So the question started as why you weren't seeing your data on an Aeris app and the answer was that only those stations that provide sky coverage were showing their data on the Aeris app. Subsequently, your question to us was how to I submit sky coverage data to PWS Weather. Fair question given the AerisWeather response, but as explained earlier this is not possible. The issue of a missing link raised by subsequent posts I suspect is largely irrelevant, the context of that para from AerisWeather Support was that as a PWS contributor you have free access to your data via the AerisWeather API. Somehow I don't think that was intended as a solution to getting your data to appear on the Aeris app but rather giving you a means to access your data (just like the WeatherUnderground API gives you access to your data) once you register on AerisWeather and link to your PWS account.
In terms of sky coverage I did a bit of browsing on the PWS Weather station map last night and found that when looking at the METAR station at our international airport there was indeed a sky coverage plot. When I looked at PWS stations nearby the airport they too had a sky coverage plot and it was identical in every respect to the METAR sky coverage plot. However, once I was too far away from the METAR station (some 15-20km as the crow flies) the PWS stations all had no sky coverage plot. I think this tends to indicate that PWS stations on the station map are in fact obtaining sky coverage by virtue of their proximity to a METAR station rather than providing the data themselves. PWS Weather/Aeris may well mention this somewhere but I am yet to find it. I think in terms of WeeWX and PWS Weather there is nothing further to be done. The WeeWX PWS Weather uploader uploads the correct data, albeit with no data in the 'weather' field (if someone comes along with an extension to WeeWX that includes suitable data for the 'weather' field then we can certainly extend the PWS Weather uploader to include that data). Gary On Thursday, 18 February 2021 at 20:41:18 UTC+10 bchap...@gmail.com wrote: > This is the response I got from Aeris when I asked them why I wasn't > seeing my own data in "Current Conditions" in the AerisPulse app: > > ***************************************************** > > Nate Flohrs (AerisWeather Support) > Feb 1, 2021, 9:40 AM CST > > Hi Bruce, > > Thanks for reaching out to AerisWeather! For the purposes of providing > complete weather data, the Aeris Pulse app is currently designed to only > return stations that provide sky coverage information. In your location, > the nearest station that provides those details is several miles away, > which is why you are seeing those results. > > If you haven't already, you may want to go to settings > data options and > select "All" as the observations source. This will ensure that the closest > station that provides sky data will be utilized. > > There is an alternative solution that may help you access the data coming > specifically from your station. Because you are a PWS contributor, you are > eligible for the contributor plan from AerisWeather. It allows you to > access weather data through our API for no cost while your station is > sending information to our servers. You can find more details here. > > Hopefully that helps to explain the behavior you are seeing! If you have > any additional questions, please let me know. > Thanks, > Nate > AerisWeather Support Team > https://support.aerisweather.com > > On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 10:11:44 PM UTC-5 gjr80 wrote: > >> I should add my comments re METAR is my supposition; the observation >> related fields (as distinct from API keys, date-times, software name etc) >> in the PWS Weather upload string format are: >> >> wind direction >> wind speed >> wind gust speed >> temperature >> hour rainfall >> day rainfall >> month rainfall >> year rainfall >> barometric pressure >> dew point >> humidity >> solar radiation >> UV >> >> and of course the previously mentioned 'weather' field. Provided your >> station has the appropriate sensor WeeWX will upload all of these to PWS >> Weather with the exception of month rainfall and year rainfall. >> >> Of course the other possibility is that PWS Weather could be deriving >> 'sky cover' itself though, I see no obvious source in the above fields >> though. Probably a question for PWS Weather, and if their answer is 'your >> station needs to upload it' then ask for some documentation; details of the >> field name, content, format etc because it does not appear in their PWS >> upload documentation they sent to me. >> >> Gary >> >> >> >> On Thursday, 18 February 2021 at 12:38:02 UTC+10 bchap...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> Thank you for the explanation. I incorrectly thought that cloudcover >>> was the data expected by pwsweather. Now that I see that it is more >>> involved, I will wait patiently. The reason for my interest is that the >>> AerisPulse app gives me data from a station many miles from me when I am >>> reporting data to them. Their explanation is that they only use data from >>> stations that report Sky Cover data. All others are ignored. >>> >>> Again, thanks for the explanation. >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 7:53:39 PM UTC-5 gjr80 wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Short answer is the WeeWX PWSWeather uploader does not support any form >>>> of 'sky cover percentage'. >>>> >>>> In looking at the upload string format recently provided by PWSWeather >>>> the only field I can see that might support 'sky cover percentage' is the >>>> 'weather' field which is described as ' Current weather or sky conditions >>>> using standard METAR abbreviations and intensity (e.g. -RA, +SN, SKC, >>>> etc.)'. I expect you could include cloud coverage in octas in this >>>> somehow, >>>> but I am no METAR expert. The WeeWX PWSWeather uploader does not support >>>> the weather field and there is so simple config change available to the >>>> user make it do so. It would involve writing code. I do have a task to >>>> review the various uploaders included in the WeeWX core, but that is >>>> somewhat on the back burner at present and since WeeWX does not >>>> provide/generate METAR info per se, I am not sure whether that review >>>> would >>>> result in the WeeWX PWSWeather uploader supporting the 'weather' field. >>>> >>>> As Vince said I am intrigued as to what data it is that you want to >>>> upload. I am not aware of the GW1000 emitting any sort of cloud cover >>>> data, >>>> either via its API or through any of its weather service upload formats. >>>> You mention cloudbase, WeeWX will certainly calculate cloudbase provided >>>> the pre-requisite data is available (fields outTemp and outHumidity) but >>>> cloudbase is only a theoretical value for the cloud height; it does not in >>>> any way relate to percentage cloud cover. >>>> >>>> Gary >>>> On Thursday, 18 February 2021 at 10:30:50 UTC+10 bchap...@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I don't know. I don't think it has anything to do with Belchertown. >>>>> pwsweather is looking for sky cover percentage. I know that a few >>>>> stations >>>>> report this and I'm wondering how it is done. All other data is >>>>> reporting. My data is calculating cloud base however, pwsweather is >>>>> looking for a percentage. Any ideas? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 5:59:44 PM UTC-5 vince wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 1:35:41 PM UTC-8 >>>>>> bchap...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I’m sending data to pwsweather.com using a GW1000 and I can’t >>>>>>> figure out how to send Sky Cover data. conf file below >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> Which element in which database has that data to begin with ? >>>>>> I'm sure not seeing it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Are you sure it's not something calculated magically by Belchertown >>>>>> and not actually saved in a db by weewx ? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- 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/2fb7b2a7-472d-4a13-80dc-72608c378ee3n%40googlegroups.com.
