Ambient Weather Realtime
homebridge-ambient-realtime · v0.2.2
Adds Ambient Weather station and sensor readings to HomeKit using the realtime API.
What it says it supports
Brands
- Ambient Weather
Devices it names
- Ambient weather stations
- air quality, CO2 and leak sensors
Shows up in Apple Home as from its README
Sensor readings in its code
What people report
Ambient Weather stations work; WH31P probe humidity gives undefined warnings.
- Partly works1
| Device | Status | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambient Weather WH31P temperature probe | Partly works | Temperature reads; humidity characteristic warns undefined valueSaved copyThis is the WH31P. [3/29/2026, 1:33:00 PM] [Ambient Weather] initial data from subscribed event { "dateutc": 1774805520000, "tempf": 48.7, "humidity": 40, "windspeedmph": 9.62, "windgustmph": 10.51, "maxdailygust": 20.8, "winddir": 231, "winddir_avg10m": 226, "uv": 6, "solarradiation": 696.21, "hourlyrainin": 0, "eventrainin": 0, "dailyrainin": 0, "weeklyrainin": 0, "monthlyrainin": 1.55, "yearlyrainin": 2.85, "battout": 1, "battrain": "1", "tempinf": 74.3, "humidityin": 44, "baromrelin": 30.112, "baromabsin": 28.975, "battin": 1, "pm25": 9, "pm25_24h": 7.5, "aqi_pm25": 38, "aqi_pm25_24h": … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22. | Issue #8 · 2026-03 |
Gathered from the plugin’s GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions, wiki and docs, and from r/homebridge. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Cloud
Ambient realtime API
You’ll need
- Ambient API keys
Compatibility
| Verified by Homebridge | Yes |
|---|---|
| Homebridge versions | ^1.11.0 || ^2.0.0 |
| Homebridge 2.0 | Yes |
| Node.js | ^20.20.0 || ^22.22.0 ||^24.15.0 |
| Settings in Homebridge UI | Yes |
| Matter | No |
| Platform name | ambient |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
Community signals
| Downloads a week | 44 |
|---|---|
| Downloads a month | 225 |
| GitHub stars | 4 |
| Open issues | 1 |
| Closed issues | 3 |
| Last code push | 2026-05-16 |
| Latest version | 0.2.2 (2026-05-16) |
| First published | 2024-09-28 |
| Releases | 13 |
In ReReHome
Whatever this plugin publishes reaches Apple Home as a normal HomeKit accessory behind your Homebridge bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
HomeKit services in its code
Found by scanning the published npm package. A plugin can register a service only for some devices.
- AirQualitySensor
- Battery
- CarbonDioxideSensor
- HumiditySensor
- LeakSensor
- MotionSensor
- OccupancySensor
- TemperatureSensor
Sources
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-ambient-realtime
- Source code: https://github.com/valiquette/homebridge-ambient-realtime
- Issues: https://github.com/valiquette/homebridge-ambient-realtime/issues
- Homepage: https://github.com/valiquette/homebridge-Ambient-realtime#readme
- Verified plugins list: https://github.com/homebridge/verified