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You can do it with the VantageVue model he mentions in the article. The WeatherUnderground integration simply allows you to see your weather station in the WU a

You can do it with the VantageVue model he mentions in the article. The WeatherUnderground integration simply allows you to see your weather station in the WU app and website. I've had this page bookmarked for quite some time, wanting to build one, but the LAN module for the unit is $295. Someday...

roel_v 12y ago
So how does this unit get its data onto WU? Does it transmit to the base unit using RF, which is connected to a computer, and then the computer (with special drivers/software?) sends the data to WU? Would it be possible to connect the base unit to a computer or RPi through USB and 'sniff' the weather off it, when it's transmitted to WU? Or to have the DNS resolver point to localhost and MITM the data, so to say - eventually without even sending the actual data on to WU? I'm looking for a way to measure the weather and integrate it with my home automation system, and the central heating control eventually, and I'm willing to shell out for a high quality, reliable outdoor measuring device - but I'm not paying 300 bucks for a 'LAN module' nor will I rely on connectivity to the internet for correct functioning of the system. Actually I think this is a major flaw in the OP's setup - if the weather is bad enough for him to need such a system, then surely it must be so bad that he loses internet connectivity every once in a while, probably at the times he will need the weather measurements the most?
- MegaDeKay 12y ago
  Once you've got the data out of the console using methods I've outlined in other posts, getting the data to something like WU can be pretty simple. One fellow, working from some of the stuff I figured out, did it with a simple LUA script and an ancient WRT-54G router. http://blog.ancient-workshop.com/post/2011/12/10/Weather-Station-Hacking http://blog.ancient-workshop.com/post/2011/12/10/Weather-Sta...
  - roel_v 12y ago
    Yeah my question above crossed your posts elsewhere in this thread - in fact I just finished reading most of your site before coming back here and finding your reply ;) Great work, I'm going to look into this.

roel_v 12y ago

So how does this unit get its data onto WU? Does it transmit to the base unit using RF, which is connected to a computer, and then the computer (with special drivers/software?) sends the data to WU? Would it be possible to connect the base unit to a computer or RPi through USB and 'sniff' the weather off it, when it's transmitted to WU? Or to have the DNS resolver point to localhost and MITM the data, so to say - eventually without even sending the actual data on to WU? I'm looking for a way to measure the weather and integrate it with my home automation system, and the central heating control eventually, and I'm willing to shell out for a high quality, reliable outdoor measuring device - but I'm not paying 300 bucks for a 'LAN module' nor will I rely on connectivity to the internet for correct functioning of the system. Actually I think this is a major flaw in the OP's setup - if the weather is bad enough for him to need such a system, then surely it must be so bad that he loses internet connectivity every once in a while, probably at the times he will need the weather measurements the most?

MegaDeKay 12y ago
Once you've got the data out of the console using methods I've outlined in other posts, getting the data to something like WU can be pretty simple. One fellow, working from some of the stuff I figured out, did it with a simple LUA script and an ancient WRT-54G router. http://blog.ancient-workshop.com/post/2011/12/10/Weather-Station-Hacking http://blog.ancient-workshop.com/post/2011/12/10/Weather-Sta...
- roel_v 12y ago
  Yeah my question above crossed your posts elsewhere in this thread - in fact I just finished reading most of your site before coming back here and finding your reply ;) Great work, I'm going to look into this.