Possible issue with Openweathermap "current#rain"

[Elsing (Markus)]

Hi

I am experiencing some issue with the current#rain values, which are almost all the time 0.0 mm and sometimes spike to small numbers. Chart attached. Is this a problem in the normalisation ? Values for e.g. forecast3 are ok, the tell (today it is raining) 4.2mm and similar values.

Thanks for the help , Markus

[rossko57]

Announcing OpenWeatherMap binding for Eclipse SmartHome / openHAB

The free OWM binding never reports current rain. If you persist this data, e.g. in influxdb, then you’ll see it is always zero. There’s nothing you can do unless opting for a paid plan. Or resort on using another source of rain information.

[Elsing (Markus)]

Hi

I ended up using the 3 hour forecast as an approximation, works good enough for my needs and is free.

Thanks, M.