No Issue just a comment On Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 4:27:33 PM UTC+1 John Kline wrote:
> Of course, not all API keys are this long. I take it you have an issue > with the length? > > On Oct 15, 2025, at 8:07 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks John > > Are all api_keys this length or is it just UKMO ? > > On Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 1:57:07 AM UTC+1 John Smith wrote: > >> How good is their global forecast model? >> >> On Wed, 15 Oct 2025 at 10:50, 'John Kline' via weewx-user < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Phil, >>> >>> I just pushed an v4.0 update to weewx-forecast that adds support for UK >>> Met Office Datahub forecasts. >>> >>> You’ll need to sign up for a Global Spot API key. It’s in the Site >>> Specific section. The free plan should work for you as 360 is plenty of >>> calls. >>> >>> Global Spot Free plan should- 360 calls/day >>> >>> The location parameter in the UKMO section is no longer used. Rather, a >>> forecast is returned for the latitude and longitude of the station. If you >>> want a forecast of something other than that, you can specify latitude and >>> longitude in the UKMO section. >>> >>> The new forecasts support more data than the old, so more items will >>> show up in the sample forecast reports. >>> >>> John >>> >>> On Aug 5, 2025, at 5:56 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Sorry to ask and its probably a question for either Mathew H or John K >>> but could UKMO datahub be added to the forecast software >>> Thanks Phil >>> >>> On Monday, August 4, 2025 at 2:17:31 PM UTC+1 steepleian wrote: >>> >>>> Met Office have or in the process of changing data hubs so that may be >>>> the reason. >>>> >>>> https://claydonsweather.org.uk >>>> >>>> On 4 Aug 2025, at 13:21, [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> weewx V 5.1.0 >>>> Been having problems getting downloads from UKMO for a while now but >>>> only started to look into it. >>>> It downloads 4/5 cycles Ok and then fails >>>> >>>> 025-08-04T12:50:17.090123+01:00 raspberrypi weewxd[1790]: ERROR >>>> user.forecast: UKMOThread: UKMO: missing field 'Location' >>>> 2025-08-04T12:50:17.090187+01:00 raspberrypi weewxd[1790]: INFO >>>> user.forecast: UKMOThread: UKMO: got 0 forecast records >>>> >>>> If I then, shortly after the failure, delete forecast.sdb and reboot it >>>> downloads OK. >>>> >>>> 2025-08-04T13:02:14.535656+01:00 raspberrypi weewxd[2113]: INFO >>>> user.forecast: MainThread: UKMO: forecast version 3.4.0b2 >>>> 2025-08-04T13:02:14.537368+01:00 raspberrypi weewxd[2113]: INFO >>>> user.forecast: MainThread: UKMO: interval=10800 max_age=604800 >>>> api_key=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXf051 location=354731 >>>> >>>> 2025-08-04T13:05:17.618878+01:00 raspberrypi weewxd[1787]: INFO >>>> user.forecast: UKMOThread: UKMO: got 38 forecast records >>>> >>>> It looks like a UKMO problem but why does it download OK if I delete >>>> the database shortly afterwards. >>>> Thanks Phil >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/f5592072-441e-4227-a84d-d401967a4517n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/f5592072-441e-4227-a84d-d401967a4517n%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 [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/88f324e0-a543-490b-9cb8-b1a35e605d0fn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/88f324e0-a543-490b-9cb8-b1a35e605d0fn%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 [email protected]. >>> >> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CABB87EF-2FE9-4DA1-B2F3-06BED3C36652%40johnkline.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CABB87EF-2FE9-4DA1-B2F3-06BED3C36652%40johnkline.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 [email protected]. > > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/6465c342-738a-4b9b-b71a-cc85245717bbn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/6465c342-738a-4b9b-b71a-cc85245717bbn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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