Hi everyone! I’ve been diving into integrating weather forecasts into my smart home setup and wanted to share some insights and questions I’ve come across. If you’re also working on weather-related automations, I’d love to hear your experiences!
First off, I successfully set up template sensors to pull daily weather forecasts using Met.no. It’s been a great way to keep track of temperature and weather conditions. Here’s a quick overview of what I did:
yaml
trigger:
- time_pattern:
hours: 0
minutes: 10 - homeassistant event: start
action: - weather.get_forecasts
data:
type: daily
target:
entity_id: weather.home
response_variable: daily
sensor: - name: Temperature forecast today
unique_id: temperature_forecast_today
state: “{{ daily[‘weather.home’].forecast[0].temperature }}”
unit_of_measurement: °C - name: Temperature forecast tomorrow
unique_id: temperature_forecast_tomorrow
state: “{{ daily[‘weather.home’].forecast[1].temperature }}”
unit_of_measurement: °C - name: Weather forecast tomorrow
unique_id: weather_forecast_tomorrow
state: “{{ daily[‘weather.home’].forecast[1] }}”
While this works, I have a couple of questions:
- Time Period Clarification: Does the
dailyforecast cover a 12-hour, 24-hour, or full-day window? Also, does the temperature represent an average, max, or min value? - Storing Forecast Data: I tried storing the entire forecast in a sensor, but it ends up as JSON data. Is there a way to structure this so it behaves like a native weather entity, making attributes easily accessible in the GUI?
If anyone has tackled these issues or has tips on optimizing weather integrations, I’d be thrilled to hear your solutions! Whether it’s about parsing forecast data or creating more dynamic automations, your insights would be invaluable.
Let’s keep the conversation flowing! 