# \[APP\]\[Pro\] WeatherFlow's Smart Weather Station **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Created:** [February 27, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816 "2019-02-27T20:47:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/122 "2021-09-21T10:03:45Z")
Unbelievable, because for this flow, rain must also be detected. How long does it take to start the flow? How long or how much does it have to rain? Is it possibly a problem with the Homey app resp. the API? Appears the message “It starts raining” faster on the smartphone app than in Homey? @Jeroen_W, wind measurement is a very complex and probably the most difficult subject in weather determination. Probably most users have no possibility to install a weather station according to the standards. A lot of factors have to be taken into account. Therefore, your “feeling” may not be wrong. Do someone of you now what interval is used for wind measurement? 3 sec or 1 minute? Sorry for asking in such detail. Currently I have a Netatmo weather station and a POPP Z-Weather (Z-Wave). The Netatmo weather station can’t be used to automate the awning, the interval is much too slow. The POPP Z-Weather reports immediately the wind speed by association when it exceeds a certain value (which is adjustable). However, I don’t have a rain sensor. I could build a sensor based on the conductivity of a contact board (there are some DIY tutorials in the community) or buy such a sensor. But I like the Tempest weather station very much, also because it also measures UV and lightning. Also, I would have alle weather data in one station. However, I don’t want to pay 330 € for nothing if the Tempest weather station is also not suitable to automate the awning. ---
**Author:** ![Martijn\_C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijn_c/32/39993_2.png) [@Martijn\_C](https://community.homey.app/u/Martijn_C)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/123 "2021-09-21T10:13:34Z")
I haven’t used it for a while but when it is raining very light, it doesn’t trigger at all. Only when there’s a certain amount (mm) it triggers after 5 minutes, I believe. I think it’s a standard function of the Tempest since also the Tempest app gives the notification only after a few minutes or mm. So it has nothing to do with the Homey integration, that is working well. Don’t ask me why they chose this, but I’m glad there’s a work around. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/124 "2021-09-21T10:26:34Z")
Just to clarify: > [@Martijn\_C](#): > > when it is raining very light, it doesn’t trigger at all. Only when there’s a certain amount (mm) it triggers after 5 minutes, I believe. And your flow with the variable starts immediately after it began to rain? ---
**Author:** ![Martijn\_C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijn_c/32/39993_2.png) [@Martijn\_C](https://community.homey.app/u/Martijn_C)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 10:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/125 "2021-09-21T10:46:20Z")
Yes, it shows the slightest change in mm. I use it the same way; to close the roof windows, sun screens, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Moonglider](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/moonglider/32/136160_2.png) [@Moonglider](https://community.homey.app/u/Moonglider)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/126 "2021-09-23T17:14:52Z")
I have just installed Weatherflow Tempest and this app and it is working fine 🙂 Is it possible to have m/s instead of km/h ? ---
**Author:** ![Will\_o\_Wisp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/will_o_wisp/32/4022_2.png) [@Will\_o\_Wisp](https://community.homey.app/u/Will_o_Wisp)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/127 "2021-09-24T06:23:45Z")
Possible to change in code of course, but since it reuses the standard capabilities and units setup and recommended by Homey, it is unfortunately km/h for wind. ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/128 "2021-10-28T13:09:41Z")
Now I am also a owner of WeatherFlow weather station. As I installed the weather station yesterday, I don’t have any experience yet. But what would be interesting for me is if it would be theoretically possible to integrate data for the forecasts in the Homey Smart Weather Station app. On this [website](https://weatherflow.github.io/Tempest/api/swagger/#/) I have seen that current conditions, daily forecast and hourly forecast can be retrieved. But because I’m no programmer, I have absolutely no idea if this would be possible. I know it’s possible to get forecasts with the Weather Underground app. But if this would work with the Smart Weather Station app, the WU app is not needed anymore. ---
**Author:** ![owuerker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/owuerker/32/39707_2.png) [@owuerker](https://community.homey.app/u/owuerker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 10:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/129 "2021-11-03T10:19:12Z")
Can anybody help ? I want that my blinds will close if the rain is greater than light rain. So far it’s working when the rain begins but I it’s just yes or no. The tempest app is showing light and heavy rain conditions, too. Is this possible to use them in flows, too? As far as know the variable rain is the sum of all rain within 24 hours, so I think I can’t work with it to quantify the intensitvity of rain. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/130 "2022-01-04T15:14:53Z")
Hi @Will_o_Wisp, thx for the great app, I love the Tempest WeatherFlow. On 02/01/2012, my Tempest detected lightning nearby around 21:00 o’clock: ![IMG_0624](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/a/0a31d6c0ee9842d057ca85f3a337ffd611354ea4.jpeg) ![IMG_0631.PNG](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/6/b689298875835be1aa60496a30a9af03f52c35cf.jpeg) However, nothing was displayed in the Homey Smart Weather Station app: ![IMG_0625.PNG](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/9/49b658b60e7c96944d47f14c4ecdfa9d1a8d591a.jpeg) Is this a (known) bug? ---
**Author:** ![Dowie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dowie/32/25858_2.png) [@Dowie](https://community.homey.app/u/Dowie)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/131 "2022-01-08T14:32:14Z")
08 jan 2022. Solved! After sometime no updates from my tempest I deinstalled it. Now my App doesn’t find my tempest anymore in Homey. What’s going wrong? ---
**Author:** ![alwin.k](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alwin.k/32/17429_2.png) [@alwin.k](https://community.homey.app/u/alwin.k)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/132 "2022-01-08T23:53:35Z")
@DirkG On your first image u c realtime data from lets say the last few seconds measured by your Tempest The second image represents the collected lightning data by Weatherflow ---
**Author:** ![alwin.k](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alwin.k/32/17429_2.png) [@alwin.k](https://community.homey.app/u/alwin.k)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/133 "2022-01-08T23:54:12Z")
Ugh sorry images swapped ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/134 "2022-01-09T11:15:44Z")
I know that, but the problem is that the lightnings were not displayed in the Homey Smart Weather Station app at all. Not even the next day. ---
**Author:** ![alwin.k](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alwin.k/32/17429_2.png) [@alwin.k](https://community.homey.app/u/alwin.k)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/135 "2022-01-09T21:45:17Z")
Hi, That is correct because Homey-Tempest only shows realtime data When i look at my Tempest data it refreshes every few seconds So the lightning info, when measured, is overwritten after a few seconds by nill data because lightning only lasts for a second or so Weatherflow collects this data for you that’s why you see it over a longer period of time The Tempest app on Homey does not show this collected data That are 2 different processes ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 7:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/136 "2022-01-10T07:11:35Z")
Okay, understand. Thx for explaining. ---
**Author:** ![IneichenOnline](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ineichenonline/32/44018_2.png) [@IneichenOnline](https://community.homey.app/u/IneichenOnline)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/137 "2022-01-20T16:03:07Z")
I have the same problem. How did you solve that? ---
**Author:** ![Dowie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dowie/32/25858_2.png) [@Dowie](https://community.homey.app/u/Dowie)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/138 "2022-01-20T21:14:49Z")
I deinstalled tempest from my homey. Then: Give it time and install again. I was very nearby the tempest. Vriendelijke groet D-J Bakker ---
**Author:** ![BliXem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47774/32.png) [@BliXem](https://community.homey.app/u/BliXem)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/139 "2022-02-24T16:02:59Z")
Is it also possible to get notifications if the Tempest is detecting lightning via Homey? ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 7:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/140 "2022-02-25T07:26:35Z")
Jepp… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/4/44e30c450386640c4947f6c9ecd3409f0edfac9c.jpeg) Translation — Number of lightning strikes will be more/less than… — Distance of lightning strikes will be more/less than… ---
**Author:** ![Joolee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/joolee/32/3064_2.png) [@Joolee](https://community.homey.app/u/Joolee)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816/141 "2022-02-25T11:44:26Z")
Does anybody know where we can actually get one of these in Europe? They seem to be sold out on the official website and I can’t find another supplier. [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816.md?page=6) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-weatherflows-smart-weather-station/9816.md?page=8)