default Weather, current with wethergov issues

linuxha

I’m playing around with Weather/Current/weathergov setting for the US and I see a lot of issue. First the Windspeed is 33 NNW (it’s 7 NNW) and the temperature 54F ‘feels like’ 32F.

When I visit the weathergov API URL for lon/lat I see “5 to 10 mph” instead of a windspeed. My guess is that this may be part of the issue. I’m not really sure how to debug this as some of the javascript looks very different than what I’m used to.

Any pointers on how I can help, please let me know.

scumbelly

@linuxha

Hi,

What is your default for ‘units’ in the config.js file?

Config Options…

Possible values: config.units = Specified by config.js, default = Kelvin, metric = Celsius, imperial =Fahrenheit

and if your are asking about the current weather module

useKMPHwind Uses KMPH as units for windspeed.
Possible values:true or false
Default value: false

useBeaufort Pick between using the Beaufort scale for wind speed or using the default units.
Possible values: true or false
Default value: true

if you are using weather module - windUnits

What units to use for wind speed. If specified overrides units setting. Specified by config.js

Possible values: config.units = Specified by config.js, default = Kelvin, metric = Celsius, imperial = Fahrenheit

It’s best to check your options per module.

Cheers.

linuxha

@scumbelly

Here’s the weather config section:

	units:      "imperial", // global
...
		{
			module: "weather",
			//position: "top_right",
			position: "bottom_left",
			config: {
				type: "current",
				weatherProvider: "weathergov", //Default value: openweathermap
				//windUnits: "imperial", // this is messed up in the code
				tempUnits: "imperial",
				useBeaufort: false,
				fade: false,
				// See 'Configuration options' for more information.
				//apiBase: "https://api.weather.gov/points/",
				//weatherEndpoint: "/forecast/hourly", // for current
				lat:        40.25571,
				lon:        -74.39416,
			}
		},

I basically get this:
chopped screen shot

scumbelly

@linuxha

This is what I am guessing is your weather.

scumbelly

@linuxha

That’s odd. Your wind speed looks like it could be in meters/seconds but it should be about 3.3 @ 7 miles per hour. So, are you using the current weather module or the ‘new’ weather module?

Cheers

linuxha

@scumbelly , the new weather module, the old is call currentweather and weatherforecast. Those are commented out in my config.

scumbelly

@linuxha

With following set you should get correct weather… except wind chill.

language: “en”,
locale: “en-US”,
logLevel: [“INFO”, “LOG”, “WARN”, “ERROR”], // Add “DEBUG” for even more logging
timeFormat: 12,
units: “imperial”,

		config: {
			type: "current",
			weatherProvider: "weathergov", //Default value: openweathermap
			weatherEndpoint: "/forecast/hourly",
			degreeLabel: true,
			showFeelsLike: false,
			lat:        40.25571,
			lon:        -74.39416,

No matter what I tried Feels Like came up as 32degrees. The web site shows “wind chill” and openweathermap shows “feels like” and the current.njk translates “FEELS” - DEGREE. I’m scratching my head for now.

Cheers.

scumbelly

@linxha

I captured an xml string from your location…

<current_observation version=“1.0”
xmlns:xsd=“http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema”
xmlns:xsi=“http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”
xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation=“http://www.weather.gov/view/current_observation.xsd”>
NOAA’s National Weather Service
<credit_URL>http://weather.gov/</credit_URL>

http://weather.gov/images/xml_logo.gif

NOAA's National Weather Service http://weather.gov 15 minutes after the hour 60 Belmar-Farmingdale, NJ KBLM 40.18333 -74.13333 Last Updated on Apr 14 2021, 12:56 pm EDT Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:56:00 -0400 A Few Clouds 70.0 F (21.1 C) 70.0 21.1 39 from the West at 9.2 gusting to 17.3 MPH (8 gusting to 15 KT) West 270 9.2 17.3 8 15 1016.4 mb 1016.4 30.02 44.1 F (6.7 C) 44.1 6.7 10.00 http://forecast.weather.gov/images/wtf/small/ http://www.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KBLM.html few.png http://www.weather.gov/data/METAR/KBLM.1.txt http://weather.gov/disclaimer.html http://weather.gov/disclaimer.html http://weather.gov/notice.html

… but I saw no ‘wind chill’ or ‘feels like’ information at the time I grabbed the file.

I’ve gone about as far as I can. Hopefully someone can add more to this for you.

Cheers.

linuxha

@scumbelly , huge thanks for the help. What URL did you use to get the XML? For weather.gov, I’ve been seeing JSON.

I think I’ll toss in a few log statements and see what weather.gov code is using.

scumbelly

@linuxha

https://w1.weather.gov/xml/current_obs/KBLM.xml

linuxha

I figured out the Feels like being 32F, it’s getting a null in the heat index from weather.gov. I’ve added code to check for null and use the currentWeather.temperature instead. I’ll send diffs later (where do I send them?) when I’ve finished with the windSpeed.

		if(currentWeatherData.heatIndex.value) {
			currentWeather.feelsLikeTemp = this.convertTemp(currentWeatherData.heatIndex.value);
		} else {
			// If null, set it to the current temperature
			currentWeather.feelsLikeTemp = currentWeather.temperature;
		}

Sorry it took so long for me to figure out this env. I’m using the browser to debug now. I’ve not done this much. :-)

linuxha

Okay, I see the issue with windSpeed. The URL returns windSpeed in km_h-1 (k/h), the convertSpeed(metSec) function appears to be m/s. I’m not sure how to fix this for general use. I’ll try to fix it for my use first.

sdetweil

@linuxha google search on conversion says divide the km/h by 3.6 to get m/s

linuxha

@sdetweil , thanks, I did find those but I’m also trying to figure out a way so when I change the code it doesn’t break the existing. I’m just giving it thought now.

To convert kph to mph: *0.621371. I 'm used to MPH and m/s or kph wouldn’t register with me. I can handle temperatures and distance in metric but not wind speeds.

linuxha

Ah feels like also needs to consider “windChill” & “heatIndex”. I’m betting they’re mutually exclusive.

phodges7727

I think the weather.gov API using /points/ has been deprecated. It switched to gridpoints/{wfo}/{x}/{y}. I am not skilled enough to know what to switch in the config file to make it work.