You are correct. With the introduction of the Tempest device they added a new format specifically for that device. This Component was written when I still had the Air and SKY units, so this will NOT work with TEMPEST.
Due to the lack of Hardware, I am not in the position to support this anymore, but if anyone wants to volunteer, I can add you to the Github project.
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Iām happy to take a shot at adding support, it looks like Iād need a new block to handle the obs_st format here.
Iāve never tried creating/editing integrations though, and I donāt even see where that dependency actually gets installs in Home Assistant. Iām running HA 0.110.5 (just upgraded this morning) on Hass OS 4.9 on a Pi4. I installed via HACS, and I donāt see anything being installed in config/deps which is where as far as I can tell, it should be going.
If I can figure out where thatās being installed, I can take a shot at getting support added.
I will give you some pointers in the morning so you can get startet and I will help. However this is written some time ago where my Python was very new, so I would recommend some rewrite.
Anyway, let me post something ASAP.
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Hey Bjarne -
I just received my Tempest yesterday and grabbed your integration and Iāve added the needed code to process the obs_st messages and it is functional now.
I am contemplating if I should do a PR into your repository or do a rewrite and try to simplify some of the code. I of course donāt have the older air/sky device though the messages look pretty straight forward.
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Hi Mark,
Great that you want to do this - I feel bad about abandoning this, so if you can help, that perfect. I honestly think this needs rewriting, maybe also use the Async Methods. Why donāt I put you on as contributor on both Github Projects, so that you can merge PRās yourself. Or you can just fork it and create a new version. If you want me to put you on as contributor, I need your Github username.
I got my Tempest today and I installed this component to bring the data into my Home Assistant. Everything worked the first time !! Thanks @briis for developing this, though I know you have since moved on from the Weatherflow platform. I hope someone can take on your work and continue to refine this.
It would be great if there is a way to bring all the data in as a weather sensor (eg to replace Dark Sky).
I clearly must be doing something wrong, but I installed the newest integration, edited my config.yaml file as directed in the integration, but nothing (from the weather station) is showing up under entities. I have the correct ip address of the bridge in, tried with and without the sensors, and have restarted HA a number of times. Any suggestions?
I just had a single line for platform in mine. Iām on my phone so I cannot copy and paste to show you but itās just the ā-platform:ā entry without any other options.
Seems you canāt create a new DarkSky account to get an API key anymore, thanks Apple 
Are there any alternatives like Weather Underground that could be used?
Thank you so much for this integration - just got my Tempest and it (mostly) worked straight away! The only problem I am seeing so far is that the sensor: āsensor.smartweatherudp_rain_todayā does not appear to be working. Had rain today and my Tempest app shows that we got 0.33 - but the HA sensor is showing 0 - everything else seems good.
Thanks again!!!
Hi all,
Iām having trouble following the different repos, customizations necessary for a Tempest, and installation to get this working and would love some pointers from someone who has managed.
I got a Tempest to be able to use the local comms (UDP) rather than a system that is cloud dependent to get readings at home. Iāve had it up and running for a week and have spent this weekend trying to get it to integrate to HA. This is my first custom integration addition to HA.
Repos: Which is the best to start with? I see @briis has pysmartweatherudp, smartweatherudp and weatherflow. As I found this thread first, I started with the SmartWeatherUDP repo linked first. I could not get it to install via HACS and followed the manual method listed. While the config was valid, no new entities showed up. Also, not sure if @LuckyJay made changes somewhere?
The WeatherFlow repo seems to be more recent, though no installation details (also in one comment of the thread, it was mentioned there was an official integration, but that does not seem to be available anymore). Is this the best place to start? Any pointers on installation and yaml details? FWIW, I tried adding https://github.com/briis/weatherflow/tree/master/custom_components/weatherflow to the HACS repositories and nothing happened.
Thanks in advance for any guidance!
Chris
Hi CJ,
As I moved to a different Weather Platform, I stopped maintaining the WeatherflowUDP, but @LuckyJay made changes so that it should now work with the Tempest Station. If you add https://github.com/briis/smartweatherudp as a Custom Integration in HACS you should be able to install it through HACS. BUT this cannot be added through the Integration page, you have to add it manually to your yaml files as described in the Configuration section of the README on Github. Remember you have to restart HA after adding this.
Hope this works out.
/B
Hi @briis,
Thanks for getting back to me. I just went through the process a couple more times and now it seems to workā¦not sure why it didnāt before. I had to comment out the IP address of the Tempest and then it worked on last time through. One thing I will mention I havenāt been able to get working, which may be just doing it in the wrong placeā¦when I try to add the code to check for updates into the configuration.yaml file, I get an error:
Component error: component_urls - Integration ācomponent_urlsā not found.
Component error: custom_updater - Integration ācustom_updaterā not found.
Does that go in a different file?
Also, for any others out there not familiar with the HA terminology described in the github readme, to install the repo, the path I took was:
Supervisor > Add-on Store > click on 3 dots in upper right > Repositories
Then add the link briis posted there. There no longer appears to be options when adding it, as suggested in the readme. Just add and go.
Now on to some weather dashboard configuring! Thanks for this cool custom integration.
Cheers,
-c
Hi CJ,
The Custom Updater does no longer exist, it has been replaced by HACS. So this need to be removed from the Documentation, and from your YAML.
Glad it works for you.
I was considering getting the Tempest, but since youāve āmoved on to other hardwareā, Iām wondering what other weather stations I should look at?
To be fair: I have not tested the Tempest Unit as this is not currently shipped to where I live in Europe. I had/have the AIR and SKY units. And I actually still use the SKY unit as I pull UV and Solar data from that. I use a Davis Vantage VUE station, and is it connected to a datalogger called Meteobridge. The Davis stations are extremely reliable and accurate (and expensive). The Meteobrige component, is attached directly to the Console of the VUE and has a very broad amount of services from where you can send and pull data. I have made a HA Integration for that which can be found in HACS.
Let me be clear, I like what Weatherflow is doing and their Customer support is second to none, of what I have experienced - for me it was primarily the trouble I had with the first units that were shipped, that made me abandon it - I am sure the Tempest units are great and I would consider buying one if it would be available here.
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Thank you for the thoughtful and detailed reply. Iām still researching PWS optionsā¦ so many choices and things to consider!
Anyone having an issue with all the data points being unavailable? I did the manual install (added files manually to custom_components). Recently all the readings stopped working after months of working fine. All the interface elements say āEntity not available: sensor.(sensorname)ā. Is there a basic way to troubleshoot or reinstall this? eg whatās the equivalent of reboot or uninstall/reinstall for this case? I checked logs and donāt see anything and HA has been restarted numerous times.
I have seen that there is a version of SmartWeather available via HACS but that uses the API, and since I have a Tempest, would prefer to keep it on UDP if I can get it working (though I like that the forecast is available on the other! This system forecast is much better than the one I have now in HA).
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I just received my Tempest and set it up, then installed the Smart Weather UDP via HACS. The sensors all appear, however the states are all unknown.
using the lux sensor on mine to control my house lightsā¦ well done to the author