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Looking for a good rain gauge (NOT rain sensor) (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 days ago by early_riser@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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A rain sensor just tells you if it's raining or not. A rain gauge will give you cumulative rainfall values. I know there are DIY projects to make HA-compatible gauges but I'd rather have something out of the box, at least in terms of hardware.

I found this on Amazon, and it appears to be be a clone of a more expensive station by Ambient Weather. It looks like it could be made to work with HA as it has a web interface, but I'm not sure if an app is required for setup. The rain gauge also doesn't seem super accurate, which is frustrating as that's the only thing I really care about.

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[–] realitista@lemmus.org 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I have a weather flow tempest. Expensive and my first one died after a few years but it works well and gives you cumulative rain readings through its native ha integration.

[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Does it require an internet connection or can it operate locally? Does it need an app/account?

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

There is both a local and online integration available. Some of the sensors like the weather forecast (which is the most accurate weather forecast I have ever had for my location) are only available from the cloud, others are available locally.