It's time to replace my weather station. Any recommendations with the Cyber Monday offerings on Amazon?
I was considering this one:
I was considering this one:
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I've had this 5in1 model since 2017. I just now need to replace it as it constantly reads 40 degrees. The high definition display never worked right from the beginning so never used that. I had the unit connected to Weather Underground to report my conditions and used the MyAcurite app as well.It's time to replace my weather station. Any recommendations with the Cyber Monday offerings on Amazon?
I was considering this one:
Same.Ambient Weather Ws-5000
I ended up with this and am happy with it so far. I've added it to WUnderground to replace my old one and have also added weather overlay to one of my sky cams.I've had this one running steady going on 3 years now ==>> Ambient Weather WS-2902 WiFi Smart Weather Station
It's 16% off / $152.00
I've been FTP'ing a camera to Ambient Weather 3 yrs. now via Blue Iris, rock steady. Below is the free public link to 640 x 480; you can upgrade to higher resolution for a fee.I ended up with this and am happy with it so far. I've added it to WUnderground to replace my old one and have also added weather overlay to one of my sky cams.
I am considering adding it as a weathercam through Ambient Weather, but not sure the best way. They have URL and FTP, but not sure where I would enter the info. Anyone done this? Guidance?
I've been FTP'ing a camera to Ambient Weather 3 yrs. now via Blue Iris, rock steady. Below is the free public link to 640 x 480; you can upgrade to higher resolution for a fee.
Create a FTP in BI, use the credentials AW gives you when you create a free account.
Go to the desired cam, go to "post" => "target" , check "post files to FTP server", select from the drop box the FTP server for AW you created beforehand.
Here's my web cam:
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There's a place in your AW account to make your links private; not sure if that helps.I had figured it out right after I posted and asked. Your link is acting as an attachment, I don't know if that's what you intended.
My only concern is the weather overlay has my weather station ID on it, which puts my info out there, but if you can see the weather station you can see my location. So I suppose it doesn't really matter.
It's sort of a catch 22. I want the weather info and visual to be out there, but if someone can access my weather station via AW or WU, then they can see its location on a map. So there is no hiding it or where I am. But if I share the video, it has the station ID overlaid with the weather info, so there is definitely no hiding it. But, at some point, if someone wants to find me and tickle me in my sleep, then they're going to find me and tickle me in my sleep.There's a place in your AW account to make your links private; not sure if that helps.
Fixed; their so-called "shared" link is not working.Your link is acting as an attachment, I don't know if that's what you intended.
Nice, didn't know they had that in their help.In case anyone finds this thread and was wondering how to send weather cam images from Blue Iris to Ambient Weather by ftp, this guide has specific instructions and what I followed:
Blue Iris WeatherCam Software. How To Upload To AmbientWeather.Net - ambient weather
• Log into AmbientWeather.net • Go to your Devices panel • Click “Add Weather Cam” for the device you want to add a camera to. • Choose FTP • Tap Next Copy the username and password, you will need this later to setup Blue Iris If you want to make your WeatherCam viewable by others, check the...ambientweather.com
Yes your location is not a secret with ambient weather. Oh well