WU API working but no Weather Data for Zimmerman adjustment

Sorry for the delay however I am looking into this now and noticed if you provide a valid key the Weather Underground request should work fine. Can you please verify you are getting the correct data by replacing the API_KEY and LOCATION in the URL below:

http://api.wunderground.com/api/API_KEY/yesterday/conditions/astronomy/q/LOCATION.json

That is the URL the weather service makes. My API key does still work correctly and returns the correct scale.

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In regard to the OpenWeatherMaps returning invalid scales at night might be a known problem which we are working to resolve. I believe the system is using the incorrect forecast data for the next day.

The data above looks correct. The only other request I have then is to try the following link again replacing your API_KEY and LOCATION:

http://weather.opensprinkler.com/1?key=API_KEY&loc=LOCATION

Let me know what scale is shown please.

Thanks!

I noticed your WUnderground URL has a misspelling for the word yesterday. Is this what was sent to WUnderground. I ask because I just noticed you are missing the history section of the reply. If the URL is correct (not like it is typed here) then the lack of history is causing the scale to remain at 100. Otherwise we need to further investigate.

sorry here the right link
http://api.wunderground.com/api/xxxxxxxx/yesterday/conditions/astronomy/q/isenbugel.json

output

{
  "response": {
  "version":"0.1",
  "termsofService":"http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/d/terms.html",
  "features": {
  "yesterday": 1
  ,
  "conditions": 1
  ,
  "astronomy": 1
  }
	}
  ,	"current_observation": {
		"image": {
		"url":"http://icons.wxug.com/graphics/wu2/logo_130x80.png",
		"title":"Weather Underground",
		"link":"http://www.wunderground.com"
		},
		"display_location": {
		"full":"Isenbugel, Germany",
		"city":"Isenbugel",
		"state":"DF",
		"state_name":"Germany",
		"country":"DL",
		"country_iso3166":"DE",
		"zip":"00000",
		"magic":"90",
		"wmo":"10409",
		"latitude":"51.34999847",
		"longitude":"6.94999981",
		"elevation":"145.1"
		},
		"observation_location": {
		"full":", ",
		"city":"",
		"state":"",
		"country":"DE",
		"country_iso3166":"DE",
		"latitude":"51.37",
		"longitude":"6.95",
		"elevation":"400 ft"
		},
		"estimated": {
		},
		"station_id":"IESSEN250",
		"observation_time":"Last Updated on July 22, 5:20 PM CEST",
		"observation_time_rfc822":"Sun, 22 Jul 2018 17:20:51 +0200",
		"observation_epoch":"1532272851",
		"local_time_rfc822":"Sun, 22 Jul 2018 17:20:55 +0200",
		"local_epoch":"1532272855",
		"local_tz_short":"CEST",
		"local_tz_long":"Europe/Berlin",
		"local_tz_offset":"+0200",
		"weather":"Partly Cloudy",
		"temperature_string":"80.2 F (26.8 C)",
		"temp_f":80.2,
		"temp_c":26.8,
		"relative_humidity":"64%",
		"wind_string":"From the NNE at 2 MPH Gusting to 2.5 MPH",
		"wind_dir":"NNE",
		"wind_degrees":22,
		"wind_mph":2,
		"wind_gust_mph":"2.5",
		"wind_kph":3.2,
		"wind_gust_kph":"4.0",
		"pressure_mb":"1016.8",
		"pressure_in":"30.03",
		"pressure_trend":"",
		"dewpoint_string":"67 F (20 C)",
		"dewpoint_f":67,
		"dewpoint_c":20,
		"heat_index_string":"83 F (28 C)",
		"heat_index_f":83,
		"heat_index_c":28,
		"windchill_string":"NA",
		"windchill_f":"NA",
		"windchill_c":"NA",
		"feelslike_string":"83 F (28 C)",
		"feelslike_f":"83",
		"feelslike_c":"28",
		"visibility_mi":"10",
		"visibility_km":"16",
		"solarradiation":"78",
		"UV":"1.0","precip_1hr_string":"0.00 in ( 0 mm)",
		"precip_1hr_in":"0.00",
		"precip_1hr_metric":" 0",
		"precip_today_string":"0.00 in (0 mm)",
		"precip_today_in":"0.00",
		"precip_today_metric":"0",
		"icon":"partlycloudy",
		"icon_url":"http://icons.wxug.com/i/c/k/partlycloudy.gif",
		"forecast_url":"http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/10409.html",
		"history_url":"http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=IESSEN250",
		"ob_url":"http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=51.372669,6.949883",
		"nowcast":""
	}
		,	"moon_phase": {
		"percentIlluminated":"77",
		"ageOfMoon":"10",
		"phaseofMoon":"Waxing Gibbous",
		"hemisphere":"North",
		"current_time": {
		"hour":"17",
		"minute":"20"
		},
		"sunrise": {
		"hour":"5",
		"minute":"42"
		},
		"sunset": {
		"hour":"21",
		"minute":"34"
		},
		"moonrise": {
		"hour":"17",
		"minute":"01"
		},
		"moonset": {
		"hour":"1",
		"minute":"54"
		}
	},
	"sun_phase": {
		"sunrise": {
		"hour":"5",
		"minute":"42"
		},
		"sunset": {
		"hour":"21",
		"minute":"34"
		}
	}
		,
	"history": {
		"date": {
		"pretty": "January 1, 1970",
		"year": "1970",
		"mon": "01",
		"mday": "01",
		"hour": "00",
		"min": "59",
		"tzname": "Europe/Berlin"
		},
		"utcdate": {
		"pretty": "December 31, 1969",
		"year": "1969",
		"mon": "12",
		"mday": "31",
		"hour": "23",
		"min": "59",
		"tzname": "UTC"
		},
		"observations": [
		],
		"dailysummary": [
		{ "date": {
		"pretty": "12:59 AM CET on January 01, 1970",
		"year": "1970",
		"mon": "01",
		"mday": "01",
		"hour": "00",
		"min": "59",
		"tzname": "Europe/Berlin"
		},
		"fog":"0","rain":"0","snow":"0","snowfallm":"", "snowfalli":"","monthtodatesnowfallm":"", "monthtodatesnowfalli":"","since1julsnowfallm":"", "since1julsnowfalli":"","snowdepthm":"", "snowdepthi":"","hail":"0","thunder":"0","tornado":"0","meantempm":"", "meantempi":"","meandewptm":"", "meandewpti":"","meanpressurem":"", "meanpressurei":"","meanwindspdm":"", "meanwindspdi":"","meanwdire":"Variable","meanwdird":"-1","meanvism":"", "meanvisi":"","humidity":"","maxtempm":"", "maxtempi":"","mintempm":"", "mintempi":"","maxhumidity":"","minhumidity":"","maxdewptm":"", "maxdewpti":"","mindewptm":"", "mindewpti":"","maxpressurem":"", "maxpressurei":"","minpressurem":"", "minpressurei":"","maxwspdm":"", "maxwspdi":"","minwspdm":"", "minwspdi":"","maxvism":"", "maxvisi":"","minvism":"", "minvisi":"","gdegreedays":"","heatingdegreedays":"","coolingdegreedays":"","precipm":"0.0", "precipi":"0.00","precipsource":"3Or6HourObs","heatingdegreedaysnormal":"","monthtodateheatingdegreedays":"","monthtodateheatingdegreedaysnormal":"","since1sepheatingdegreedays":"","since1sepheatingdegreedaysnormal":"","since1julheatingdegreedays":"","since1julheatingdegreedaysnormal":"","coolingdegreedaysnormal":"","monthtodatecoolingdegreedays":"","monthtodatecoolingdegreedaysnormal":"","since1sepcoolingdegreedays":"","since1sepcoolingdegreedaysnormal":"","since1jancoolingdegreedays":"","since1jancoolingdegreedaysnormal":"" }
		]
	}
}

@Jemba Okay I identified your issue specifically. If you look at the reply from WUnderground, your daily summary data is empty. This is resulting in a lack of data showing the resulting summary:

{ icon: 'partlycloudy',
  timezone: '+0200',
  sunrise: 342,
  sunset: 1294,
  maxTemp: NaN,
  minTemp: NaN,
  temp: 78,
  humidity: NaN,
  precip: 0,
  solar: 1,
  wind: NaN,
  elevation: 400 }

Noticed all the NaN values which means it’s missing. This is causing the scale not to be calculated. If this changed recently maybe WUnderground is now omitting this data?

Regarding the OpenWeatherMap water level being very dynamic, I am looking into that now. Hopefully will have a solution soon (which should be a server change).

The OWM key is managed and paid for by us (OpenSprinkler). This is to avoid users having to register with a new site and retrieve a key for personal use. Instead we believe the cost will be reasonable for us to manage and maintain it. This will also allow us to be more responsive as API’s change, etc.

Update:
okay tested a bit around and useded other cities around me in OSPI and if i select Ratingen, Germany it works. i got data. and calculations looks good with 120% water level as it was hot today.
will stick to Ratingen for now.

So must be WU issue specific to my location in Germany, strange 🙁

many thanks for your help and pointing me to the research 🙂

will test WU with the settings.

good luck for the OWM issue

try the following:
open OSPI settings, click on the options, location, zoom out of the map and select one of the nearest stations from the map. save then check if you got weather data.

test station around you until you get weather data.