I agree. Based on what I was able to look at, what I need to replace are weather alerts, 8 day forecast and current conditions. I think the only limitation with the free tier respective to what I need, the 8 day forecast would become a 5 day forecast.
More research to do however once I find some spare time. On Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 5:50:25 PM UTC-4, William Burton wrote: > > 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/0ed40f21-16b5-4d4a-bbd7-1a302538be7a%40googlegroups.com.
