diff --git a/source/_integrations/metoffice.markdown b/source/_integrations/metoffice.markdown index fffa1cee036..32b71ad9dc2 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/metoffice.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/metoffice.markdown @@ -18,25 +18,25 @@ The `metoffice` weather platform uses the Met Office's [DataPoint API](https://w {% include integrations/config_flow.md %} - ## Entities -A number of weather entities are created for each entry created in the configuration by location: one weather entity with a summary of the 3-hourly forecasts and twelve sensor entities for individual reporting on each of the individual measurements. The time supplied for each forecast is the start time for the forecast. +This integration creates a number of weather entities for each entry created in the configuration by location: one weather entity with a summary and a forecast, and twelve sensor entities for individual reporting on each of the individual measurements, for both 3-hourly and daily updates (to a grand total of 26 entities available). Note that only one of the two summary entities and the 3-hourly sensor entities flagged below are enabled by default, so your system isn't overrun on initial configuration. The time supplied for each forecast is the start time for the forecast. -|Entity|Description|Enabled by default| -|------|-----------|------------------| -|weather.met_office_**site name**|Weather entity with state of the current weather condition and attributes of temperature, humidity, wind speed and visibility.|Yes.| -|sensor.**site name**_feels_like_temperature|Sensor entity giving the current forecast 'feels like' temperature.|No.| -|sensor.**site name**_humidity|Sensor entity giving the current forecast humidity.|No.| -|sensor.**site name**_probability_of_precipitation|Sensor entity giving the current forecast chance of rain.|Yes.| -|sensor.**site name**_station_name|Sensor entity giving the current forecast time interval since midnight UTC.|No.| -|sensor.**site name**_temperature|Sensor entity giving the current forecast temperature.|Yes.| -|sensor.**site name**_uv_index|Sensor entity giving the current forecast UV index.|No.| -|sensor.**site name**_visibility|Sensor entity giving the current forecast visibility classification.|No.| -|sensor.**site name**_visibility_distance|Sensor entity giving the current forecast visibility distance (as a range).|No.| -|sensor.**site name**_weather|Sensor entity giving the current forecast weather conditions.|Yes.| -|sensor.**site name**_wind_direction|Sensor entity giving the current forecast wind direction.|No.| -|sensor.**site name**_wind_gust|Sensor entity giving the current forecast maximum wind gust.|No.| -|sensor.**site name**_speed|Sensor entity giving the current forecast wind speed.|Yes.| +The available sensor entities: + +- "feels like" temperature +- humidity +- probability of precipitation +- station name +- temperature +- UV index +- visibility +- visibility distance +- weather +- wind direction +- wind gust +- wind speed + +Only probability of precipitation, temperature, weather and wind speed are enabled by default. Details about the API are available in the [DataPoint API documentation](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/services/data/datapoint/api-reference). The [DataPoint](https://github.com/EJEP/datapoint-python) library is used to retrieve data.