My understanding is that the binding uses the OH API in a way that is not allowed in OH 2. So there never will be a replacement for that feature, at best not int the way that the weather binding does it. I could be remembering incorrectly though.
@BobA, @marcel_erkel, @5iver, it seems like it would makes sense to move everything after Removal of the OH 1.x Compatibility Layer - #161 to it’s own thread. It seems to have veered off to it’s topic and I frankly hate to see this long and contentious thread continue to pop up in everyone’s feeds.