Forecast extension for NWS failing

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David Barto

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Sep 22, 2023, 1:52:24 PM9/22/23
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I upgraded my MacMini to a newer version and installed from scratch.

Getting this error for the NWS forecast:
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] ERROR user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: forecast failure: not enough arguments for format string

The forecast skin I used was the one Tom recommended: https://github.com/chaunceygardiner/weewx-forecast

Suggestions?

David


2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG weewx.manager: Daily summary version is 4.0
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: ignore label 'CAZ043-221200'
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: ignore label 'MIRAMAR-SAN DI'
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: ignore label '32.87N 117.14W'
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: ignore label ''
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: ignore label 'DATE'
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: ignore label ''
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: ignore label ''
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: ignore label ''
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: ignore label 'DATE'
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: ignore label ''
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: ignore label ''
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: forecast matrix: {'lid': 'CAZ043', 'desc': 'Miramar-San Diego CA', 'location': '32.87N 117.14W Elev. 482 ft', 'issued_ts': 1695328920, 'ts': [1695330000, 1695340800, 1695351600, 1695362400, 1695373200, 1695384000, 1695394800, 1695405600, 1695416400, 1695427200, 1695438000, 1695448800, 1695459600, 1695470400, 1695481200, 1695492000, 1695502800, 1695513600, 1695524400, 1695535200, 1695546000, 1695556800, 1695578400, 1695600000, 1695621600, 1695643200, 1695664800, 1695686400, 1695708000, 1695729600, 1695751200, 1695772800, 1695794400, 1695816000, 1695837600, 1695859200, 1695880800, 1695902400, 1695924000, 1695945600], 'hour': ['14', '17', '20', '23', '02', '05', '08', '11', '14', '17', '20', '23', '02', '05', '08', '11', '14', '17', '20', '23', '02', '05', '11', '17', '23', '05', '11', '17', '23', '05', '11', '17', '23', '05', '11', '17', '23', '05', '11', '17'], 'duration': [10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 10800, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 21600, 10800], 'temp': ['70', '69', '64', '63', '62', '61', '62', '69', '71', '70', '65', '63', '63', '62', '63', '72', '74', '71', '63', '61', '60', '59', '71', '72', '60', '58', '72', '73', '61', '59', '71', '72', '62', '60', '73', '74', '63', '61', '72', '72'], 'dewpoint': ['60', '60', '60', '59', '59', '58', '59', '59', '59', '59', '59', '60', '60', '60', '61', '61', '61', '61', '60', '59', '59', '58', '61', '61', '59', '58', '60', '60', '59', '59', '60', '61', '59', '58', '61', '62', '61', '60', '62', '62'], 'humidity': ['71', '73', '87', '87', '90', '90', '90', '70', '66', '68', '81', '90', '90', '93', '93', '68', '64', '71', '90', '93', '96', '96', None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None], 'windDir': ['W', 'W', 'W', 'NW', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'NW', 'NW', 'NW', 'NW', 'NW', 'NW', 'N', 'N', 'NW', 'NW', 'NW', 'NW', 'NW', 'N', 'N', None, 'NW', None, 'NW', None, 'NW', None, 'NW', None, 'SW', None, 'W', None, 'S', None, 'S', None, 'S'], 'windSpeed': ['9', '9', '5', '3', '2', '2', '3', '4', '8', '10', '5', '5', '6', '6', '4', '6', '10', '10', '8', '5', '5', '4', None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None], 'clouds': ['B1', 'B1', 'B1', 'OV', 'B2', 'OV', 'OV', 'OV', 'B2', 'B2', 'B2', 'B2', 'B2', 'B1', 'B1', 'SC', 'SC', 'SC', 'SC', 'B1', 'B1', 'B1', 'B1', 'FW', 'FW', 'B1', 'B1', 'FW', 'FW', 'B1', 'B1', 'FW', 'FW', 'SC', 'B1', 'FW', 'FW', 'SC', 'SC', 'FW'], 'pop': [None, None, None, None, None, '0', None, None, None, '0', None, None, None, '0', None, None, None, '0', None, None, None, '0', None, '0', None, '0', None, '0', None, '0', None, '0', None, '0', None, '0', None, '0', None, '0'], 'qpf': [None, None, None, None, None, '0', None, None, None, '0', None, None, None, '0', None, None, None, '0', None, None, None, '0', None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None], 'obvis': [None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, 'PF', 'PF', 'PF', 'PF', None, None, None, None, 'PF', 'PF', 'PF', None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None], 'tempMin': [None, None, None, None, None, '61', None, None, None, None, None, None, None, '62', None, None, None, None, None, None, None, '58', None, None, None, '58', None, None, None, '59', None, None, None, '60', None, None, None, '61', None, None], 'tempMax': [None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, '72', None, None, None, None, None, None, None, '74', None, None, None, None, None, '75', None, None, None, '75', None, None, None, '75', None, None, None, '76', None, None, None, '75'], 'windChar': [None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, 'LT', None, 'LT', None, 'GN', None, 'LT', None, 'LT', None, 'LT', None, 'LT', None, 'LT', None, 'LT']}
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] ERROR user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: forecast failure: not enough arguments for format string, dbm_dict: {'manager': 'weewx.manager.Manager', 'schema': [('method', 'VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL'), ('usUnits', 'INTEGER NOT NULL'), ('dateTime', 'INTEGER NOT NULL'), ('issued_ts', 'INTEGER NOT NULL'), ('event_ts', 'INTEGER NOT NULL'), ('duration', 'INTEGER'), ('location', 'VARCHAR(64)'), ('desc', 'VARCHAR(256)'), ('zcode', 'CHAR(1)'), ('hour', 'INTEGER'), ('tempMin', 'REAL'), ('tempMax', 'REAL'), ('temp', 'REAL'), ('dewpoint', 'REAL'), ('humidity', 'REAL'), ('windDir', 'VARCHAR(3)'), ('windSpeed', 'REAL'), ('windGust', 'REAL'), ('windChar', 'VARCHAR(2)'), ('clouds', 'VARCHAR(2)'), ('pop', 'REAL'), ('qpf', 'VARCHAR(8)'), ('qsf', 'VARCHAR(5)'), ('rain', 'VARCHAR(2)'), ('rainshwrs', 'VARCHAR(2)'), ('tstms', 'VARCHAR(2)'), ('drizzle', 'VARCHAR(2)'), ('snow', 'VARCHAR(2)'), ('snowshwrs', 'VARCHAR(2)'), ('flurries', 'VARCHAR(2)'), ('sleet', 'VARCHAR(2)'), ('frzngrain', 'VARCHAR(2)'), ('frzngdrzl', 'VARCHAR(2)'), ('hail', 'VARCHAR(2)'), ('obvis', 'VARCHAR(3)'), ('windChill', 'REAL'), ('heatIndex', 'REAL'), ('uvIndex', 'INTEGER'), ('airQuality', 'INTEGER'), ('hilo', 'CHAR(1)'), ('offset', 'REAL'), ('waveheight', 'REAL'), ('waveperiod', 'REAL')], 'table_name': 'archive', 'database_dict': {'database_name': 'forecast.sdb', 'driver': 'weedb.sqlite', 'SQLITE_ROOT': '/Users/Shared/weewx/archive'}}
2023-09-22 02:45:16 weewx[820] DEBUG user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: terminating thread


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John Kline

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Sep 22, 2023, 2:49:51 PM9/22/23
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It looks like you are trying to store a forecast in the weewx database. What do you have for a binding in the [Forecast] section of weewx.conf? It should look like this:

data_binding = forecast_binding

Also, under [DataBindings] in weewx.conf, you should have:

[[forecast_binding]]
manager = weewx.manager.Manager
schema = user.forecast.schema
table_name = archive
database = forecast_sqlite

If all looks correct, stop weewx, delete the forecast.sdb file in the <weewx-home>/archive directory and start weewx. Do you still have the issue?

John

> On Sep 22, 2023, at 10:52 AM, David Barto <ba...@kdbarto.org> wrote:
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David Barto

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Sep 22, 2023, 4:53:00 PM9/22/23
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All the bindings appear correct as noted.

Stopped, removed, and started weewx as suggested.

Error persists. (Dang)

David


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John Kline

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Sep 22, 2023, 5:00:05 PM9/22/23
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What version of WeeWX?

On Sep 22, 2023, at 1:52 PM, David Barto <ba...@kdbarto.org> wrote:

All the bindings appear correct as noted.

David Barto

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Sep 23, 2023, 8:12:07 PM9/23/23
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4.10.2, fully up to date as far as I’m aware.

This was working, and when I transferred to the new MacMini, I brought over all the config settings, added in the forecast information and only the NWS is failing. 
Wunderground works
Aeris works

Could it be something in the code itself? "not enough arguments for format string” makes me think that there is a python code error. (*)

David

* Not a python expert.



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John Kline

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Sep 23, 2023, 8:44:19 PM9/23/23
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Send exactly what’s in the NWS section and I’ll try it.

On Sep 23, 2023, at 5:12 PM, David Barto <ba...@kdbarto.org> wrote:

4.10.2, fully up to date as far as I’m aware.

David Barto

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Sep 23, 2023, 8:46:36 PM9/23/23
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Weewx.conf:

    [[NWS]]

        lid = "CAZ043"

        foid = "SGX"

        lid_desc = "Miramar-San Diego CA"




The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
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John Kline

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Sep 23, 2023, 9:10:59 PM9/23/23
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No issue here on 4.10.2 with that NWS config.  

Sep 23 17:57:17 judygirldog64 weewx[809073] INFO user.forecast: MainThread: NWS: forecast version 3.4.0b12
Sep 23 17:57:17 judygirldog64 weewx[809073] INFO user.forecast: MainThread: NWS: interval=10800 max_age=604800 lid=CAZ043 lid_desc=Miramar-San Diego CA foid=SGX
Sep 23 17:57:17 judygirldog64 weewx[809073] INFO user.forecast: MainThread: XTide: forecast version 3.4.0b12
Sep 23 17:57:17 judygirldog64 weewx[809073] INFO user.forecast: MainThread: XTide: interval=1209600 max_age=2419200 location='Palo Alto Yacht Harbor, San Francisco Bay, California' duration=2419200
Sep 23 18:00:03 judygirldog64 weewx[809073] INFO user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: downloading forecast from 'http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&product=PFM&format=txt&issuedby=SGX'
Sep 23 18:00:03 judygirldog64 weewx[809073] INFO user.forecast: XTideThread: XTide: generating tides from 2023-09-23 00:00:00 PDT (1695452400) to 2023-10-21 00:00:00 PDT (1697871600)
Sep 23 18:00:03 judygirldog64 weewx[809073] INFO user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: got 40 forecast records for Miramar-San Diego CA 32.87N 117.14W Elev. 482 ft
Sep 23 18:00:04 judygirldog64 weewx[809073] INFO user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: saved 40 forecast records
Sep 23 18:00:04 judygirldog64 weewx[809073] INFO user.forecast: NWSThread: NWS: deleted forecasts prior to 1694912404
Sep 23 18:00:04 judygirldog64 weewx[809073] INFO user.forecast: XTideThread: XTide: saved 108 forecast records
Sep 23 18:00:04 judygirldog64 weewx[809073] INFO user.forecast: XTideThread: XTide: deleted forecasts prior to 1693098004

I think the next step is to do a proper bug report with a sanitized weewx.conf and a log from startup through hitting the issue.

On Sep 23, 2023, at 5:46 PM, David Barto <ba...@kdbarto.org> wrote:

Weewx.conf:

David Barto

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Sep 24, 2023, 4:47:35 PM9/24/23
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Re-installed the forecast extension.

Problem solved.

David

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