# \#project\_weather

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## [Yet Another Weather Driver (but for Edge!)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/yet-another-weather-driver-but-for-edge/245576)

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**Author:** [@TAustin](https://community.smartthings.com/u/TAustin)\
**Replies:** 433\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/yet-another-weather-driver-but-for-edge/245576 "2026-09-21T18:38:04Z")

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Feb. 2023 Update and Summary This Edge driver supports 5 weather data sources: WeatherUnderground OpenWeather US Gov Finnish Meteorological Institute WeatherFlow Tempest Data Provided (depending on availability from …

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## [Sun Position & Times Edge Driver](https://community.smartthings.com/t/sun-position-times-edge-driver/205394)

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**Author:** [@Baranauskas](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Baranauskas)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/sun-position-times-edge-driver/205394 "2026-04-05T08:31:39Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m new to SmartThings. In my home I need to know the position of the sun to be able to open or close the blinds and dusk light automations. I wrote two DHs that determine the position of the sun as well as …

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## [New! Light Sensor, Temperature, Humidity, Pressure Sensor and Zigbee Repeater/Router](https://community.smartthings.com/t/new-light-sensor-temperature-humidity-pressure-sensor-and-zigbee-repeater-router/124335)

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**Author:** [@iharyadi](https://community.smartthings.com/u/iharyadi)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/new-light-sensor-temperature-humidity-pressure-sensor-and-zigbee-repeater-router/124335 "2024-03-11T04:07:38Z")

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Update 4/24 Light sensors is installed. Building on the work to make my DIY Zigbee Router/Repeater here, I thought that I add BME280 sensor to the module. BME280 is Temperature, Humidity and pressure sensor made by Bo…

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## [Weather Clock ST Compatible?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/weather-clock-st-compatible/278913)

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**Author:** [@homeagain](https://community.smartthings.com/u/homeagain)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/weather-clock-st-compatible/278913 "2024-03-05T13:26:57Z")

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A ST compatible Clock/ mini weather station has been on my ST list for a couple of years. My Lacrosse one just died, so I’m checking my options. I’m in the US and open to many options, but don’t need something fancy, b…

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## [Z-Waze Heat Cable / Z Wave Heat Tape](https://community.smartthings.com/t/z-waze-heat-cable-z-wave-heat-tape/106761)

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**Author:** [@Nate\_Hales](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Nate_Hales)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/z-waze-heat-cable-z-wave-heat-tape/106761 "2023-10-18T17:14:13Z")

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I automated my Heat Cable and Heattape with Z-Wave. (made a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC8be2Bgfbc ) I use IFTTT to turn it on when it is snowing and below 34 degrees Fahrenheit IFTTT turns it off 4 hours …

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## [AirNow.gov integration?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/airnow-gov-integration/82963)

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**Author:** [@ArstenA](https://community.smartthings.com/u/ArstenA)\
**Replies:** 56\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/airnow-gov-integration/82963 "2023-07-27T19:10:22Z")

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Has anyone been able to get ST to pull the air quality index from www.airnow.gov? It would be sweet to enter your zip code and get the outside air quality report. Then we can decide if we want to exchange our indoor ai…

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## [Latest Recommendations for Weather Station?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/latest-recommendations-for-weather-station/252780)

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**Author:** [@80sTiger](https://community.smartthings.com/u/80sTiger)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/latest-recommendations-for-weather-station/252780 "2022-11-26T01:55:08Z")

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With the demise of groovy, what is the latest (if any) recommendation for personal weather stations ? I’m looking through old threads and nothing is jumping out at me. Perhaps the Ambient WS-2000 ? It references ST, but …

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## [Pushing a National Weather Service notification through SmartThings to ActionTiles](https://community.smartthings.com/t/pushing-a-national-weather-service-notification-through-smartthings-to-actiontiles/245677)

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**Author:** [@MABeatty1978](https://community.smartthings.com/u/MABeatty1978)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/pushing-a-national-weather-service-notification-through-smartthings-to-actiontiles/245677 "2022-08-02T02:34:57Z")

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Been playing around with the NWS api and thought it would be a fun little project to use it to push weather alerts, watches, and warning to SmartThings using a virtual switch. I then put that virtual switch into ActionT…

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## [\[RELEASE\] FREE Meteobridge/Weatherbridge Weather Station v 1.1.\* FREE ... Now Also Hubitat-compatible](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-free-meteobridge-weatherbridge-weather-station-v-1-1-free-now-also-hubitat-compatible/158274)

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**Author:** [@storageanarchy](https://community.smartthings.com/u/storageanarchy)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-free-meteobridge-weatherbridge-weather-station-v-1-1-free-now-also-hubitat-compatible/158274 "2022-07-02T13:05:49Z")

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Meteobridge Weather Station v1.1.28 released on June 26, 2019 Overview Meteobridge (www.meteobridge.com) is an inexpensive Linux-based server that is used by many to collect data from your local weather station and distr…

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## [\[OBSOLETE\] Ready For Nature - alert for inclement weather when a door/window is open](https://community.smartthings.com/t/obsolete-ready-for-nature-alert-for-inclement-weather-when-a-door-window-is-open/119581)

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**Author:** [@JSchlackman](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JSchlackman)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/obsolete-ready-for-nature-alert-for-inclement-weather-when-a-door-window-is-open/119581 "2021-02-22T15:00:36Z")

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This app was designed for the SmartThings Groovy platform, which was shut down in January 2023. As a result, there is no longer any way to use this app on the SmartThings platform and I have no plan to re-implement it us…

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## [\[OBSOLETE\] The Weather Company SmartApp: the “poor guy” weather station with event based switches automation](https://community.smartthings.com/t/obsolete-the-weather-company-smartapp-the-poor-guy-weather-station-with-event-based-switches-automation/149123)

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**Author:** [@Philippe\_Portes](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Philippe_Portes)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/obsolete-the-weather-company-smartapp-the-poor-guy-weather-station-with-event-based-switches-automation/149123 "2021-01-14T04:07:20Z")

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Hi everyone, Last year, I published Weather Underground Web Smartapp: the “poor guy” weather station with event based switches automation based on WeatherUndergound API. Since this API is no longer provided through Sma…

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## [The state of Weather, PWS, and SmartThings? (Jan 2019)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-state-of-weather-pws-and-smartthings-jan-2019/148508)

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**Author:** [@David\_Waltermyer](https://community.smartthings.com/u/David_Waltermyer)\
**Replies:** 39\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-state-of-weather-pws-and-smartthings-jan-2019/148508 "2020-12-19T06:43:21Z")

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I have a PWS (Personal Weather Station) on my house the uploads data to WU (WeatherUnderground). In the past I have used my station ID with ‘SmartWeather Station Tile’ to get that data to SmartThings. I have recently pur…

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## [\[RELEASE\] Apixu.com worldwide weather data with outside lux. No PWS or server setup required](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-apixu-com-worldwide-weather-data-with-outside-lux-no-pws-or-server-setup-required/159567)

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**Author:** [@bangali](https://community.smartthings.com/u/bangali)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-apixu-com-worldwide-weather-data-with-outside-lux-no-pws-or-server-setup-required/159567 "2020-11-12T00:14:46Z")

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with WU no longer available took a quick pass at porting my apixu driver original created for HE. more on that driver here: this is an alpha version … pretty much a straight port of the HE version with a couple of til…

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## [Simple wind direction (and maybe speed) sensor?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/simple-wind-direction-and-maybe-speed-sensor/171217)

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**Author:** [@SeanTek](https://community.smartthings.com/u/SeanTek)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/simple-wind-direction-and-maybe-speed-sensor/171217 "2019-11-22T20:28:35Z")

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I am looking for a very simple outdoor wind direction sensor (anemometer) that is compatible with SmartThings, because I want to figure out the orientation of a flying flag. It would be nice, but not required, for the se…

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## [Severe Weather Alerts With Echo Devices](https://community.smartthings.com/t/severe-weather-alerts-with-echo-devices/164993)

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**Author:** [@dbowles1975](https://community.smartthings.com/u/dbowles1975)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/severe-weather-alerts-with-echo-devices/164993 "2019-08-26T21:36:40Z")

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I am using the Echo Speaks SmartApp and the Ambient Weather SmartApp together with a single webCoRE piston to provide severe weather alerts on my Echo devices. The piston subscribes to the alertdescription attribute…

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## [Severe Weather Alerts on Echo](https://community.smartthings.com/t/severe-weather-alerts-on-echo/160647)

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**Author:** [@piersm2](https://community.smartthings.com/u/piersm2)\
**Replies:** 49\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/severe-weather-alerts-on-echo/160647 "2019-06-03T19:11:37Z")

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Not my project, but helping modify it. @Jwwhite is the mastermind behind it. Here is the link to the project. Edit: see below for link

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## [Activate/Deactivate Motion Sensors based upon Outside Ambient Light Lux](https://community.smartthings.com/t/activate-deactivate-motion-sensors-based-upon-outside-ambient-light-lux/131133)

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**Author:** [@coolhand72](https://community.smartthings.com/u/coolhand72)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/activate-deactivate-motion-sensors-based-upon-outside-ambient-light-lux/131133 "2018-07-19T14:08:48Z")

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I have been using SmartThings for the past two years and I wanted to programmatically deactivate certain motion sensors based upon the ambient light being sufficient to light a room 1) using existing motion sensors, 2) w…

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## [Brainstorming help on lighting project for simulated skylight](https://community.smartthings.com/t/brainstorming-help-on-lighting-project-for-simulated-skylight/97286)

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**Author:** [@Todd\_Meyer](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Todd_Meyer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/brainstorming-help-on-lighting-project-for-simulated-skylight/97286 "2017-08-29T20:42:36Z")

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Hi, With LED technology improving rapidly, I’ve had an idea that I believe should be possible with a little custom programming but I’d love some help brainstorming the project outline. Goal: Automatically adjust the br…

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## [Weather 3.0](https://community.smartthings.com/t/weather-3-0/82410)

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**Author:** [@SBDOBRESCU](https://community.smartthings.com/u/SBDOBRESCU)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/weather-3-0/82410 "2017-08-18T19:23:07Z")

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There are many things EchoSistant can do, that no other app can. And weather alerts is one of these features. The recent update to Weather 3.0 engine for the Echo: Notifications Add-on, offers weather updates for every u…

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## [Weather Smart Pool Pump](https://community.smartthings.com/t/weather-smart-pool-pump/77082)

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**Author:** [@LawsonAutomation](https://community.smartthings.com/u/LawsonAutomation)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/weather-smart-pool-pump/77082 "2017-02-08T21:37:08Z")

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I just purchased a smart sprinkler controller that uses weather information to vary my watering schedule. I'm looking for, but can't find, a pool pump controller that basically does the same. Based on pool or air temper…

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## [Smart Shoe Cabinet](https://community.smartthings.com/t/smart-shoe-cabinet/24238)

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**Author:** [@GuyInATie](https://community.smartthings.com/u/GuyInATie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/smart-shoe-cabinet/24238 "2015-09-28T03:08:40Z")

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Hi all, Just wanted to share some results on a project suggested by my wife. A couple weeks ago, I asked her if there was anything she wanted our home to do. Her idea was to have our Ikea shoe cabinet ( http://www.ikea…
