That will surprise me a bit if it HAS to be purchased from Rachio. I guess we will see when those that have asked Rachio support about it.
1 Like
I would hope that purchasing through Rachio is not a requirement. I tried placing an order today from Rachio only to find that they do not currently have any shipping options to Canada.
I can place an order directly from WeatherFlow, but I will wait to hear how Rachio plans to support existing Tempest Weather System owners that do not purchase from their store.
Any chance Rachio gave you an update on this?
Nothing yet free m Rachio. I will advise as soon as I hear back from them.
Allen
1 Like
Another current-Tempest-owner here.
To me the email read as: Rachio will give folks who purchase a Tempest through them early access to this integration for free. When the integration ships, it might cost extra.
Been using my Tempest for over a year as my PWS. Have it set in Rachio too. What am I missing with this update ??? It already works fine
Seems like a nice feature for new personal weather station owners. This integration essentially bypasses WU’s weeklong QC process and steps required to first get your data to WU to begin with.
I still get many people reaching out, asking their data to be added to pwsweather, simply because their WU station was just created and not yet visible on Rachio / 3rd party map.
For those who already use tempest via WU, direct integration is unlikely to yield more than what you already have, at least at this time.
2 Likes
It’s always good to eliminate the extra cloud in the middle, and depending which API this integration uses, there might not be much of a cloud at all.
2 Likes
Thanks to Gene I’ve been enjoying this integration for about a year. I likewise would love to see a direct “local” integration without the cloud.
Wondering if there’d be a local connection to the Tempest hub. Any thoughts on this?
I’m in the same boat here, I currently have my Tempest talking to the Rachio controller via WU.
Just sent a support request for the “integration code”.
This is a weird approach from Rachio. 
@bobbyD Probably standard WF api. Rachio doesn’t use weather data directly on the controller, all of the higher logic is handled in the Rachio cloud.
@scunny I doubt it, at least at first. Weather data would need to be routed to the cloud by the controller anyway, as it doesn’t have much local processing power dedicated to it at this time. With time, it may be possible that things like wind skip / pause would be handled locally.
@fpuig I’m sure this is mainly a cross promotion at this time. Wonder if the code ends up being the last 6 digits of the tempest mac address, or something similar. For now it’s likely mainly needed to help Rachio request the station info from the tempest.
1 Like
Hello,
I have exactly the same problem. I live in Hungary (EU), I have had a Tempest device for more than a year. I would like to use this integration directly in the Rachio app (currently I can send Tempest data to Rachio via WU). I updated the app. I also found the option where the Tempest device can be configured but asking for the integration code.
In the newsletter, Rachio wrote that this integration is worth 50 usd. I wrote to customer service that I would like to buy the integration code for 50 usd, but they replied that they do not ship Tempest device to my country. But I already have Tempest. I don’t want to buy another Tempest device, just a code to use. I wrote this to support, but they haven’t responded yet.
Good thinking. It’s not 
I tried tempest device id, station id, mac, serial number and a few other 6 digit numbers I could find and none worked. Lol
1 Like
I am not sure if Tempest Weather System by WeatherFlow | Rachio changed (it seems like it might have), but I am seeing the following.
Special early access to this new integration (a $50 MSRP) is only available for those who purchase a Tempest on rachio.com.
This would seem to indicate buying the Tempest from Rachio gets the integration for free. Existing or buying it elsewhere would need to pay $50 for the integration.
Honestly, I don’t have a problem if Rachio is trying to monetize their partnership, but they will need to bring something better to the table than current WU integration Although, that’s not what Rachio support implied in the post I shared above.
I decided to pull the trigger and get one. I already got my order confirmation which has an integration code. This code does not look like a MAC address. My interpretation is that the code is what will actually unlock the Tempest integration in the Rachio app.
I was able to link the Tempest to Rachio with “hardware integration id” provided by the WeatherFlow Support. Hats off to both companies’ support staff for prompt responses.
Contacting Tempest for ID was easy peasy
2 Likes
My Rachio app says it supports Tempest, but off hand, I did not see where. I obviously do not have the Tempest yet.