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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Broskifromdakioski on 2025-03-18 17:32:45+00:00.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been trying to set up an automation in Home Assistant that alerts me before snowfall so I can move my cars. Seems simple enough, right?

But after trying multiple weather integrations, I keep running into problems:

• Open-Meteo: Doesn’t provide forecast data in Home Assistant.
• National Weather Service (NWS): Installed successfully, but my METAR station (weather.khpn) doesn’t have a forecast attribute.
• Weather Underground: No built-in integration.
• Pirate Weather: Provides hourly precipitation, but was wildly inaccurate for my needs.
• Other integrations: Require API keys or don’t work properly.

At this point, I feel like I’ve been going in circles just trying to get a basic weather forecast into Home Assistant. Why is this so difficult?

What I Need:

1. A way to easily integrate a weather forecast into Home Assistant that includes hourly precipitation data.

OR

1. The cheapest personal weather station that I can buy and integrate into Home Assistant for under $100.

I just want an accurate and reliable way to detect incoming snow. Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance!