Local Option section confusing and doesn't mention the the unofficial addon/integration(s)

[tringenbach]

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I found the "Local API Option" section really confusing. Is it suggesting I buy a weather station from Ecowitt instead? Or buy a monitor from that company? What's a "PWS"?

Also, I discovered that there is a local option for ambient station:

• https://community.home-assistant.io/t/ambient-weather-available-locally-now-integration-anyone/299180/9
• https://ambientweather.com/faqs/question/view/id/1857/
• https://github.com/tlskinneriv/awnet_local

Since the local api seems to be an official local api, I am also surprised to see it supported only in a custom integration. How do things get like that get adopted into the core?

I am currently researching which weather station to buy, and have no previous experience with weather stations. I want to make sure I get something that works locally and isn't just cloud based.

URL

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/ambient_station/

Version

2024.4.4

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