I dug through the NWS forecast page generated by lat/lon and there is an option to generate a tabular output, but that is not in PFM format. So, it looks like your are stuck with the classic PFM locations for now.
On Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 1:08:58 PM UTC-6 jo...@johnkline.com wrote: > The newer api.weather.gov can return a lot of detailed forecast > information for quite specific locations using gridpoints, but that's not > integrated into weewx AFAIK. > > > https://github.com/chaunceygardiner/weewx-nws > > On Jul 9, 2022, at 11:22 AM, wfs...@gmail.com <wfs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, Mike I think you're right. The weewx forecasting extension looks to > be scraping those PFM reports for its data, so you can only choose from > those zones where a PFM is generated. > > The newer api.weather.gov can return a lot of detailed forecast > information for quite specific locations using gridpoints, but that's not > integrated into weewx AFAIK. > > Walt > > On Friday, July 8, 2022 at 10:56:16 AM UTC-5 MikeQ wrote: > >> Does someone here understand how the NWS generates a forecast for a >> specific location? I used the API link above and it says my forecast zone >> is IDZ033. When I put this in weewx I get the following error: >> >> Jul 8 09:30:20 weatherpi weewxd: forecast: NWSThread: NWS: no PFM found >> for IDZ033 in forecast from BOI >> Jul 8 09:30:20 weatherpi weewxd: forecast: NWSThread: NWS: terminating >> thread >> >> If I go to the PFM link above, there are only 5 PFMs for the BOI forecast >> office all located at airports. If I go to weather.gov, put in my zip >> code, and click on the map, it puts my lat/lon in URL and generates a >> forecast for that location. The forecast for the closest PFM, which is >> over 90 miles away, is different than the one generated on the forecast web >> page. I would like the more accurate forecast, but it doesn't look like >> the forecast module in weewx supports anything other than PFMs? >> >> On Friday, July 8, 2022 at 6:18:51 AM UTC-6 mcu...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> I appreciate the help....thank you >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 10:45:51 PM UTC-4 an oldman wrote: >>> >>>> if you are looking for the pfm try this address >>>> https://forecast.weather.gov/product_sites.php?site=NWS&product=PFM >>>> it list all the pfms >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 9:11:39 PM UTC-5 vince wrote: >>>> >>>>> That is a GREAT find. Comes up right on the money for me. >>>>> >>>>> Forecast office is SEW (foid in weewx.conf) >>>>> Forecast zone is WAZ558 (lid in weewx.conf) >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 6:33:23 PM UTC-7 wfs...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> if you plug your lat and lon into the weather.gov api, a la >>>>>> https://api.weather.gov/points/39.7832,-89.6644 >>>>>> you'll get a bunch of info back that might contain what you're >>>>>> looking for. I'm not familiar with the terms LID and FOID >>>>>> In my case it tells me >>>>>> my forecast office is ILX >>>>>> my grid coordinates are 46,54 >>>>>> my forecast zone is ILZ051 >>>>>> my county zone is ILC167 >>>>>> my fire weather zone is ILZ051 >>>>>> >>>>>> api documentation at >>>>>> API Web Service (weather.gov) >>>>>> <https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api#/default/point> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 3:41:56 PM UTC-5 mcu...@gmail.com >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I have been relentlessly searching for a list of NWS LIDs for the >>>>>>> forecast module and cannot even find a mention of them on their site or >>>>>>> Wiki....can somone push me in the right direction I am trying to get >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> Foid and lid for Columbia SC. I beleive the Foid to be CAE but the 6 >>>>>>> digit >>>>>>> ID is the problem. >>>>>>> Thank-you >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- > > 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+...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/e00b92d8-e852-47f3-b50c-185ecf3aa945n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/e00b92d8-e852-47f3-b50c-185ecf3aa945n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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/a85323ba-2da9-4101-a804-9bb95c59371cn%40googlegroups.com.
