Home Assistant Weather Cards - Installation and Configuration

[@drak4188]

it's always great seeing another HA Ozzie

[@smart_home_australia]

G’Day fellow HA’r.

[@dmwaeschle]

I just found your video on KZbin. Your video on the Home Assistant weather cards is perfect and just what I was looking for! I really appreciate your detailed walk through. Thank you for taking the time to create this tutorial!!

[@smart_home_australia]

Pleasure. :) I do these videos as I know how frustrating it can be sometimes to sift through the endless documentation and videos in the search for that "elusive" one :)

[@leicaman]

More on this for sure!

[@smart_home_australia]

I love when I find huge data sources available for free that you can integrate into Home Assistant. Check out the WittBoy video, I have some amazing graphs from that data and all super local. More on that to come.

[@fpv-jedi]

Finally was able to configure BOM sensors after watching your tutorial. Big thanks! But now I'm stuck on configuring "Generic Animated Weather Card" which used to be a BOM Card. Any hints?

[@smart_home_australia]

I believe you mean the "LoveLace animated weather card" (ref: github.com/bramkragten/weather-card). Firstly, have you installed via the hosted approach (needs internet as it updates based on an external Jason script) or, the via manual method, the more traditional of populating a folder in your custom-lovelace directory? and was either method sucessful? Once you have done this then simply add a manual card, and insert the following: type: custom:weather-card entity: weather.yourweatherentity current: true details: false forecast: true hourly_forecast: false number_of_forecasts: 5 Just change the "weather.yourweatherentity" to the entity you have for weather (found in SETTINGS> DEVICES AND SERVICES>ENITTIES, filter for "weather.") I hope that helps.

[@videoবাবু]

Hi Mate, The "Bureau of Meteorology" does not appear in my Integration Search. Is the integration still available? Thanks.

[@smart_home_australia]

Yep. Still available. Have you added the HACS component first, restarted and then added the integration ?

[@videoবাবু]

Thanks. Is HACS meant to come up in the Add Integration search as well? Could not find it.

[@videoবাবু]

OK Added HACS and it is on my left menu but Integration search still does not find 'Bureau...'

[@smart_home_australia]

OK once you have installed HACS, make sure you reboot. The search for "Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)" and install (installation instructions also at github.com/bremor/bureau_of_meteorology). The reboot again (probably dont need to but I like to reboot JIC). Then head to SETTINGS > DEVICES and SERVICES > ADD INTEGRATION. Search for and Select Bureau of Meteorology, Give it your Lat and Long, and a name for your location and press SUBMIT. Check the Custom Sensors you would like, SUBMIT. Customise Observation Sensors, and number of days forecast, SUBMIT Optionally give the new devices areas, FINISH. And you are done.

[@videoবাবু]

Thanks. I think I got it to work but you had to Download the App within HACS first and get it installed before it will appear in Settings/Devices & services (HA Core 2024.5.4). Also it is bringing up a stack of weather variables which I don't really want to see apart from the min/max temps and a brief Forecast. It is nothing like what the BOM App shows.

[@KimmoJaskari]

"Should be provided by your weather provider", how helpful.

[@smart_home_australia]

Unfortunately, I didn't have time to list. What country do you live in and I'll source for you.

[@mareckorlicki6334]

interesting When I try to add Bureau of Met.. it doesn't come up as a choice I am in Perth and my home address is set up correctly but mo Australian bureau of met. option to add will have to investigate

[@smart_home_australia]

Thats very strange, it definitely covers the whole of Australia. Can you let us all know once you find the solution.

[@mareckorlicki6334]

@@smart_home_australia Hi It has to be added in in HACS first before going to add integrations if you get what I mean all working now

[@smart_home_australia]

Thanks. Good advice. One of the pitfalls of using a mirror of your production system. I should move across to a new testing environment that avoids any dependencies that have already been installed for testing purposes. :)

[@stevene_]

bom addon occasionally tells me the weather is "unknown" :( not sure why...

[@smart_home_australia]

The BOM integration in Home Assistant does not refresh data more frequently than once every 5 minutes. If you’re checking the weather more frequently, you might encounter “unknown” values during the intervals between data updates. I'd recommend checking the logs to see why you are getting the "unknown" data. Also possibly, reinitializing the integration might help (no guarantee on that one) and if not the reach out to the community.

[@gerryf7015]

Did you get to test the WeatherFlow Tempest against the EcoWill WittBoy? Both very similar and both have HA integration. Tempest has more sensor entities, including one I think is critical where I live - lighting sensor (strike rate, distance). Some concerns about both using haptic sensor for rain measurement not being accurate. Both can integrate with various sprinkler systems. But EcoWitt has additional sensors, including soil humidity sensing. Have not tested that yet. May the road rise to meet you May the wind be always at your back May the sun shine warm upon your face The rains fall soft upon your fields ...

[@smart_home_australia]

Hi Gerry, I’ve not tested the Tempest yet. Looks like another great device. Yes it has more on device sensors, but the Wittboy has more if you consider the additional devices in the Ecowitt ecosystem. I’m planning on getting some of these in to review so keep an eye out.

[@smart_home_australia]

BTW love the Irish blessing. 😊🙏