Any ideas on how to change mode when it’s actually going to rain? I don’t want to use IFTTT because even though it’s weather app says it’s going to rain, it may not actually rain in my area. We had one day last month where weather underground showed we were in a storm on radar, but we actually had …

[image] Keo: I was thinking about setting up a micro weather station, but how can I get that data into smartThings? Search Forum for Netatmo… :mag:

[image] tgauchat: Search Forum for Netatmo… Now that’s just cruel right now. :grin:

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I was looking at Netatmo, but I saw relative humidity not rain fall. I’m no meteorologist, so how would relative humidity tell me it’s raining. Sorry if this sounds like dumb question.

Get a rain sensor from one of the sprinkler company (TORO, Rainbird…), mount it to your gutter. Wire the two leads into one of the zwave windows sensor that has the input terminal (Schlage, Linear… etc…) That should give you an indicator in ST.

[image] Keo: I’m no meteorologist, so how would relative humidity tell me it’s raining. Sorry if this sounds like dumb question. Yup… Much better to detect water itself, though where you place the sensor leads is tricky… You would perhaps build a little cup with holes that drains quickly so …

They have an accessory for rainfall for 79$. The joke is netamo is broken in ST.

There’s a new official SmartApp that just came out that changes mode based on a switch. You can create a virtual switch called “It’s raining” and have IFTTT turn it on when it’s raining. Turning off might be tricky, maybe you can turn it off at the end of the day with a Hello Home action when you do…

[image] keithcroshaw: You can create a virtual switch called “It’s raining” and have IFTTT turn it on when it’s raining. Thanks for the idea. Unfortunately IFTTT doesn’t accurately reflect the weather in my area. I want the do stuff based on the weather around my house and many of the weath…

There is a better way. I would presume your scene triggers lights upon raining. I found a better way was to use the ‘Let there be light’ App with some minor tweaks and have it read the Lux coming off of the Smart Tile weather app. In Florida it can look miserable for an hour before it downpours… …

Change mode when it's raining?

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tgauchat (ActionTiles.com co-founder Terry @ActionTiles; GitHub: @cosmicpuppy) July 9, 2015, 3:04am 4

Run the cable and tines outside to a place where rainwater puddles quickly?

Water leak / flood sensor…

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