How do I connect my Davis Vantage Pro 2 or Vue weather station to Weather Underground?

 Overview:

Connecting your Davis Vantage Pro 2 or Davis Vue weather station to Weather Underground will allow you to optionally select your own weather station to track weather events used in Nitrogen simulations.

A printable job aid with images is attached at the bottom of this article.

Note: Contact your weather station provider for support or help with your weather station. Granular Support does not provide help with personal weather stations.

Requirements:

• Davis weather station is installed.
  • Davis Support installation diagrams and instructions.
• Weatherlink IP device 

Process:

1. Complete installation of your weather station.
2. Connect the Weatherlink IP device to the Vantage Vue or Vantage Pro 2 console.
3. Connect the Weatherlink IP to the Internet (plug it in to your router).
   • Installation diagram for Vantage Pro 2.
   • Installation diagram for Vantage Vue.
4. Create a free Weatherlink account at www.weatherlink.com.
5. Click the Add Devices button at the top right corner of the Weatherlink website
6. On the device menu, click the Install button in the WeatherlinkIP section.
7. Enter your Station Name.  Select the weather station Model.  Identify your Station Usage.  Enter your Device ID.  Enter your device Key.
   • Both the Device ID (DID) and Key are found on the sticker attached to the Weatherlink IP device.  
8. Confirm your station is communication with the Weatherlink website.
   • Verify data appears on the website.
   • Helpful Tip:  If no data appears, power cycle the display console after connecting the Weatherlink IP device.
9. Create a free account on the Weather Underground website:  www.wunderground.com.
10. Click Sensor Network on the Weather Underground home page.
11. Select Connect a Weather Station in the drop-down menu.
12. • If there are other weather stations connected already, you may have to scroll to the bottom of the page to locate the Add a New PWS button.Click Add a New PWS (personal weather station).
13. Identify your weather station’s location using the map and click Verify Location.
14. Enter required information and click Submit.  
    • If done correctly, this will generate a Weather Station ID and a Station Key.  Write down both the Station ID and Station Key from Weather Underground.
15. Return to the Weatherlink website and click the Share & Uploads button.
16. Click the Upload button and enter the weather station information from Weather Underground.
17. Click Add Upload .
18. Select Weather Underground from the drop-down list.
19. Enter the necessary information and click Upload.
20. Navigate back to the Weather Underground website to verify that your Davis station is communicating with Weather Underground.

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