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WeatherCat Feature Requests / Re: Second station for additional channels
« Last post by WCDev on March 15, 2026, 04:34:33 PM »
Quote from: wurzelmac on March 15, 2026, 02:41:35 PM
[edit] But wait, this screenshot is from another build - isn't it? Because the latest build I am using doesn't provide an additional station - the feature is greyed out...  ???

Correct, the screenshot is not from the dev 6 release but should make an appearance in some future release.
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WeatherCat Feature Requests / Re: Second station for additional channels
« Last post by wurzelmac on March 15, 2026, 02:41:35 PM »
I completely missed that...  [banghead]
[edit] But wait, this screenshot is from another build - isn't it? Because the latest build I am using doesn't provide an additional station - the feature is greyed out...  ???
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WeatherCat Feature Requests / Re: Second station for additional channels
« Last post by WCDev on March 15, 2026, 11:35:05 AM »
OK :)

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WeatherCat Feature Requests / Second station for additional channels
« Last post by wurzelmac on March 15, 2026, 07:29:22 AM »
Now that V4 is in the pipeline, let me request a feature that can use a second station for additional channels and sensors, for example:

Using a Davis WLL as main station, adding an Ecowitt GW3000 as an extra station with all the really affordable sensors Ecowitt offers.

Cheers,
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General Weather Discussion / Re: A thoughtful AP article on daylight savings time.
« Last post by Blicj11 on March 14, 2026, 02:46:40 PM »
Thanks for the link. I was in Arizona for a week, so I didn't have to put up with the clock-changing nonsense until I returned home. I don't care for the 30 -minute option, but just wish we would lock the clock on one method or the other.
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Development Blog / Re: Ecowitt - some thoughts
« Last post by WCDev on March 14, 2026, 09:08:32 AM »
Looking at the manual for that one Edouard, I do not see that it has a local API which WeatherCat could access (happy to be corrected if someone has more 'Ecowitt' knowledge :) )

A quick search brings up https://meshka.eu/Ecowitt/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start#apis_application_programming_interfaces - there's a list of what does and doesn't have a local API there. It appears it doesn't.

One other observation - you're going to need wifi in your van so that both WeatherCat and the Ecowitt are on the same network - something to consider.

[Edit: Thinking about what you're doing, I'd be inclined to throw a GW3000 into the mix - these can be picked up on places like Amazon at reasonable prices. The GW-3000 does have the local API and is fine with WeatherCat. Fit it with an 8GB SDCard and get the WS90 registered with that, then when you open your laptop, WeatherCat will pull down the historical data from the GW3000 then resume real-time operation.]
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Development Blog / Da' $40 coupon made me dood it!! (Re: Ecowitt - some thoughts)
« Last post by elagache on March 13, 2026, 10:37:51 PM »
Dear Stu and WeatherCat adventurers,

Yes I know, I should provide an update on my "mature Airstream."  I will try to do so soon.  Yesterday was something of a breakthrough because I discovered some extremely strong Neodymium rare-earth magnets that allow for the attachment of items through the aluminum skin of the trailer.  I just bought this magnets that claim to be able to lift 100 lbs.!!

https://a.co/d/05epwb8a

So the time has come to see if I can secure a weather station to my trailer when not in motion.  Of course Amazon teased me with so many different stations that I could have left me bewildered.  However, "fortunately" for me, I had left the link to the correct station this thread.  A quick check and Amazon had a $40 off coupon!!   [bounce]

So my very own ECOWITT Wittboy Pro Weather Station HP2564  is arriving on Sunday.  I'm going to try to run WeatherCat 4.x on the laptop I use to tune my trusty wagon so that I don't have to risk my Mac Mini which kind of runs the house.

Stay tuned!! . . . . . 

Edouard


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General Weather Discussion / A thoughtful AP article on daylight savings time.
« Last post by elagache on March 06, 2026, 11:32:12 PM »
Dear WeatherCatters who suffer from insomnia,

It is that time of year when people all over the world are going to lose an hour of sleep.  The Associated Press has a succinct article on the possible alternatives and how the people of the United States feel about it:

https://apnews.com/article/daylight-saving-time-states-congress-standard-4cd5b467eed4ad1f112f0834aee3d45b

As the article points out, no choice is without its downsides.

For now, the only certainty is that daylight savings time is no treatment for insomnia!   [bed]

Edouard
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Observations / Re: What are your end-of-month climate statistics according to WeatherCat?
« Last post by elagache on March 06, 2026, 11:27:14 PM »
Thank you Blick and Dave for your contributions!   :)

Alas, I cannot offer anything but sympathy over the climatic trends we are facing.

So who's next?

Edouard
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Observations / Re: What are your end-of-month climate statistics according to WeatherCat?
« Last post by Dave13 on March 06, 2026, 02:15:11 AM »
February was...
   Cooler than average (42.06°F versus an average of 43.55)
   Drier than average (0.86 in versus an average total of 4.65)
   Calmer than average (a wind run of 488 miles versus an average of 1,250)
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