Weather Stations

The Weather Underground (http://www.wunderground.com) provides real-time online weather information assisted by a network 140,000+ personal weather stations setup all over the world. Chances are, there is a Weather Underground personal weather station near you. The really cool aspect of Wunderground is that they have an API that we can use to retrieve the weather data (pretty much) any where in the world.

Temperature, dew point, wind gust, humidity, precipitation, pressure, UV index, … all easily available for wherever we want, whenever we want. Let's learn how to use Wunderground's super-simple API

In order to use the Wunderground API, you first need your own API key. Getting an API key is quick and free.

• Track the ISS: https://github.com/initialstate/ISS-tracker/wiki
• IOT data logging - InitialState Project Ideas https://www.initialstate.com/learn/
• InitialState Knowledgebase: http://support.initialstate.com/knowledgebase/
• Edit tile sizes and related: http://support.initialstate.com/knowledgebase/articles/750759-tiles-resizing-and-moving
• Go to http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/?MR=1
• Sense-hat weather project: https://github.com/InitialState/wunderground-sensehat/wiki
• API data example: http://api.wunderground.com/api/0712014256309d68/conditions/q/AU/Sydney.json
• Read: https://github.com/InitialState/wunderground-sensehat/wiki/Part-1.-Initial-State

• \curl -sSL https://get.initialstate.com/python -o - | sudo bash

• Another good project/guide to connect via initialstate: https://www.element14.com/community/community/raspberry-pi/raspberrypi_projects/blog/2015/09/24/foginator-2000-003-raspberry-pi-sense-hat-integration-with-initial-state