WUnderground New API Gateway is Open

[Wolfie33]

Email received from WU on 27 Feb 2019.

Dear PWS uploaders, thank you for your continued loyalty and patience!
 
The gateway for the new API keys for PWS uploaders is open.
Cut and paste this URL into your browser:  https://www.wunderground.com/member/api-keys
If you are not logged in, you will be asked to.  The system will also verify that you have a PWS uploading to the system.
 
You will then see a blank box below “Your API keys”.  Agree to the new Terms and Conditions by clicking in the small box next to “I agree”, click on the blue “GENERATE” box, and your new key will be created. The key will be masked on the screen, but you can use the “Show” link below the box to see it.  There is also another blue box, which, when clicked, copies the key to your clipboard.
 If you have any problems, log out and log back in again.  If that does not resolve the problem, please email me at victoria.gardner@ibm.com.
 
Next, once you have your new key, you can use it in the NEW (not old!) API’s commands.  The documentation for those commands is here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eKCnKXI9xnoMGRRzOL1xPCBihNV2rOet08qpE_gArAY/edit
 
The new API should work immediately once you have the new key in the new commands. Remember that the new keys work on the new API only, and the old keys work on the old API only.
 
Old API keys that are associated with a PWS will be kept working until March 22, 2019.  However, that will be the very last day for those API keys to work, so you should transition as quickly as you can to the new API.  API keys not associated with a personal weather station will be disabled at the beginning of March.
 
Any additional updates will be made through the Weather Underground API user forum.
 
Victoria Gardner
Weather Underground API customer service

On my latest & greatest Win XP setup, the gateway link would not work in Firefox, but all good with Chrome.
I personally only require access to the forecast bit. At a quick look it appears quite comprehensive.

The indefatigable Ken True of Saratoga note has been quick of the mark and updated his script available at    https://saratoga-weather.org/scripts-WCforecast.php#WCforecast
This script is running on my site at    Opotiki Weather Forecast

Cheers   

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