Quick question on Pirate Weather - it says that they use the same structure as Dark Sky (blurb from the website below). Wondering if it really would be that simple to point at Pirate Weather with the Fantastic Weather plugin?
This API is designed to be a drop in replacement/ alternative to the Dark Sky API, and as a tool for assessing GFS and HRRR forecasts via a JSON API. This solves two goals:
It will also allow legacy applications to continue running after the Dark Sky shutdown, since as Home Assistant Integrations, Magic Mirror cards, and a whole host of other applications that have been developed over the years.
For anyone that is interested in knowing exactly how your weather forecasts are generated, this is the "show me the numbers" approach, since the data returned is directly from NOAA models, and every processing step I do is documented. There are lots of existing services that provide custom forecasts using their own unique technologies, which can definitely improve accuracy, but I'm an engineer, so I wanted to be able to know what's going into the forecasts I'm using. If you're the sort of person who wants a dense 34-page PowerPoint about why it rained when the forecast said it wouldn't, then this might be for you.
I wanted to provide a more community focused source of weather data. Weather is local, but I'm only in one spot, so I rely on people filing issues to help improve the forecast!
Link to site
https://pirateweather.net/