For 30-Apr-2024, the EC has announced discontinuation of some radar images
in GIF format based on PRECIP-ET products will be removed from the MSC Datamart. This includes both:

    Individual radar images: https://dd.weather.gc.ca/radar/PRECIPET/GIF/CAS*/YYYYMMDDHHmm_CAS*_PRECIPET__*.gif
    Regional and national composites: https://dd.weather.gc.ca/radar/PRECIPET/GIF/[ATL,ONT,PNR,PYR,QUE,NATIONAL]/*.gif
    Contingency products: https://dd.weather.gc.ca/radar/PRECIPET/GIF/CAS*/YYYYMMDDHHmm_CAS*_COMP_PRECIPET_*.gif
    24h accumulations: https://dd.weather.gc.ca/radar/24_HR_ACCUM/GIF/CAS*/YYYYMMDDHHmm_CAS*_24_HR_ACCUM_MM.gif

This requires changes to multiple scripts to support the new DPQPE images instead, and cease displaying the
regional/national composite images as they are no longer being generated in the DPQPE set of GIFs.

Scripts changed:
wxindex.php (see below for mod to your index.php needed)
wxradar.php
wxecradar-inc.php
wxecradar-iframe.php
wxecradar-list-inc.php

The regional and national sites composite images have been removed from the list. In the Saratoga Base-Canada template,
your $SITE['ecradar'] entry will be used as the default site for wxindex.php and wxradar.php displays.

in your index.php find:

    <div align="center">
      <?php
      // fetch national radar image if needed
      // 'PYR' = Pacific region
      // 'PNR' = Praries region
      // 'ONT' = Ontario
      // 'QUE' = Quebec
      // 'ATL' = Atlantic region
      // or use the local radar site code like WKR or CASET .. see wxecradar-list-inc.php for codes

        $radarLoc = 'ONT';
       
      //  $radarLoc = $SITE['ecradar']; // use Settings.php entry 
        $radar='RAIN'; // ='RAIN' or ='SNOW';
      ?>
<iframe name="wxradarshanis" width="617" height="<?php echo (in_array($radarLoc,array('PYR','PNR','ONT','QUE','ATL')))?'380':'555';?>" src="./wxecradar-iframe.php?radar=<?php echo $radar?>&amp;radarLoc=<?php echo $radarLoc?>&amp;lang=<?php echo $SITE['lang']; ?>" scrolling="no" style="border:none"></iframe>
    </div><!-- end align center -->

   
and replace with New:

    <div align="center">
      <?php
        $radarLoc = $SITE['ecradar']; // use Settings.php entry 
        $radar='RAIN'; // ='RAIN' or ='SNOW';
      ?>
<iframe name="wxradarshanis" width="617" height="555" src="./wxecradar-iframe.php?radar=<?php echo $radar?>&amp;radarLoc=<?php echo $radarLoc?>&amp;lang=<?php echo $SITE['lang']; ?>" scrolling="no" style="border:none"></iframe>
    </div><!-- end align center -->

Use the update tool with a query of 25-Apr-2025, Base-Canada, *-Plugin to get the updates.  Be sure to install before 30-Apr-2024 to maintain radar images on your site.

A friend is looking to setup his own weather station and website.

He is looking at the new Ambient Weather WS-5000 system for his weather station.  Looking in my Weather Display program there does not seem to be support for this Weather Station.  Does WD support it? (Maybe its supported under a different name?)

I have a Davis Vantage Pro 2 plus, but looking at this WS-5000 and its got a few features mine does not have including a Lightning Detector which is kind of cool.  Although I wouldn't expect the data quality to be as good as the Davis.  With that said I don't think he has the money to spend on a David, but he is very interested in this WS-5000.

Thanks!

Paul,


   Thanks for the information.

   It's very odd, I started the debug/logging and it shows the functions it's performing then just as it starts to show the uploads the screen go black and stays black.
   Is that normal?

   John

1.Modbus version of piezoelectric full-speed signal collection improvement;
2.Recognize the polarity of the ultrasonic probe;
3.Power-on adjustment of 4 drive square waves, solving the issue of the first RF data wind speed not resetting to zero.

Hi,
Is there any information in the /debug logging?


Enjoy,
Paul