Im about 15 miles away

On Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 6:47:42 PM UTC-4 kufuu wrote:

> My actual elevation is 1865ft , weewx is set to 0
>
> Using configuration file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf
> REC:    2025-08-20 18:35:00 EDT (1755729300) 'altimeter': 
> '29.856197863702114', 'appTemp': '84.16620032955495', 'barometer': 
> '29.850973617639387', 'cloudbase': '1750.7310847902036', 'dateTime': 
> '1755729300', 'dewpoint': '69.42478322692313', 'ET': 'None', 'heatindex': 
> '77.86800000000002', 'humidex': '91.66911741879971', 'inDewpoint': 
> '56.232061622715676', 'inHumidity': '56', 'inTemp': '72.86000000000001', 
> 'interval': '5', 'maxSolarRad': '192.36417227192797', 'outHumidity': '78', 
> 'outTemp': '76.82000000000002', 'pressure': '29.778039395', 'rain': '0.0', 
> 'rainRate': '0.0', 'usUnits': '1', 'windchill': '76.82000000000002', 
> 'windDir': 'None', 'windGust': '0.0', 'windGustDir': 'None', 'windrun': 
> '0.0', 'windSpeed': '0.0'
>
> LOOP:   2025-08-20 18:35:44 EDT (1755729344) 'altimeter': 
> '29.856197863702114', 'appTemp': '84.16620032955495', 'barometer': 
> '29.850973617639387', 'cloudbase': '1750.7310847902036', 'dateTime': 
> '1755729344', 'dewpoint': '69.42478322692313', 'ET': 'None', 'heatindex': 
> '77.86800000000002', 'humidex': '91.66911741879971', 'inDewpoint': 
> '56.232061622715676', 'inHumidity': '56', 'inTemp': '72.86000000000001', 
> 'inTempBatteryStatus': '0', 'maxSolarRad': '189.6877965534115', 
> 'outHumidity': '78', 'outTemp': '76.82000000000002', 
> 'outTempBatteryStatus': '0', 'pressure': '29.778039395', 'rain': 'None', 
> 'rainBatteryStatus': '0', 'rainRate': '0.0', 'rxCheckPercent': '100', 
> 'usUnits': '1', 'windBatteryStatus': '0', 'windchill': '76.82000000000002', 
> 'windDir': 'None', 'windGust': '0.0', 'windGustDir': 'None', 'windrun': 
> 'None', 'windSpeed': '0.0'
>
> KPSK dublin VA
>
>
> *Current conditions at* Dublin / New River Valley (KPSK) *Lat: *37.13°N
> *Lon: *80.68°W*Elev: *2106ft. 
>
> Mostly Cloudy
>
> 76°F
>
> 24°C
>
> *Humidity* 
> 76% 
> *Wind Speed* 
> E 7 mph 
> *Barometer* 
> 29.95 in 
> *Dewpoint* 
> 68°F (20°C) 
> *Visibility* 
> 10.00 mi 
> *Heat Index*
> 77°F (25°C) 
> *Last update* 
> 20 Aug 6:35 pm EDT 
>
> *More Information:*
>
> Local Forecast Office <https://www.weather.gov/rnk>More Local Wx 
> <http://forecast.weather.gov/obslocal.php?warnzone=VAZ013&local_place=2%20Miles%20N%20Dublin%20VA&zoneid=EDT&offset=14400>3
>  
> Day History <http://forecast.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KPSK.html>Hourly 
> Weather 
> Forecast 
> <https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.1333&lon=-80.6833&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=graphical>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 6:00:53 PM UTC-4 [email protected] 
> wrote:
>
>> The three pressures on your LOOP was "altimeter", "barometer" and 
>> "pressure".
>> If you set station altitude = 0 then you are telling your weather 
>> station's barometer that it is located at sea level.
>> Therefore all three pressures shouldl read the same.
>>
>> "pressure" is just your local atmospheric pressure at your location's 
>> altitude..
>> "altimeter" is a sea level pressure that factors in your altitude above 
>> sea level and "corrects" your local pressure (station pressure) and 
>> calculates an equivalent pressure at sea level.
>> "barometer" is also a sea level pressure except it factors in your 
>> station pressure "(pressure" in WeeWX) , local  temperature and humidity 
>> and "corrects" it to an equivalent pressure at sea level. 
>>
>> I took a quick look at your weather station's manual and it appears that 
>> your display console reads "relative pressure" only. So in your case if you 
>> set station altitude = 0 in WeeWX, WeeWX's SLP correction will calculate a 
>> correction = 0. It makes sense because you told WeeWX you are located at 
>> sea level so there is no need to correct your "pressure" to sea level - you 
>> are already at sea level! Therefore "pressure" = "barometer" at sea level ( 
>> altitude = 0).
>>
>> I am not familiar with LaCrosse barometer operations- but I'll try to 
>> help. Other LaCrosse owners can certainly jump in... 
>>
>> Things to check.
>>
>> 1. What have you entered as your station altitude in WeeWX? Did you 
>> ensure that the station altitude you entered in WeeWX is the altitude of 
>> the barometric sensor (total height above sea level?) How did you calculate 
>> your station altitude?
>>
>> 2. Your weather station manual makes no mention of sea level pressure 
>> calculations, entering an altitude or elevation in your display console.or 
>> using an offset. The manual implies that the console only displays relative 
>> pressure?  Can you confirm that?
>>
>> 3. How close are you to an official weather station at an airport? Can 
>> you provide the ICAO code for it? Or the name of the airport?
>>
>> 4. Your July 31 LOOP altimeter and barometer readings appear to be 
>> unseasonably high for typical summertime weather. 
>>
>> 5. WeeWX is calculating altimeter correctly but WeeWX  barometer seems 
>> high compared to the Starpath online SLP calculator using the same input 
>> parameters. WeeWX "barometer" should be close to be the same or less than 
>> "altimeter" at the temperatures you reported.
>>
>> 6. Does your weather station use PC software from the manufacturer? If 
>> so, what is it reporting currently for absolute pressure and relative 
>> pressure? Can you adjust your absolute pressure?
>>
>> 7. Can you do another LOOP and give us the three pressures (altimeter, 
>> barometer, and pressure)?
>>
>> At the same time you do a LOOP ,can you obtain the altimeter setting of a 
>> close-by airport. And finally, can you obtain the elevation of that airport.
>>
>>  Summing up, we need: your station altitude, your weather station's 
>> absolute pressure, relative pressure and the current WeeWX LOOP pressure 
>> values (altimeter, barometer, and pressure) and the LOOP outside 
>> temperature. In order to make some pressure comparisons and accuracy 
>> checks. We would also need , the name(s) of any close-by airport(s) and how 
>> close you are to these airports. lus we need the airport altimeter setting 
>> reading and elevation. As Tom mentioned in the wiki, you have to be careful 
>> about comparing your relative pressure on your display console with the 
>> WeeWX "barometer" calculation. They could be two different things.
>>
>> Michael's advice is I think, correct. You probably need to re-calibrate 
>> or at least verify if your station pressure/absolute value is accurate.
>>
>> On Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 1:33:38 AM UTC+4 [email protected] 
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Which obs_type "reads what is on the display", when altitude is set to 
>>> 0? pressure, altimeter or barometer or all three? (It should be all three) 
>>> When setting your altitude, pressure should always "read what is on the 
>>> display", altimeter and barometer will change with the altitude you 
>>> configure.
>>>
>>> You should calibrate your station to the real pressure provided by a 
>>> reliable station near you, which is located at the same altitude. Then 
>>> configure the altitude of the station in weewx, then choose the obs_types 
>>> you want to have displayed in your report. Depending on what you choose, 
>>> the may or may not  "read what is on the display", which is perfectly fine 
>>> for altimeter and barometer.
>>> kufuu schrieb am Dienstag, 19. August 2025 um 21:09:21 UTC+2:
>>>
>>>> If I put 0 altitude in weewx config then it reads what is on the 
>>>> display, is there any way to correct or just leave it 0 ? 
>>>>
>>>> On Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 9:29:40 AM UTC-4 kufuu wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It can wait till then and good luck, 
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 9:06:30 AM UTC-4 kufuu wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Let me redo this and put the dates in order,
>>>>>> LOOP:   2025-07-31 08:45:20 EDT (1753965920) 'altimeter': 
>>>>>> '31.994965595814566', 'appTemp': '82.83203424777768', 'barometer': 
>>>>>> '31.942483641883886', 'cloudbase': '2805.6732703464695', 'dateTime': 
>>>>>> '1753965920', 'dewpoint': '70.70103761047554', 'ET': 'None', 
>>>>>> 'heatindex': 
>>>>>> '76.113', 'humidex': '90.81599237942409', 'inDewpoint': 
>>>>>> '55.52280883736111', 'inHumidity': '58', 'inTemp': '71.06', 
>>>>>> 'inTempBatteryStatus': '0', 'maxSolarRad': '357.687499228319', 
>>>>>> 'outHumidity': '87', 'outTemp': '74.84', 'outTempBatteryStatus': '0', 
>>>>>> 'pressure': '29.919783335', 'rain': '0.0', 'rainBatteryStatus': '0', 
>>>>>> 'rainRate': '0.0', 'rxCheckPercent': '100', 'usUnits': '1', 
>>>>>> 'windBatteryStatus': '0', 'windchill': '74.84', 'windDir': 'None', 
>>>>>> 'windGust': '0.0', 'windGustDir': 'None', 'windrun': 'None', 
>>>>>> 'windSpeed': 
>>>>>> '0.0'
>>>>>> REC:    2025-07-31 08:45:00 EDT (1753965900) 'altimeter': 
>>>>>> '31.994965595814566', 'appTemp': '82.83203424777768', 'barometer': 
>>>>>> '31.942483641883886', 'cloudbase': '2805.6732703464695', 'dateTime': 
>>>>>> '1753965900', 'dewpoint': '70.70103761047554', 'ET': 'None', 
>>>>>> 'heatindex': 
>>>>>> '76.113', 'humidex': '90.81599237942409', 'inDewpoint': 
>>>>>> '55.52280883736111', 'inHumidity': '58.0', 'inTemp': '71.06', 
>>>>>> 'inTempBatteryStatus': '0.0', 'interval': '5.0', 'maxSolarRad': 
>>>>>> '351.7781598061274', 'outHumidity': '87.0', 'outTemp': '74.84', 
>>>>>> 'outTempBatteryStatus': '0.0', 'pressure': '29.919783335', 'rain': 
>>>>>> '0.0', 
>>>>>> 'rainBatteryStatus': '0.0', 'rainRate': '0.0', 'rxCheckPercent': '97.5', 
>>>>>> 'usUnits': '1', 'windBatteryStatus': '0.0', 'windchill': '74.84', 
>>>>>> 'windDir': 'None', 'windGust': '0.0', 'windGustDir': 'None', 'windrun': 
>>>>>> '0.0', 'windSpeed': '0.0'
>>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>>   File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/reportengine.py", line 248, in run
>>>>>>     obj.start()
>>>>>>   File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/reportengine.py", line 465, in start
>>>>>>     self.run()
>>>>>>   File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/reportengine.py", line 621, in run
>>>>>>     ncopy += weeutil.weeutil.deep_copy_path(path, html_dest_dir)
>>>>>>   File "/usr/share/weewx/weeutil/weeutil.py", line 1811, in 
>>>>>> deep_copy_path
>>>>>>     shutil.copy(path, d)
>>>>>>   File "/usr/lib/python3.9/shutil.py", line 418, in copy
>>>>>>     copyfile(src, dst, follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
>>>>>>   File "/usr/lib/python3.9/shutil.py", line 264, in copyfile
>>>>>>     with open(src, 'rb') as fsrc, open(dst, 'wb') as fdst:
>>>>>> PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 
>>>>>> '/var/www/html/weewx/seasons.css'
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>

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