Micro Weather Station
caplaz/micro-weather-station · vv4.5.1
Smart weather station for Home Assistant using real sensor data
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
sensor | Sensor (temperature, humidity, air quality…) |
What people report
Calculates weather from local sensors and now supports hardware lightning detectors like the Ecowitt WH57.
- Works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecowitt WH57 lightning detector | Works | Strike count, distance and timestamp sensors supportedSaved copySummary - Add support for hardware lightning detectors (e.g. Ecowitt WH57) as a new sensor category - Three new optional sensors: strike count, distance, and timestamp - Real-time lightning detection replaces the heuristic approach (pressure + wind patterns) when configured - Timestamp validation ensures only recent strikes (within 30 minutes) trigger lightning conditions - Backward compatible, existing heuristic remains as fallback for users without a lightning sensor ## Details New configuration: Options menu includes a new "Lightning Sensors" step with: - Lightning Strike Count, number … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #42 · 2026-04 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Calculated
Works out its values from other data rather than talking to a device.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 249 (0.04%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 58 |
| Latest version | v4.5.1 (2026-07-20) |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @caplaz |
| License | MIT |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
Sources
- Documentation: https://github.com/caplaz/micro-weather-station
- Source code: https://github.com/caplaz/micro-weather-station
- Issues: https://github.com/caplaz/micro-weather-station/issues
- HACS: https://hacs.xyz
