August 2025 update 3

README.md

@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@
 ![](img/wind.png)
 
 
-MeshBot Weather is a spinoff of [MeshBot](https://github.com/868meshbot/meshbot) with a detailed focus on weather. Designed to run on a computer or a 
+[MeshBot Weather](https://github.com/oasis6212/Meshbot_weather) is a spinoff of [MeshBot](https://github.com/868meshbot/meshbot) that brings you 
-Raspberry Pi with a connected Meshtastic device. 
+accurate, real-time forecasts and instant weather alerts. Designed to run on a computer or a 
+Raspberry Pi with a connected Meshtastic radio. 
 
 Our Mission: 
 
@@ -62,9 +63,10 @@ Our Mission:
 - Forecasts are generated for any location. Not limited to towns or cities.
 - Optional firewall, when enabled, the bot will only respond to messages from nodes that have been included in its whitelist.
 
+![](img/automaticgrid.png)
 
-![](img/Newfeatures.png)
 
+![](img/newfeatures1.png)
 
 Thanks [davidfries](https://github.com/davidfries)!
 
@@ -182,6 +184,16 @@ cd meshbot_weather
 
 See above under "How to run the program on various operating systems."
 
+## Location setup for alerts and forecast
+You will need to edit the settings.yaml file. Look for:
+
+ALERT_LAT: "37.7654"
+
+ALERT_LON: "-100.0151"
+
+Change these coordinates to match the location you want weather info and alerts for. Do not use more than four digits 
+past the decimal point. 
+
 ## Configuration
 
 The ''settings.yaml'' file; it's where you can configure different options. Can be edited in notepad.
@@ -195,18 +207,19 @@ MYNODES:
 FIREWALL: false 
 DM_MODE: true  
 DUTYCYCLE: false  
-NWS_OFFICE: "BGM" 
-NWS_GRID_X: "84"
-NWS_GRID_Y: "89"
 ALERT_LAT: "37.7654" 
 ALERT_LON: "-100.0151"
+NWS_OFFICE: "" 
+NWS_GRID_X: ""
+NWS_GRID_Y: ""
 ALERT_CHECK_INTERVAL: 300  
 ALERT_INCLUDE_DESCRIPTION: 
 ALERT_CHANNEL_INDEX: 0  
 FIRST_MESSAGE_DELAY: 0 
 MESSAGE_DELAY: 15  
-ENABLE_FULL_ALERT_COMMAND: true  
+ENABLE_ALERT_COMMAND: true 
-ENABLE_CUSTOM_LOOKUP: true  
+SHOW_ALERT_COMMAND_IN_MENU: false
+SHOW_CUSTOM_LOOKUP_COMMAND_IN_MENU: false 
 ENABLE_7DAY_FORECAST: true  
 ENABLE_5DAY_FORECAST:  true  
 ENABLE_HOURLY_WEATHER: true  
@@ -235,11 +248,13 @@ Description
 - DUTYCYCLE: false: If true, limits itself to 10% Dutycycle
 
 
-- NWS_OFFICE: NWS_GRID_X: NWS_GRID_Y: #settings for the weather forecast api calls, see below to learn how to set up.
+- ALERT_LAT: "34.0522" ALERT_LON: "-118.2433" # Location settings for alerts and forecast, put in the latitude and 
+longitude of the area you want coverage for. Make sure you only go up to 4 places past the decimal point on each.
 
 
-- ALERT_LAT: "34.0522" ALERT_LON: "-118.2433" #settings for alerts, put in the latitude, and longitude of the area you 
+- NWS_OFFICE: NWS_GRID_X: NWS_GRID_Y: #Can be left blank. These settings are used for manual entry of the weather 
-want alerts for. Make sure you only go up to 4 places past the decimal point on each.
+forecast api parameters. May be useful if you want your forecast generation for a different area than your alerts or if 
+the automatic configuration fails. See below for more info.  
 
 
 - ALERT_CHECK_INTERVAL: # Time in seconds. How often the alert API is called. NWS does not publish allowable limits. 
@@ -247,7 +262,7 @@ From what I have gathered, they allow up to once a minute for alert checking. Yo
 
 
 - ALERT_INCLUDE_DESCRIPTION: #Set to false to exclude description from alerts. Descriptions will include alot of detail 
-such as every county, town, and area affected. You can expect about 4 or 5 messages when description is set to "true" vs
+such as every county, town, and area affected. You can expect about 4 to 8 messages when description is set to "true" vs
 a single message when set to false. 
 
 
@@ -259,21 +274,24 @@ experimental. Hoping this may help with dropped 1st part of reply's, by giving t
 feel free to experiment with different values. 
 
 
-- MESSAGE_DELAY: Delay in seconds between split messages. To short of a delay can cause messages to arrive out of order.
+- MESSAGE_DELAY: # Delay in seconds between split messages. To short of a delay can cause messages to arrive out of order.
 
 
-- ENABLE_FULL_ALERT_COMMAND: #set to false to disable the "alert" command. Can produce up to 8 messages, may want to
+- ENABLE_ALERT_COMMAND: # Set to false to disable the alert request command, automatic alerts will not be affected.
-disable on a high traffic mesh. 
 
 
-- ENABLE_CUSTOM_LOOKUP: # Enable/disable custom lat/lon lookup via message. More info below.
+- SHOW_ALERT_COMMAND_IN_MENU: # When false, hides the command from the menu but keeps it enabled, if enabled.
+
+
+- SHOW_CUSTOM_LOOKUP_COMMAND_IN_MENU: # Set to false to hide the custom lookup command from the menu. Command is always
+accessible.
 
 
 - ENABLE_7DAY_FORECAST: ENABLE_5DAY_FORECAST: ENABLE_HOURLY_WEATHER: # These calls produce 2 to 4 messages each. If you
 are on a high-traffic mesh, you may want to disable these.
 
 
-- FULL_MENU: true  # When true, includes all weather commands. When false, shows only forecast options that return a 
+- FULL_MENU: # When true, includes all weather commands. When false, shows only forecast options that return a 
 single message.
 
 
@@ -303,7 +321,33 @@ unique the better. This is what NWS uses instead of an API key.
 Gives you the opportunity to fix the issue and stop getting throttled.
 
 
-## How to get your NWS_OFFICE, NWS_GRID_X, and NWS_GRID_Y
+
+## Closing the program
+
+Press "Ctrl + c" once to tell the program to close. If Node shutdown is enabled in the settings.yaml The program will 
+command the node to shutdown and give it time to do so.
+
+Pressing "Ctrl + c" twice will force a hard exit of the program.
+
+
+## Using the "Loc" custom location lookup command.
+The loc command allows you to get a forecast for an area that is not the bots primary location. Input the locations 
+latitude and longitude along with the forecast type you want. 
+
+Full command example: "loc 39.0453/-98.2077 hourly"
+
+Structure: loc {Latitude/longitude Command} command can be any of the regular commands like wind, 2day, 7day etc.
+To ensure compatibility of your coordinates, only use up to 4 digits past the decimal point like in the example.
+
+
+## Advance setup: How to get your NWS_OFFICE, NWS_GRID_X, and NWS_GRID_Y 
+
+
+Note: As of the latest update, these values are automatically set based on the ALERT_LAT and ALERT_LON coordinates. 
+Leave the grid parameters blank to enable automatic configuration. Only enter grid coordinates if you want to override 
+the automatic settings.
+
+
 To get your NWS office and grid coordinates:
 1. Go to (https://weather.gov)
 2. Enter your address
@@ -327,24 +371,6 @@ For the alert settings in the settings.yaml file, enter your gps coordinates or
 earlier in this process. Use no more than four digits after the decimal point.
 
 
-## Closing the program
-
-Press "Ctrl + c" once to tell the program to close. If Node shutdown is enabled in the settings.yaml The program will 
-command the node to shutdown and give it time to do so.
-
-Pressing "Ctrl + c" twice will force a hard exit of the program.
-
-
-## Using the "Loc" custom location lookup command.
-The loc command allows you to get a forecast for an area that is not the bots primary location. Input the locations 
-latitude and longitude along with the forecast type you want. 
-
-Full command example: "loc 39.0453/-98.2077 hourly"
-
-Structure: loc {Latitude/longitude Command} command can be any of the regular commands like wind, 2day, 7day etc.
-To ensure compatibility of your coordinates, only use up to 4 digits past the decimal point like in the example.
-
-
 ## API Handling details
 
 To prevent excessive api calls, the bot will check if it currently has the data being requested and if it is
@@ -388,6 +414,4 @@ This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file
 This project is neither endorsed by nor supported by Meshtastic.
 
 Meshtastic® is a registered trademark of Meshtastic LLC. Meshtastic software components are released under various 
-
+licenses, see GitHub for details. No warranty is provided - use at your own risk.
-licenses, see GitHub for details. No warranty is provided - use at your own risk.
-

meshbot.py

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 SOFTWARE.
 """
+print(r"""
+-----------------Welcome to Meshbot Weather------------------        
+""")
 
 
 
@@ -59,6 +62,89 @@ except ImportError:
 import serial.tools.list_ports
 import requests
 
+
+
+def infer_nws_grid_from_coords(settings, logger=None):
+    """
+    Fill in NWS_OFFICE, NWS_GRID_X, NWS_GRID_Y using ALERT_LAT and ALERT_LON.
+    Only runs if any NWS_* value is missing or empty. Updates settings in-place.
+    Returns True if values were inferred and updated; otherwise False.
+    """
+    # If already complete, nothing to do
+    have_office = bool(str(settings.get("NWS_OFFICE", "")).strip())
+    have_x = bool(str(settings.get("NWS_GRID_X", "")).strip())
+    have_y = bool(str(settings.get("NWS_GRID_Y", "")).strip())
+    if have_office and have_x and have_y:
+        office = str(settings.get("NWS_OFFICE", "")).strip()
+        grid_x = str(settings.get("NWS_GRID_X", "")).strip()
+        grid_y = str(settings.get("NWS_GRID_Y", "")).strip()
+        msg = f"Using NWS grid from settings.yaml: office={office}, grid=({grid_x}, {grid_y})"
+        logger_obj = globals().get("logger")
+        if logger_obj:
+            logger_obj.info(msg)
+        else:
+            print(msg)
+        return False
+
+    # Need lat/lon for inference
+    lat_raw = settings.get("ALERT_LAT")
+    lon_raw = settings.get("ALERT_LON")
+
+
+    if not lat_raw or not lon_raw:
+        if logger:
+            logger.warning("Cannot determine NWS grid: ALERT_LAT/ALERT_LON not set.")
+        return False
+
+    # Prepare request
+    try:
+        lat = float(lat_raw)
+        lon = float(lon_raw)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        if logger:
+            logger.warning("Cannot infer NWS grid: ALERT_LAT/ALERT_LON are not valid numbers.")
+        return False
+
+    lat_s = f"{lat:.4f}"
+    lon_s = f"{lon:.4f}"
+    url = f"https://api.weather.gov/points/{lat_s},{lon_s}"
+
+    user_agent_app = str(settings.get("USER_AGENT_APP", "meshbot-weather"))
+    user_agent_email = str(settings.get("USER_AGENT_EMAIL", "contact@example.com"))
+    headers = {
+        "Accept": "application/geo+json",
+        "User-Agent": f"({user_agent_app}, {user_agent_email})",
+    }
+
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=10)
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        data = resp.json()
+        props = data.get("properties", {}) or {}
+        office = props.get("gridId")
+        grid_x = props.get("gridX")
+        grid_y = props.get("gridY")
+
+        if not office or grid_x is None or grid_y is None:
+            if logger:
+                logger.warning("NWS Points API did not return grid info; leaving NWS_* unchanged.")
+            return False
+
+        # Update as strings to match settings.yaml style
+        settings["NWS_OFFICE"] = str(office)
+        settings["NWS_GRID_X"] = str(grid_x)
+        settings["NWS_GRID_Y"] = str(grid_y)
+
+        if logger:
+            logger.info(f"NWS grid auto-config: office={office}, x={grid_x}, y={grid_y}")
+        return True
+
+    except requests.RequestException as e:
+        if logger:
+            logger.warning(f"Failed to fetch NWS grid from Points API: {e}")
+        return False
+
+
 from modules.temperature_24hour import Temperature24HourFetcher
 from modules.forecast_2day import Forecast2DayFetcher
 from modules.hourly_weather import EmojiWeatherFetcher
@@ -107,11 +193,22 @@ alerts = None
 with open("settings.yaml", "r") as file:
     settings = yaml.safe_load(file)
 
+ALERT_LAT = settings.get("ALERT_LAT")
+ALERT_LON = settings.get("ALERT_LON")
+
+
+logger.info(f"ALERT_LAT:{ALERT_LAT} ALERT_LON:{ALERT_LON}")
+
+
+infer_nws_grid_from_coords(settings, logger=logger if 'logger' in globals() else None)
+
 MYNODES = settings.get("MYNODES")
 DM_MODE = settings.get("DM_MODE")
 FIREWALL = settings.get("FIREWALL")
 DUTYCYCLE = settings.get("DUTYCYCLE")
 
+
+
 NWS_OFFICE = settings.get("NWS_OFFICE", "HNX")
 NWS_GRID_X = settings.get("NWS_GRID_X", "67")
 NWS_GRID_Y = settings.get("NWS_GRID_Y", "80")
@@ -120,9 +217,14 @@ USER_AGENT_APP = settings.get("USER_AGENT_APP", "myweatherapp")
 USER_AGENT_EMAIL = settings.get("USER_AGENT_EMAIL", "contact@example.com")
 USER_AGENT = f"({USER_AGENT_APP}, {USER_AGENT_EMAIL})"
 
-logger.info(f"DUTYCYCLE: {DUTYCYCLE}")
+
-logger.info(f"DM_MODE: {DM_MODE}")
+
-logger.info(f"FIREWALL: {FIREWALL}")
+#logger.info(f"DUTYCYCLE: {DUTYCYCLE}")
+#logger.info(f"DM_MODE: {DM_MODE}")
+#logger.info(f"FIREWALL: {FIREWALL}")
+#logger.info(f"MYNODES: {MYNODES}")
+
+
 
 transmission_count = 0
 cooldown = False
@@ -336,10 +438,20 @@ def message_listener(packet, interface):
                                   "rain - 24h precipitation\n" \
                                   "temp - 24h temperature\n"
                     # Add alert command if enabled
-                    if settings.get('ENABLE_FULL_ALERT_COMMAND', True):
+                    if settings.get("ENABLE_ALERT_COMMAND", True) and settings.get(
+                            "SHOW_ALERT_COMMAND_IN_MENU", True):
                         menu_text_2 += "alert - show active alerts\n"
-                    if settings.get('ENABLE_CUSTOM_LOOKUP', False):
+                    if settings.get('SHOW_CUSTOM_LOOKUP_COMMAND_IN_MENU', True):
                         menu_text_2 += "loc lat/lon - custom location lookup\n"
+                    #check if both show_alert and loc command are disabled
+                    if not settings.get('SHOW_ALERT_COMMAND_IN_MENU', True) and not settings.get(
+                                'SHOW_CUSTOM_LOOKUP_COMMAND_IN_MENU',
+                                                                                                False):
+                        combined_menu = f"{menu_text_1}\n{menu_text_2}".strip()
+                        # If both commands are disabled send menu without using split_message
+                        interface.sendText(combined_menu,wantAck=True, destinationId=sender_id)
+                        return
+
                     if settings.get('FULL_MENU', True):
                         combined_menu = menu_text_1 + "\n" + menu_text_2
                         messages = split_message(combined_menu, message_type="Menu")
@@ -350,10 +462,10 @@ def message_listener(packet, interface):
                             "4day - 4 day forecast\n" \
                             "temp - 24h temperature\n" \
                             "rain - 24h precipitation"
-                        if settings.get('ENABLE_FULL_ALERT_COMMAND', True):
+                        if settings.get('ENABLE_ALERT_COMMAND', True):
                             simple_menu += "\nalert - show active alerts"
                         if settings.get('ENABLE_CUSTOM_LOOKUP', False):
-                            simple_menu += "loc lat/lon - custom location lookup"
+                            simple_menu += "\nloc lat/lon - custom location lookup"
                         messages = split_message(simple_menu, message_type="Menu")
                         send_message_sequence(messages, message_type="Menu")
                 elif "loc" in message:
@@ -447,7 +559,7 @@ def message_listener(packet, interface):
                     if alerts:
                         if not alerts.broadcast_full_alert(sender_id):
                             time.sleep(first_message_delay)
-                            if not settings.get('ENABLE_FULL_ALERT_COMMAND', True):
+                            if not settings.get('ENABLE_ALERT_COMMAND', True):
                                 messages = split_message(
                                     "The full-alert command is disabled in settings.", message_type="Alert"
                                 )
@@ -477,7 +589,7 @@ def message_listener(packet, interface):
 def signal_handler(sig, frame):
     """Perform a graceful shutdown when CTRL+C is pressed"""
     global interface
-    logger.info("\nInitiating shutdown...")
+    logger.info("\nClosing program. Please wait...")
     try:
         if interface is not None:
             if settings.get('SHUTDOWN_NODE_ON_EXIT', False):
@@ -492,7 +604,7 @@ def signal_handler(sig, frame):
                     logger.error(f"Error sending shutdown command: {e}")
 
             else:
-                logger.info("Node shutdown disabled in settings, skipping shutdown command")
+                logger.info("Node shutdown disabled in settings, skipping sending power off command.")
 
             logger.info("Closing Meshtastic interface...")
             interface.close()
@@ -536,7 +648,7 @@ def main():
             logger.info("No serial ports found.")
         exit(0)
 
-    logger.info(f"Press CTRL-C to terminate the program")
+    logger.info(f"Press CTRL-C to close the program")
 
     # Create interface
     if args.host:
@@ -657,4 +769,4 @@ def get_weather_alert_status():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    main()

modules/weather_alert_monitor.py

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class WeatherAlerts:
     def broadcast_full_alert(self, destination_id):
         """Broadcast the full alert information including description."""
         # Check if full-alert command is enabled
-        if not self.settings.get('ENABLE_FULL_ALERT_COMMAND', True):
+        if not self.settings.get('ENABLE_ALERT_COMMAND', True):
             return False  # Do nothing if full-alert command is disabled
 
         # Check if there's a current alert

settings.yaml

@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 MYNODES:
   - "1234567890" #these are examples, fill in with your node numbers if needed, you can add lines as needed.
   - "1234567890"
-FIREWALL: false # If true, only responds to node ids listed under "MYNODES:"
+FIREWALL: false # If true, only responds to node ids listed under "MYNODES"
 DM_MODE: true  # If true, bot responds to direct messages only. Recommend not changing this
 DUTYCYCLE: false  # If true, will limit to 10% duty cycle
-NWS_OFFICE: "BGM" # Location settings for the weather forecast api calls, see readme for details
+ALERT_LAT: "37.7654" # Primary location settings for alerts and forecast. No more than 4 digits past the decimal point
-NWS_GRID_X: "84"
-NWS_GRID_Y: "89"
-ALERT_LAT: "37.7654" # Location settings for alerts, use your coordinates. No more than 4 digits past the decimal point
 ALERT_LON: "-100.0151"
+NWS_OFFICE: "" #Advance setup options, leave blank unless needed. See readme for details.
+NWS_GRID_X: ""
+NWS_GRID_Y: ""
 ALERT_CHECK_INTERVAL: 300  # Time in seconds between alert checks (default: 300 = 5 minutes)
 ALERT_INCLUDE_DESCRIPTION: false  # Set to false to exclude the full description from automatically issued alerts
 ALERT_CHANNEL_INDEX: 0  # Channel index for weather alerts, default is 0 (first channel)
 FIRST_MESSAGE_DELAY: 0 # Delay in seconds between receiving a request and sending the first message back.
 MESSAGE_DELAY: 15  # Delay in seconds between subsequent messages of a multi-message response
-ENABLE_FULL_ALERT_COMMAND: true  # Set to false to disable the alert request command
+ENABLE_ALERT_COMMAND: true  # Set to false to disable the alert request command, automatic alerts will not be affected.
-ENABLE_CUSTOM_LOOKUP: true  # Enable/disable custom lat/lon lookup via message
+SHOW_ALERT_COMMAND_IN_MENU: false  # When false, hides the command from the menu but keeps it enabled, if enabled.
+SHOW_CUSTOM_LOOKUP_COMMAND_IN_MENU: true  # When false, hides the command from the menu, but it is always enabled
 ENABLE_7DAY_FORECAST: true  # Set to false to disable 7-day forecast module
 ENABLE_5DAY_FORECAST:  true  # Set to false to disable 5-day forecast module
 ENABLE_HOURLY_WEATHER: true  # Set to false to disable hourly weather module