MMM-WeatherAlerts

JohnGalt · Jul 22, 2023, 6:45 AM

@Gjones93 - Would there be any reason for this module to stop working? We are currently under an excessive heat warning, but nothing displays… I also tried locating another place under a warning, but it is not triggered by that warning either. Interestingly, when I run 'pm2 logs I don’t see any reference to this module at all. Following is my config:

{ module: "MMM-WeatherAlerts",
      disabled: false,
      position: "top_left", // top_right
      header: "Weather Alerts",
      config: {
      // lat: "36.131148", //Las Vegas = 36.131148
      // lon: "-115.241867", // Las Vegas = -115.241867
      // lat: "62.037360", //Alaska - for testing
      // lon: "-163.272301", // Alaska - for testing
     lat: "36.753342", // Alfalfa County, Oklahoma - for testing
     lon: "-98.355930", // Alfalfa County, Oklahoma - for testing
     weatherAlertProvider: "openweathermapalerts",
     weatherEndpoint: "/onecall",
     type: "alerts",
     apiKey: "xxxx",
     animationSpeed: 10000, // Default = 1000 (1 second)
     alertTimeFormat: "absolute",
     alertDateFormat: "llll",
     alertDescriptionScrollDelay: 100, // Default = 85, Lower = faster alert description will move
     colored: true }, },

JohnGalt · Oct 18, 2024, 8:01 PM

@Gjones93 + @sdetweil – Is there any reason why openweathermap.org would not be returning alerts with the rest of the weather data? I have seen this behavior for some weeks/months now, and wonder whether it might be connected to the new API ver 3.0.

I currently am running both MMM-WeatherAlerts and MMM-OpenWeatherMapForecast. Both used to deliver alerts and neither currently do. I am currently under a wind warning, but no warning displays on either module. I have also found a location in Utah that is currently under a winter storm warning [22 inches of snow falling!], and set the lon/lat there in one MM instance, still with no alert output.

I see no errors in pm2 logs, and do see various other modules showing successful fetching of weather and news - so it looks like this is not a lack of network connection.

Since multiple modules are failing to fetch alerts, it feels like the problem is at the source - openweathermap - or the operation of its API.

Config code for the dev instance follows. Any thoughts?

{module: "MMM-WeatherAlerts",
      disabled: false,
      position: "top_left", // top_right
     // header: "Weather Alerts",
    config: {
     appendLocationNameToHeader: false,
     calendarClass: "calendar",
     tableClass: "small", // small
     // lat: "36.131148",  lon: "-115.241867", //Las Vegas = 36.131148
     lat: "38.549194", lon: "-111.709464", // Fish Lk, Ut - For testing
     // lat: "42.295568", lon: "-83.782281",// Ann Arbor, Mi - for testing
     // lat: "35.152661", lon: "-114.456767", // Lake Mead Rec Area - For testing
     // lat: "36.753342", lon: "-98.355930", // Alfalfa County, Oklahoma - for testing
     // lat: "40.924102", lon: "-115.122002", // Northern Nevada - for testing
     weatherAlertProvider: "openweathermapalerts",
     weatherEndpoint: "/onecall",
     type: "alerts",
     updateInterval: 10800000, // Fetch content every 3 hours
     apiKey: "xxxx", // 19 Sep 2024 Ver 3
     animationSpeed: 10000, // Default = 1000 (1 second)
     alertTimeFormat: "relative", // absolute
     alertDateFormat: "llll",
     alertDescriptionScrollDelay: 100, // Default = 85, Lower = faster alert description will move
     colored: false }, }, // true

mmmallday · Nov 4, 2024, 4:40 PM

It’s not working anymore because of this https://github.com/openhab/openhab-addons/issues/16665

Check the browser logs and you will see a 401

JohnGalt · Nov 4, 2024, 4:40 PM

@mmmallday – I already have a ver 3.0 API key, so if that is what you are referencing it’s covered.

Query: When you say “It’s not there…”, what “it” are you referencing? If you mean the weather in general, it’s definitely there - pulled from openweathermap and displayed on two different modules. I see it on my Magic Mirror as we speak on the default weather module and on MMM-OpenWeatherMapForecast.

I’m asking specifically about the alert information that gets delivered along with current conditions, forecasts, etc. This module [MMM-WeatherAlerts] should pull the weather data from openweathermap and display when [and only when] there is an active alert for the designated location. That is what is not happening… [FWIW, AFAIK other modules should also display alerts, e.g: MMM-OpenWeathermapForecast.]

I just now confirmed that openweathermap is actually sending the data. My location had a warning but it just expired, so I used my API key and queried them for a location the National Weather Service says is under a tornado warning.

Testing this is relatively straightforward. Go to the NWS alerts page to find a location with a current alert: https://alerts.weather.gov/search?region_type=land

Once you have a candidate location get the lat + lon from Google Maps, then use that and your API key to get the data in the browser, e.g.: https://api.openweathermap.org/data/3.0/onecall?lat=35.0194&lon=-97.3709&exclude=minutely&units=metric&lang=en&APPID=123456789123456789

Following is a snippet of the data retrieved (it’s at the very bottom of the page):

alerts	
0	
sender_name	"NWS Norman OK"
event	"Flood Watch"
start	1730730660
end	1730764800
description	"* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be\npossible.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of Oklahoma, including the following counties,\nAtoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Coal,\nComanche, Cotton, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Hughes, Jackson,\nJefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Love,\nMarshall, McClain, Murray, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pontotoc,\nPottawatomie, Seminole, Stephens and Tillman and northern Texas,\nincluding the following counties, Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard,\nHardeman, Knox, Wichita and Wilbarger.\n\n* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,\ncreeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.\nFlooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- Additional rounds of heavy rain will be possible through\nMonday, ending from west to east Monday afternoon. Many areas\nin the watch have seen 2 to 4 inches of rainfall, with some\nlocations 5 to 8 inches. The additional rain could lead to\nrapid flooding, especially in low lying and poorly drained\nareas.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood"
tags	
0	"Flood"

So my question remains - why is it that the National Weather Service is creating alerts, onerweathermap is collecting and delivering the alerts, but the alerts aren’t being processed by our modules?

JohnGalt · Nov 4, 2024, 5:32 PM

@mmmallday – Update: I now have this running. I made two changes and it now displays alerts.

It is not clear why these changes made any difference, because when i revert the changes the module still works. I would expect that if either or both made a difference, the module behavior would have changed back…

The first change was to remove a line I had added in the config to specify the endpoint, which is now removed

weatherEndpoint: "/onecall",

The other change was to reduce the number of decimal points in the lat and lon from the six (6) produced by Google Maps to four(4), which I recall having used in the past.

As I said, it’s not clear what I did, but it’s working now so I will leave this module alone and go on to something else. Before I mark this as solved, I will wait a bit to see if anyone had further input as to the actual resolution.

Thanks for your time and attention.

mmmallday · Nov 10, 2024, 11:59 AM

@JohnGalt said in MMM-WeatherAlerts:

@mmmallday – Update: I now have this running. I made two changes and it now displays alerts.

It is not clear why these changes made any difference, because when i revert the changes the module still works. I would expect that if either or both made a difference, the module behavior would have changed back…

The first change was to remove a line I had added in the config to specify the endpoint, which is now removed
weatherEndpoint: "/onecall",
The other change was to reduce the number of decimal points in the lat and lon from the six (6) produced by Google Maps to four(4), which I recall having used in the past.

As I said, it’s not clear what I did, but it’s working now so I will leave this module alone and go on to something else. Before I mark this as solved, I will wait a bit to see if anyone had further input as to the actual resolution.

Thanks for your time and attention.

Cool. I moved to https://github.com/mmtsweng/MMM-NOAAAlerts No API keys needed

JohnGalt · Nov 12, 2024, 12:05 AM

@mmmallday – Thanks. Good to know there are options.

OldSunGuy · Nov 12, 2024, 5:25 PM

@mmmallday Great find!

I did not see MMM-NOAAAlerts on either the 3rd Party Modules (official) or the Magicial Mirror² 3rd Party Modules (official) page.

I have setup this module and it worked for me. I used 4 decimal places on the lat and long.

mattkab · Dec 16, 2024, 4:17 PM

@OldSunGuy

Oh, I’m glad you guys found and were able to use MMM-NOAAAlerts!

Sorry I didn’t advertise it well enough. Ping me direct if you have any issues.

mmmallday · Dec 23, 2024, 4:16 PM

@mattkab said in MMM-WeatherAlerts:

@OldSunGuy

Oh, I’m glad you guys found and were able to use MMM-NOAAAlerts!

Sorry I didn’t advertise it well enough. Ping me direct if you have any issues.

Is it going to be added to the list? FYI I’m gonna have a PR out to fix scrolling within the month if you wanna look.