Buienalarm Home Assistant Component

This is a custom component for Home Assistant that integrates with Buienalarm to provide accurate and up-to-date precipitation forecasts.

Features

• Real-time precipitation forecasts for your location.
• Supports custom locations by latitude and longitude.
• Fully configurable through the Home Assistant UI.

Installation

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest version of this repository from GitHub.
2. Extract the buienalarm folder into your Home Assistant custom_components directory:

   <config>/custom_components/buienalarm/
   

3. Restart Home Assistant.

HACS Installation

1. Open HACS in your Home Assistant instance.
2. Search for "Buienalarm" in the integrations section.
3. Click "Install" and restart Home Assistant.

Configuration

Configuration via UI

1. Go to Settings > Devices & Services.
2. Click Add Integration.
3. Search for Buienalarm and follow the configuration prompts.

YAML Configuration (Optional)

Alternatively, you can configure the component using YAML:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
buienalarm:
  latitude: 52.3676  # Optional, defaults to Home Assistant latitude
  longitude: 4.9041  # Optional, defaults to Home Assistant longitude
  monitored_conditions:
    - precipitation

Entities Provided

This integration creates the following sensor entities:

• sensor.duur_neerslag
• sensor.neerslag
• sensor.buienalarm
• sensor.my_buienalarm
• sensor.neerslag_komend_uur
• sensor.neerslag_verwacht
• sensor.neerslag_omschrijving
• sensor.soort_neerslag

Customization

You can customize how the data is displayed in the Home Assistant UI by using Lovelace cards.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues, check the Home Assistant logs for error messages related to the Buienalarm component. You can enable debug logging for detailed information:

logger:
  default: warning
  logs:
    custom_components.buienalarm: debug

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find bugs or have feature requests, please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.