I finally found one that works but same as another user pointed out the only one I can get the extension to pull a forecast from is the Airport, there are actually about 12 point forecasts available but it will not download the others. The 6 digit ID that you need is on the forecasts, for instance mine is SCZ027 which is the Airport in Columbia SC. The reports refer to Columbia as KCAE the CAE is the part that you use for the FOID. My initial confusion was I was looking for a table/list of location IDs to use and they dont seem to refer to it that way anymore
On Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 4:26:56 PM UTC-4 wfs...@gmail.com wrote: > Very neat, John/Chauncey! I think I was aware of your extension at some > point, I have your website bookmarked as a really good model. > But I don't see your extension listed in the wiki. > > Walt > > On Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 2:08:58 PM UTC-5 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/f565bc27-0d7f-476e-8c2c-d10699baa81fn%40googlegroups.com.
