Get local weather info over APRS!

Send the message "n 3" to "WXNOW" to get a weather report from the nearest 3 APRS weather stations.
WXNOW analytics, where is WXNOW being used now? aprs-wxnow.hemna.com/

[@diegocasati]

This is amazing. Getting weather in Canada now. Thanks Craig!

[@KM6LYW]

Let's thank Walt, WB4BOR for this and a ton of other cool APRS stuff. Good people.

[@diegocasati]

@@KM6LYW absolutely. Without Walt’s work here this would’ve not happened. Thanks for both of you. You’re raising the bar. 73 de VE6DPC

[@kb9mtd-aaronwebb]

Thanks Craig and Walt!!

[@MI7DJT]

Works great Craig. Even here in N.Ireland unlike WXBOT

[@PA9MWO]

Nice item Craig ! Allmost forgot this option. Great Stuff !! Next time bring a small Ukulele in the car for a "portable" bumper music intro ;-) hahaha 73 pd9mwo

[@j7v7a2]

Cooler than looking out the window, LOL !

[@bradgreenwood2588]

Just curious how does it pick the stations? I’m in a remote area so not many WX stations around. I send a beacon first. Then I send the message. I get three stations far away when I’ve got one in my backyard uploading to CWOP over the internet (not over RF).

[@KM6LYW]

Hey, it's just APRS stations (from aprsIS database). cwop isn't really a ham thing, that'd be a cool feature tho

[@padreandrew2822]

The response is a bit of mixed measurement systems. Distance is in kilometers, temperature is in Fahrenheit, pressure is in millibars, rain - not sure (inches?), wind speed not sure (MPH, KPH, knots). Can anyone running a APRS weather station provide some clarity?

[@danadkin8652]

Works in UK

[@ScottEvans-vk7hse]

Just tried this whilst watch this video, the output is in imperial is there any possible way to make it display both metric and imperial measurements?

[@KM6LYW]

I find your lack of faith disturbing. The Empire strikes back! With imperial units!…. Seriously though, it’s one or the other. At least we didn’t use miles?

[@ScottEvans-vk7hse]

@@KM6LYW UK or US miles? 😝

[@ScottEvans-vk7hse]

@@KM6LYW also is the aprsd a complete re-write of the iGate software of the same name? I've downloaded it but haven't tried it yet. On my iGate I'm currently using aprx, so I'm looking to see if your aprsd could be a possible replacement....

[@craig9309]

@@ScottEvans-vk7hse unrelated, aprsd is all original software, implementing virtual bot radios on the aprs network.

[@user-vx5ru7gh7c]

Sure...works great. And if you send a message to WXYO you will get a weather forecast for your locale. Write a "3" in the message for a 3-hour forecast, a "6" for a 6-hour forecast, or a "9" for a 9-hour forecast. Great stuff. 73