# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Solar Forecasts (SolCast + Forecast.Solar) **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Created:** [April 29, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842 "2021-04-29T07:25:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Pieterv123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pieterv123/32/13353_2.png) [@Pieterv123](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieterv123)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/102 "2023-05-22T09:17:31Z")
you need 2 devices. There is no option to combine at this moment. You could combine with a virtual device, but you would need to take into account clipping etc. ---
**Author:** ![Pieterv123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pieterv123/32/13353_2.png) [@Pieterv123](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieterv123)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 10:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/103 "2023-05-22T10:13:56Z")
Should be fixed in latest version ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/104 "2023-05-22T15:48:20Z")
One more question. The app offers possibility to upload the current production. But having two sites, only one site is updated with the given value using the app flow. Will/can you add an upload flow action for a device (one site)? But I have to check first if it’s somehow possible to get the two values for each grid from the Fronius app… If not, I think about defining only one site combining north and south. That’s a bit inaccurate for forecast, but easier to handle in devices/flows. ---
**Author:** ![Pieterv123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pieterv123/32/13353_2.png) [@Pieterv123](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieterv123)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/105 "2023-05-22T16:07:43Z")
yeah I can fix that. Will do in next test version ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/106 "2023-05-22T19:49:18Z")
Another question… Do you know what is expected in upload function? The AC power output of the inverter or the DC input from the panels? ---
**Author:** ![Pieterv123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pieterv123/32/13353_2.png) [@Pieterv123](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieterv123)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 6:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/107 "2023-05-23T06:23:55Z")
> The app can upload your PV output every 5 minutes to improve the model. > The upload needs to have your PV output in kW!, most of the solar apps use watt, so you have to divide the output by 1000. So AC output, as Solcast takes into account clipping ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 6:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/108 "2023-05-23T06:53:05Z")
Thanks for your fast responses 😃 In this case I’ll better create only one site for both roof parts as the inverter has only the combined AC output. So it’s easier to handle the data/devices and updates. But the device dependent upload would be nice anyway for all having two inverter and two real sites. Thanks again for your work 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Sharkys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sharkys/32/54029_2.png) [@Sharkys](https://community.homey.app/u/Sharkys)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/109 "2023-05-24T17:59:49Z")
> [@Pieterv123](#): > > Should be fixed in latest version I confirm manual triggers works now for both strings, excellent job and thank you ! ---
**Author:** ![Pieterv123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pieterv123/32/13353_2.png) [@Pieterv123](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieterv123)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 6:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/110 "2023-05-25T06:54:15Z")
As a consequence of the new flow cards, you have to make your flow cards again. The previous upload and polling action cards have now been changed. I had no other way to do this, so I am sorry ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/111 "2023-05-25T20:40:24Z")
The forecast today is not updated since 4 days. Is it only me or is it a bug? Other values are updated. Automatic polling is active with 10 calls a day (7 done for today). ![Screenshot_20230525_223709_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/c/ecfc4e0a0d8dc38ab51809dbf5d754689668b6e5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 5:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/112 "2023-05-26T05:40:35Z")
Hi, today the daily forecast was updated. ![Screenshot_20230526_073822_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/c/ec023526fa72f4a0833641ad69a213c67bd4c3df.jpeg) But still a question about this value. Remaining today gets updated during the day, but daily forecast not. Is this correct? So forecast is the original data at start of the day and if weather changes, the remaining data is updated (also higher than the forecast)? ---
**Author:** ![Pieterv123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pieterv123/32/13353_2.png) [@Pieterv123](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieterv123)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/113 "2023-05-26T06:39:18Z")
Yes correct, remaining today can become more then the original daily forecast. ---
**Author:** ![Sharkys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sharkys/32/54029_2.png) [@Sharkys](https://community.homey.app/u/Sharkys)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/114 "2023-05-26T06:39:34Z")
Just FYI, I asked SolCast support, if there is some solution for me to increase API calls in case I have 2 strings - surprisingly they replied by increasing API calls to 20, which is great and sufficient for me as home-hobby user. So seems to be pretty good service 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Markus\_Goll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/markus_goll/32/71575_2.png) [@Markus\_Goll](https://community.homey.app/u/Markus_Goll)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/115 "2023-05-27T14:55:09Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Edwin\_Biemond](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_biemond/32/72686_2.png) [@Edwin\_Biemond](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_Biemond)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/116 "2023-05-28T11:05:03Z")
nice this upload and this average calculation app. Also will fix it on the solaredge app when you have a battery. else it won’t be correct like on HA ![Screen Shot 2023-05-28 at 13.03.48](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/2/824ef81e161ed12f26a9a11413a7d35025019685.png) so how does this improve model works? they will adjust or give you some feedback? ![Screen Shot 2023-05-28 at 12.59.01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/c/dc5c281dd2aea37dd3f0c9125489107033f876b5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Pieterv123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pieterv123/32/13353_2.png) [@Pieterv123](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieterv123)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/117 "2023-05-28T12:22:41Z")
They discontinued the pv tuning, but I still upload the data and it still works. Before the uploaded data was used for pv tuning the model. [https://articles.solcast.com.au/en/articles/4945263-pv-tuning-discontinued](https://articles.solcast.com.au/en/articles/4945263-pv-tuning-discontinued) ---
**Author:** ![Matti\_Hirvonen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/matti_hirvonen/32/79184_2.png) [@Matti\_Hirvonen](https://community.homey.app/u/Matti_Hirvonen)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 8:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/118 "2023-06-19T08:30:51Z")
Hi! My solcast wont update any data: Log 2bb2ea1c-2465-4610-9516-25dbc81832fb ---
**Author:** ![Pieterv123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pieterv123/32/13353_2.png) [@Pieterv123](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieterv123)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/119 "2023-06-19T09:51:30Z")
Just checked and the Solcast API is down. So I cannot do anything about it. (I see the same on Home Assistant, so I am sure it is not the Homey app alone) ---
**Author:** ![Matti\_Hirvonen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/matti_hirvonen/32/79184_2.png) [@Matti\_Hirvonen](https://community.homey.app/u/Matti_Hirvonen)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/120 "2023-06-19T10:09:31Z")
Okay. Thank you very much for your help! 🙂 Let’s just wait until Solcast API wokes. And again apologies for the review. Got my first Homey a couple days ago so I don´t know the right forums yet 🙂 -Matti ma 19. kesäk. 2023 klo 13.01 Pieter via Homey Community Forum ([notifications@athom.discoursemail.com](mailto:notifications@athom.discoursemail.com)) kirjoitti: ---
**Author:** ![Pieterv123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pieterv123/32/13353_2.png) [@Pieterv123](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieterv123)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842/121 "2023-06-19T11:59:41Z")
The API is working again, so you can try it [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842.md?page=5) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solar-forecasts-solcast-forecast-solar/46842.md?page=7)