Hi Blick,

There are two ways of tackling this:

1. Write some JavaScript to sets the image name on your page - that way you can append a unique parameter to end of the image file URL that forces the browser to download the image each time.

2. Add an instruction to your web server config via a ".htaccess" file that then tells the browser not to cache this image.

Looking at your web site now, it seems option 1 has already been applied - but only to periodic image refreshes. The initial load does not use the cache buster.

Option two is worth a shot.

Create a file called ".htaccess" in root folder of your web - if it does not already exist.
Add the content:
<Files wp-content/uploads/Weather/sunplot.php>
  FileETag None
  Header unset ETag
  Header set Cache-Control "max-age=0, no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate"
  Header set Pragma "no-cache"
  Header set Expires "Wed, 11 Jan 1984 05:00:00 GMT"
</Files>
That makes the web server send instructions to the browser not to cache the image - but it is up to the browser if it honours that recommendation.

Hi Blick,

My post was in a bit of a rush so I need to clarify my request:

I would like to know what wireless weather station hardware others are using with WeatherCat, other than Davis, and how reliable it has been with accuracy.

KenC:

Welcome to the WeatherCat Forums. We are glad to have you. Yes, WeatherCat runs fine on Sonoma with a Vantage Vue. I have a different Davis station, but the Vue is supported. I am currently running on macOS Sonoma. You may want to upgrade to the most recent release of Sonoma, which is 14.8.9.

The WeatherCat manual is excellent for walking you through how to set up your Vue, and if you have specific questions you can come back to the forum and someone will answer them.

FYI, you posted this question in the section for iOS clients, which is where you ask questions about using WeatherCat on your iPhone and iPad. If you have followup questions, start a new topic in the WeatherCat General Discussion forum.

Hi all.

First of all, please excuse me if I use the wrong words. I'm not very up with computer jargon. And thank you for letting me join here.

I've had a Davis Vantage Vue system for many years. When mac upgraded and I couldn't use it any more on my computer I couldn't find a way to display the readouts on my computer.

I now really think it's time to sort it out again and I am asking if WeatherCat will display the reading on my mac and if yes, how do I set it up.

Please.

Dear WeatherCat faithful,

For most folks I'm already late but today marks end the astronomical end of Summer and start of Autumn.  I have two photos instead of one to mark the occasion.  The first is one taken at dusk instead of dawn.  It is unusual around here to have colorful clouds to the east at sunset but here you go:



The other photo is an expression of the "season of discontent" that is the misery of California before the rains come:



Long before the leaves make their colorful transition, the late summer heat causes the trees to shed their leaves leaving a unhappy pile of debris.  Worse still, there is a sad game of "mow and blow" gardeners blowing leaving out of their property just to pile them up in their neighbor's.  Of course the process is then reversed.  It has reached the point that cities have little choice but to bring in heavy-duty vacuum cleaners to grab the leaves before the heavy rains start.  With the expected El Niño, the demand for these vacuum cleaners must be unusually high.

At least my trusty wagon has a shelter and will stay there during the expected the expected rains.

May we all make the best of these uncertain times . . .. .

Edouard