Hey everyone, I’m new to OpenHAB and I’m really excited to get started! I’ve been trying to set up the Yahoo weather binding to display the barometric pressure in my area, but I’m running into a bit of confusion. Let me walk you through what I’ve done so far and where I’m stuck.
First, I followed the instructions from the OpenHAB wiki to configure the weather binding. I added the item for barometric pressure, but instead of getting a reading in inches, it’s showing something like 984, which I assume is in millibars. I was expecting a value around 29.1 inches, which is the typical range for my location. Is there a conversion I’m missing here? I checked the configuration, and I have the unit set to inches, but it doesn’t seem to be working as expected.
Here’s the item configuration I’m using:
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Number Weather_Pressure “Barometric Pressure [%.2f in]” { weather=“locationId=home, type=atmosphere, property=pressure, unit=inches” }
I’m wondering if this is a known issue or if there’s a workaround. Maybe I need to adjust the unit conversion somewhere else? I’ve heard that sometimes bindings can be finicky with units, so I’m not sure if this is a bug or just a misconfiguration on my part.
Additionally, I noticed that the Yahoo weather binding has been acting up for a while now. I tried reinstalling it, creating new things with different Geo IDs, and even doing a full system restart, but nothing seems to fix the data issue. It’s frustrating because I rely on accurate weather data for my home automation setup. Does anyone have any tips or alternative solutions for getting reliable weather data into OpenHAB?
I’m also curious if others have had success with different weather bindings. I tried switching to the normal weather binding, but it didn’t show up in the configuration, even after a fresh install. Maybe I’m missing something there too.
If anyone has encountered similar issues or has advice on how to troubleshoot this, I’d really appreciate it! I’m determined to get this working, but I could use a little guidance.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Best regards,
Chris