In the end it was a simple typo with the station ID. After updating that, everything works perfectly and has been working great for over a month now.
Thanks for the blueprint!
Hi there. Great blueprint. I have two recommondations:
- for the pressure, you should also allow devices of type
barometric_pressure, else, we are missing some devices in the drop down, for example netatmo devices. - For the current precipitation, some devices give mm/h as a unit, not only mm. If they do, you donāt convert into inches.
Regards, Edi
Hi @eiten,
Thanks for the suggestion! I added barometric_pressure to the entity selector in this branch.
Can you check if this works for you?
For a precipitation with a unit of measurement of mm/h, we need to convert this to a total precipitation to work for WUnderground. If I recall the request documentation correctly.
Slightly off topic (hope you donāt mind Dirk), but in case of interest to anyone Iāve been able to tweak an Automation created from this Blueprint to allow upload to the Weather Observation Website (WOW) from Met Ćireann in Ireland which in itself is part of the Global WOW network of crowdsourced weather observations.
The Met Ćireann WOW upload piggybacks on the UK Met Office site (here) and their API is documented here.
The upload structure is very similar to the WUnderground one so it was really a case of 1) change upload URL 2) changing the Station/Site ID naming and 3) removing the sensors from the payload that WUnderground has but WOW doesnātā¦
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Hi @Gav_in,
No problem, I was meaning to look into uploading to WOW after creating the WUnderground blueprint but havenāt made time to look into it.
Can you share how you dit this (or create a PR on my GitHub)? I was planned to tweak the blueprint to support both WUnderground and WOW (and maybe also other services) so this very helpfull.
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No worriesā¦given that Iāve butchered an Automation created from your Blueprint rather than updated it to work with two services, Iāll post the full edited automation code here rather than a PRā¦
The changes Iāve made areā¦
URL is now url: http://wow.metoffice.gov.uk/automaticreading?{{ payload }}
PAYLOAD after removing data that WOW doesnāt need, changing the names for some of the variables, and adding in a ā&softwaretypeā tag is now ā¦
{% set data = namespace(sensors=[]) %}
{% for i in [['rtfreq', rtfreq]
,['baromin', baromin]
,['tempf', tempf]
,['dewptf', dewptf]
,['humidity', humidity]
,['windspeedmph', windspeedmph]
,['windgustmph', windgustmph]
,['winddir', winddir]
,['rainin', rainin]
,['dailyrainin', dailyrainin]
]%}
{% if i[1] != '' %}
{% set data.sensors = data.sensors + ['{}={}'.format(i[0], (i[1] if i[0] == 'rtfreq'
else (i[1] | round(3)) | string))] %}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
{% set _payload = 'siteid=' + station_id %} {% set _payload = _payload +
'&siteAuthenticationKey=' + station_key %} {% set _payload = _payload +
'&dateutc=now' %} {% set _payload = _payload + '&' if data.sensors | length
> 0 else '' %} {% set _payload = _payload + data.sensors | join('&') %} {%
set _payload = _payload + '&softwaretype=homeassistant' %} {{ _payload }}
Also had to enclose my station_key into " as itās a number for this service so was seen as int rather than str and couldnāt concatenate into the URL
And Iāve added a 30 sec delay before the CURL command so that my WUnderground and WOW commands arenāt firing at exactly the same time.
FULL AUTOMATION
description: >-
adapted from WUnderground Uploader Blueprint
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/wunderground-data-uploader/330332
triggers:
- entity_id:
- sensor.my_wind_strength
- sensor.my_wind_gust_strength
- sensor.my_rain_rain
- sensor.my_outdoor_temperature
- sensor.my_humidity
trigger: state
actions:
- alias: Check if station_id and station_key exist
if:
- condition: template
value_template: |
{{ station_id != ''
and station_key != ''
}}
then:
- delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 30
milliseconds: 0
- data:
url: http://wow.metoffice.gov.uk/automaticreading?{{ payload }}
action: shell_command.curl_get
- alias: Wait to prevent multiple uploads
delay:
seconds: "{{ delay | int }}"
mode: single
max_exceeded: silent
variables:
station_id: LONG_CODE_FOR_YOUR_WOW_STATION_ID
station_key: "six digit code"
sensor_baro: sensor.my_outdoor_pressure
sensor_temp: sensor.my_outdoor_temperature
sensor_dewpt: ""
calculate_dewpt: true
sensor_humidity: sensor.my_outdoor_humidity
sensor_windspeed: sensor.my_wind_wind_strength
sensor_windgust: sensor.my_wind_gust_strength
sensor_winddir: sensor.my_wind_wind_direction
sensor_rain: sensor.my_rain_rain
sensor_dailyrain: sensor.my_rain_rain_today
sensor_indoortemp: ""
sensor_indoorhumidity: ""
sensor_solarradiation: ""
sensor_UV: ""
rtfreq: 450
delay: 15
baromin: >
{% set unit_of_measurement = state_attr(sensor_baro, 'unit_of_measurement')
%} {{ sensor_baro if sensor_baro == ''
else (states(sensor_baro) | float(default=0)) if unit_of_measurement not in ['mbar', 'hPa']
else ((states(sensor_baro) | float(default=0)) / 33.8639) }}
tempf: >
{% set unit_of_measurement = state_attr(sensor_temp, 'unit_of_measurement')
%} {{ sensor_temp if sensor_temp == ''
else ((states(sensor_temp) | float(default=0)) if unit_of_measurement == 'Ā°F'
else ((states(sensor_temp) | float(default=0)) * 1.8) + 32) }}
humidity: >
{{ sensor_humidity if sensor_humidity == '' else (states(sensor_humidity) |
float(default=0)) }}
windspeedmph: >
{% set unit_of_measurement = state_attr(sensor_windspeed,
'unit_of_measurement') %} {{ sensor_windspeed if sensor_windspeed == ''
else (states(sensor_windspeed) | float(default=0)) * (0.6213 if unit_of_measurement == 'km/h' else 1) }}
windgustmph: >
{% set unit_of_measurement = state_attr(sensor_windgust,
'unit_of_measurement') %} {{ sensor_windgust if sensor_windgust == ''
else (states(sensor_windgust) | float(default=0)) * (0.6213 if unit_of_measurement == 'km/h' else 1) }}
winddir: >
{% set candidate_wind_direction = states(sensor_winddir) %} {% set
wind_direction_float = candidate_wind_direction | float(default=-1) %} {% if
wind_direction_float == -1 %}
{% set directions_map16 = {'N': 0, 'NNE': 22.5, 'NE': 45, 'ENE': 67.5, 'E': 90, 'ESE': 112.5, 'SE': 135, 'SSE': 157.5, 'S': 180, 'SSW': 202.5, 'SW': 225, 'WSW': 247.5, 'W': 270, 'WNW': 292.5, 'NW': 315, 'NNW': 337.5} %}
{% set candidate_wind_direction = candidate_wind_direction.upper() %}
{{ directions_map16.get(candidate_wind_direction, '') | float(default=0) }}
{%- else -%}
{{ wind_direction_float }}
{%- endif %}
rainin: >
{% set unit_of_measurement = state_attr(sensor_rain, 'unit_of_measurement')
%} {{ sensor_rain if sensor_rain == ''
else ((states(sensor_rain) | float(default=0)) / (25.4 if unit_of_measurement == 'mm' else 1)) }}
dailyrainin: >
{% set unit_of_measurement = state_attr(sensor_dailyrain,
'unit_of_measurement') %} {{ sensor_dailyrain if sensor_dailyrain == ''
else ((states(sensor_dailyrain) | float(default=0)) / (25.4 if unit_of_measurement == 'mm' else 1)) }}
dewptf_calculated: >
{% set unit_of_measurement = state_attr(sensor_temp, 'unit_of_measurement')
%} {% set T = ((states(sensor_temp) | float(default=0)) if
unit_of_measurement == 'Ā°C'
else ((states(sensor_temp) | float(default=0)) - 32) / 1.8) %}
{% set RH = humidity %} {% set dewpt = '' %} {% if sensor_temp != '' and
sensor_humidity != '' %}
{% set A = log(RH / 100, default=0.0) + (17.62 * T / (243.12 + T)) %}
{% set dewpt = 243.12 * A / (17.62 - A) %}
{% set dewpt = (dewpt * 1.8) + 32 %}
{% endif %} {{ dewpt }}
dewptf: >
{% set unit_of_measurement = state_attr(sensor_dewpt, 'unit_of_measurement')
%} {{ (dewptf_calculated if calculate_dewpt is true
else sensor_dewpt) if sensor_dewpt == ''
else ((states(sensor_dewpt) | float(default=0)) if unit_of_measurement == 'Ā°F'
else ((states(sensor_dewpt) | float(default=0)) * 1.8) + 32) }}
payload: >
{% set data = namespace(sensors=[]) %}
{% for i in [['rtfreq', rtfreq]
,['baromin', baromin]
,['tempf', tempf]
,['dewptf', dewptf]
,['humidity', humidity]
,['windspeedmph', windspeedmph]
,['windgustmph', windgustmph]
,['winddir', winddir]
,['rainin', rainin]
,['dailyrainin', dailyrainin]
]%}
{% if i[1] != '' %}
{% set data.sensors = data.sensors + ['{}={}'.format(i[0], (i[1] if i[0] == 'rtfreq'
else (i[1] | round(3)) | string))] %}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
{% set _payload = 'siteid=' + station_id %} {% set _payload = _payload +
'&siteAuthenticationKey=' + station_key %} {% set _payload = _payload +
'&dateutc=now' %} {% set _payload = _payload + '&' if data.sensors | length
> 0 else '' %} {% set _payload = _payload + data.sensors | join('&') %} {%
set _payload = _payload + '&softwaretype=homeassistant' %} {{ _payload }}
Let me know if you need anything else or if itās not making senseā¦
HI @Gav_in, thanks for the code!
In my repo, I created a separate branch to change my blueprint to have WUnderground and WOW services to upload to. You can find the blueprint here.
Can you check if this works for you?
Just to be clear, I havenā t read the API documentation nor have a account at WOW. I hope to look into it in the coming weeks.
If this works for you and I spend some time reading the documentation, I will merge this branch into the main branch.
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had a quick look and itās throwing an errorā¦think thereās a typo in the Payload around āstation_idā and āstation_keyāā¦youāve renamed them in the inputs but not in the payload and thatās the issue
this payload seems to be all goodā¦
wu_payload: >
{% set data = namespace(sensors=[]) %}
{% for i in [['rtfreq', rtfreq]
,['baromin', baromin]
,['tempf', tempf]
,['dewptf', dewptf]
,['humidity', humidity]
,['windspeedmph', windspeedmph]
,['windgustmph', windgustmph]
,['winddir', winddir]
,['rainin', rainin]
,['dailyrainin', dailyrainin]
,['indoortempf', indoortempf]
,['indoorhumidity', indoorhumidity]
,['solarradiation', solarradiation]
,['UV', UV]
]%}
{% if i[1] != '' %}
{% set data.sensors = data.sensors + ['{}={}'.format(i[0], (i[1] if i[0] == 'rtfreq'
else (i[1] | round(3)) | string))] %}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
{% set _payload = 'ID=' + wu_station_id %}
{% set _payload = _payload + '&PASSWORD=' + wu_station_key %}
{% set _payload = _payload + '&action=updateraww' %}
{% set _payload = _payload + '&realtime=1' %}
{% set _payload = _payload + '&dateutc=now' %}
{% set _payload = _payload + '&' if data.sensors | length > 0 else '' %}
{% set _payload = _payload + data.sensors | join('&') %}
{{ _payload }}
wow_payload: >
{% set data = namespace(sensors=[]) %}
{% for i in [['rtfreq', rtfreq]
,['baromin', baromin]
,['tempf', tempf]
,['dewptf', dewptf]
,['humidity', humidity]
,['windspeedmph', windspeedmph]
,['windgustmph', windgustmph]
,['winddir', winddir]
,['rainin', rainin]
,['dailyrainin', dailyrainin]
]%}
{% if i[1] != '' %}
{% set data.sensors = data.sensors + ['{}={}'.format(i[0], (i[1] if i[0] == 'rtfreq'
else (i[1] | round(3)) | string))] %}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
{% set _payload = 'siteid=' + wow_site_id %}
{% set _payload = _payload + '&siteAuthenticationKey=' + wow_site_auth_key %}
{% set _payload = _payload + '&dateutc=now' %}
{% set _payload = _payload + '&' if data.sensors | length > 0 else '' %}
{% set _payload = _payload + data.sensors | join('&') %}
{% set _payload = _payload + '&softwaretype=homeassistant' %}
{{ _payload }}
and as a final update, checked both WU & WOW and the latest observations with new blueprint are both uploaded and liveā¦
Hi @Gav_in,
Thanks for testing, I corrected the wrong variables and all should work now.
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yeahā¦the updated Payload I posted worked fine and is still going strongā¦thanks for putting it all together
Good to hear! Iāll look into the specs and release it to the main branch if Iāve tested it some more.
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Thanks a lot, it works. Sorry for the long delay!
Hi @eiten,
Good to know, I merged the changes in the main branch.
Iāve been occasionally getting error code 52 when the blueprint runs the curl shell command.
ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.shell_command] Error running command: curl -X GET {{ url }}, return code: 52
Iām wonder what causes āreturn code 52ā. Is this a Wunderground issue?
In my recent traces, I donāt see error code 52.
If I search for this error code, it states: curl: (52) Empty reply from server (source).
This seems a WUnderground issue, but I donāt know for sure.
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Can we upload pm2.5 and pm10 sensor data with this?
Hi @jruben4,
Yes, In the upload protocol the PM2.5 (upload key AqPM2.5) and PM10 (upload key AqPM10) options are available.
Unforutnately, I donāt have these outdoor sensors in my Home Assistant and therefore canāt test it.
If you feel confident, you can make a Github PR. If not, I could make a test-branch so you can test.
Hi! Thanks for the blueprint, itās working fine.
I searched through the conversation, but didnāt find it.
My sensor reports total rain since boot. How do I report it? Because itās sending the total rain to WU: https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/ISANTA1587
Nevermind, I figured it out myself.
I used these:
utility_meter:
rain_hourly:
source: sensor.emax_w6_4_97_rain_total
cycle: hourly
rain_daily:
source: sensor.emax_w6_4_97_rain_total
cycle: daily
Used rain_daily on Daily rain sensor and rain_hourly on Rain sensor.
Hi,
When setting up the blueprint today, I was surprised to find my barometer sensors werenāt showing up. Turns out itās because they were set up with the atmospheric_pressure device_class, whereas the blueprint is only accepting pressure or barometric_pressure classes. I donāt see barometric_pressure as being a valid device_class, maybe it used to be when the blueprint was created.
So I forked the blueprint and replaced barometric_pressure with atmospheric_pressure, and also added device_classes to the wind speed and direction sensors as well as the irradiance sensor, because otherwise they present all the sensors in home assistant and searching is an annoying speed bump. I couldnāt think of a reason why the class should be omitted on those.
Lastly I added the default shell_command.curl_get which is specified in original post, and added a default refresh_frequency value of 5 minutes, just to smooth out creating the automation. I submitted a PR to the Dirkās repo but itās also available here.
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