Regarding OpenWeatherMap, yes, the free plan more limited than the paid plans, but the limitations of the free plan seem reasonable for a weewx site.
-Bill On Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 3:36:34 PM UTC-4, Wes Witt wrote: > > problem with openweathermap is the free subscription is very limited. for > the us accuweather works well. > > On Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 12:08:53 PM UTC-7, G Hammer wrote: >> >> I like OpenWeatherMap. >> >> >> On Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 6:57:35 PM UTC-4, Pat wrote: >>> >>> I'm looking at OpenWeatherMap and yr.no. Both look like they could >>> handle worldwide current conditions and forecasts for free. More research >>> to do though >>> >>> On Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 12:22:20 PM UTC-4, Xant wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> DarkSky announcement on it's blog: https://blog.darksky.net/ >>>> >>>> Excerpt regarding DarkSky free Weather API: "Our API service for >>>> existing customers is not changing today, but we will no longer accept new >>>> signups. The API will continue to function through the end of 2021." >>>> >>>> Its sad, troublesome and concerning, as myself use DarkSky API for >>>> other forecasts. >>>> >>>> Immediate reaction from the tech World: >>>> https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21202259/android-weather-app-dark-sky-apple-purchase-api >>>> >>>> Quick list of 'almost free' Weather APIs: >>>> https://rapidapi.com/blog/access-global-weather-data-with-these-weather-apis/ >>>> >>>> >>>> Two really free, and consistent, Weather APIs: >>>> >>>> - NOAA: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices/v2 >>>> >>>> Note: I may assume that using NOAA it is going direct to main weather >>>> data source; also been ".gov" might be free for long >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> - YR.no: >>>> >>>> https://hjelp.yr.no/hc/en-us/articles/360001940793-Free-weather-data-service-from-Yr >>>> >>>> Excerpt note from YR.no API webpage: "You can get a lot of the content >>>> on Yr for free, to use for various applications and services. This is a >>>> unique offer in Europe. In other countries weather data is highly valuable >>>> and expensive." >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Congrats Pat! >>>> Xant >>>> >>>> -- 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 weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/135f6e8d-b31d-44b6-991f-948663001ab4%40googlegroups.com.