Weather Entity
Properties
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Properties should always only return information from memory and not do I/O (like network requests). Implement update() or async_update() to fetch data.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | string | Required | The current weather condition. |
| temperature | float | Required | The current temperature in °C or °F. |
| pressure | float | None | The current air pressure in hPa or inHg. |
| humidity | float | None | The current humidity in %. |
| visibility | float | None | The current visibility in km or mi. |
| wind_speed | float | None | The current wind speed in km/h or mi/h. |
| wind_bearing | string | None | The current wind bearing, 1-3 letters. |
| forecast | array | None | Daily or Hourly forecast data. |
| attribution | string | None | The branding text required by the API provider. |
Properties have to follow the units defined in the unit_system.
Forecast
Forecast data should either be daily or hourly.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| datetime | string | Required | UTC Date time in RFC 3339 format. |
| temperature | float | Required | The higher temperature in °C or °F |
| condition | string | None | The weather condition at this point. |
| templow | float | None | The lower daily Temperature in °C or °F |
Recommended values for state and condition
These weather conditions are included in our translation files and also show the corresponding icon.
| Condition | Description |
|---|---|
| clear-night | Clear night |
| cloudy | Many clouds |
| exceptional | Exceptional |
| fog | Fog |
| hail | Hail |
| lightning | Lightning/ thunderstorms |
| lightning-rainy | Lightning/ thunderstorms and rain |
| partlycloudy | A few clouds |
| pouring | Pouring rain |
| rainy | Rain |
| snowy | Snow |
| snowy-rainy | Snow and Rain |
| sunny | Sunshine |
| windy | Wind |
| windy-variant | Wind and clouds |
This means that the weather platforms don't need to support languages.