a d…

Virtual light sensor

How about this? It is true if the sun is below horizon and the hour is greater or equal to 16 or the visibility is Very Poor, Poor or Moderate. you could probably extend it to use the seasons sensor sensor: # True if sun is below horizon and time is greater than 16:00 or visibility is Very Poor, Poor or Moderate needlights: entity_id: - sun.sun - sensor.met_office_visibility friendly_name: Need lights value_template: "{{(states.sun.sun.attributes.elevation|float < 2 an…