John Yes, I signed up back in July and had the new API key but no way of using it. It seems to be working now, I replaced the existing UKMO section in weeewx.conf with the one from the V4 readme and added my datahub API. Thanks for the help and the update 👍 Regards Jimi
On 18 October 2025 18:22:54 BST, 'John Kline' via weewx-user <[email protected]> wrote: >Did you sign up for the datahub service and replace the old api key with the >new one? > >That’s all you need to do. You can delete the location parameter in the >Forecast section if you want, but it won’t be used either way. > > > >On Oct 18, 2025, at 10:08 AM, Jimi Lawson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Cheers Vince > >I did read the readme file, but it wasn't clear (to me) if the installer would >insert the new section to which I should add the new API key or I had to >replace the original UKMO section with the new one and add the API key. > > I'll give it a try and see how it goes > >Regards > >Jimi > > >On Saturday, 18 October 2025 at 17:45:01 UTC+1 vince wrote: > >Updating skins/extensions does not tend to modify a pre-existing weewx.conf >configuration section for that item. You probably need to do a little hand >editing per the readme file at >https://github.com/chaunceygardiner/weewx-forecast > > >On Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 9:25:58 AM UTC-7 Jimi Lawson wrote: > >I'm struggling to upgrade weewx-forecast from V3.4.0 to V4.0 on weewx 4.10.2 >(Rpi 3B) . > >It appears to install OK > > >"sudo wee_extension --install /etc/weewx/scripts/weewx-forecast-4.0.zip >Request to install '/etc/weewx/scripts/weewx-forecast-4.0.zip' >Extracting from zip archive /etc/weewx/scripts/weewx-forecast-4.0.zip >Saving installer file to /usr/share/weewx/user/installer/forecast >Saved configuration dictionary. Backup copy at >/etc/weewx/weewx.conf.20251018155320 >Finished installing extension '/etc/weewx/scripts/weewx-forecast-4.0.zip' > > >A backup weewx.conf + a new version is created in etc/weewx, but the new >version is the same as the backed up one, ie the UKMO section is still the one >for datapoint not the new one for datahub. > > >I'm no doubt doing/missing something obvious, but it's been that long since >I've had to mess with the installation that anything I did know has been >relegated to some obscure corner of my mind. Any help/pointers would be >greatly appreciated > >Regards > >Jimi > > >On Friday, 17 October 2025 at 13:25:44 UTC+1 [email protected] wrote: > >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. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/5f4e61b5-c3e4-4537-bb8c-68652c11ea48n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/5f4e61b5-c3e4-4537-bb8c-68652c11ea48n%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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/31FEDB6D-894B-457F-A4F8-18507F6A7C91%40johnkline.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/31FEDB6D-894B-457F-A4F8-18507F6A7C91%40johnkline.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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