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MyWX – My Weather Station
MyWX – My Weather Station
The free MyWX Android app connects over your local LAN network to your WeeWX-based personal weather station (PWS) and periodically retrieves and displays current readings. This version is totally free and ad-free. Dedicate an old phone, or occasionally connect with your current phone or tablet. Note that the display will remain on while the app is running. MyWX is compatible with tablets, but the display looks best on phones.
Note: Both the free version and Pro version are totally Ad Free and we do not sell user data to any third parties.
All readings displayed are up-to-date, except for Lows, Averages, and Highs, which are for the past 24 hours or for the Wind Average (10 minutes) and the Barometric Trend interval (3 hours). The date and amount of rainfall during the last rain event displays as well, which is great for gardeners.
The WeeWX system must use MySQL, since the default SQLite database does not support remote access. Existing systems easily convert to MySQL; see WeeWX documentation. Remote access to the PWS’s database must be setup before MyWX can connect (see below). This involves creating a MySQL (Maria DB) username and password that has access to the MySQL database, along with enabling remote access to this server. Note that the name for the database defaults to “weewx”, but you may specify another name if it is different from this WeeWX system default.
The connection to the WeeWX device on the local LAN is unprotected; therefore, it is highly recommended that you not use MyWX outside of your local home network. Checkout the MyWX Pro app if this is a requirement.
The MyWX app converts the values obtained from the WeeWX device into the units appropriate for the local country (i.e., the Language and Input setting on the device). Multiple languages and countries are supported.
MyWX Pro
MyWX Pro
The MyWX Pro version provides added security, permitting access to your WeeWX device from the Internet, and additional functionality, namely graphs showing 24-hour trends for various measures. The setup for MyWX Pro requires various security measures put in place.
MyWX Pro (My weather station Pro) connects over your local LAN network or the Internet (WAN) to your WeeWX-based personal weather station (PWS) and periodically retrieves and displays current readings. Dedicate an old phone, or occasionally connect with your current phone. Note that the display will remain on while the app is running. In addition, MyWX Pro is compatible with tablets, but the display looks best on phones.
All readings displayed are up-to-date, except for Lows, Averages, and Highs, which are for the past 24 hours or for the Wind Average (10 minutes) and the Barometric Trend interval (3 hours). The date and amount of rainfall during the last rain event displays as well, which is great for gardeners. This Pro version graphically displays the temperature, wind, rain, and barometric reading trends for the previous 24 hours.
The WeeWX system must use MySQL (MariaDB), since the default SQLite database does not support remote access. Existing systems easily convert to MySQL; see WeeWX documentation. Remote access to the PWS’s database must be setup before MyWX Pro can connect (see below). This involves creating a MySQL (Maria DB) username and password that has access to the MySQL database, along with enabling remote access to this server. Note that the name for the database defaults to “weewx”, but you may specify another name if it is different from this WeeWX system default.
The MyWX Pro app converts the values obtained from the WeeWX device into the units appropriate for the local country (i.e., the Language and Input setting on the device). Multiple languages and countries are supported.
The connection to the WeeWX device via the local LAN is unprotected; therefore, it is highly recommended that you not use the LAN connection outside of your local home network. This happens by default since your local LAN IP address for the WeeWX device will not be accessible from outside your home network. Therefore, the connection is established over the secure and authenticated WAN link.
A video of the Pro version connecting to the WeeWX device, retrieving the current settings, displaying them, and then displaying a graph of the temperature, dewpoint, and humidity for the last 24 hours:
A video in portrait mode of MyWX connecting to the WeeWX device, retrieving the current settings and then displaying them:
MyWX App Settings
MyWX App Settings
The following parameters are changeable within the app using the Settings menu:
Username: weewx
Password: myweewx
IP address: 192.168.1.250
Database name: weewx
The version of the MyWX application shows as well.
MyWX Pro Settings
MyWX Pro Settings
The following parameters are changeable within the app using the Settings menu:
LAN Access Parameters – parameters for access over the local LAN:
Username: weewx
Password: password
IP address: 192.168.1.250
Database name: weewx
WAN Access Parameters – parameters for access over the WAN (Internet):
Username: myweewx
Password: weewx
Name or IP address: xxx.xxx.xx
The version of the MyWX Pro application shows as well.
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