Cumulus Support

Today is the first time since I got my weather station/Cumulus combo running that it is cold.
As I type this the temperature is 26.3*F chill factor is 19.7*F. The problem is on the Cumulus screen it says "Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled" How do I correct it to say something like "Snowing, or snow possible? We have had snow off an on all day with a couple inches, while that isn't much, it sure the heck isn't raining.
Also, how do I get it to show snow lying?

The forecast isn't that sophisticated. You can edit the text, but you can't get it to differentiate between snow and rain.

To mark a day with snow lying or falling, use the 'weather diary'.

I know about the weather diary, but thought maybe there was a way to change a setting or two so that at or below a temperature of maybe 30*F it would indicate snow, instead of showers.
With that said, I have seen freezing rain at 8*F, and snow in the mid 40's Fahrenheit. But more times then not, when it is mid 20's Fahrenheit it is snow.

steve wrote:The forecast isn't that sophisticated. You can edit the text, but you can't get it to differentiate between snow and rain.

To mark a day with snow lying or falling, use the 'weather diary'.

hdmax wrote:I know about the weather diary, but thought maybe there was a way to change a setting or two so that at or below a temperature of maybe 30*F it would indicate snow, instead of showers.

The Zambretti forecast doesn't take temperature into account at all. I'm afraid I have no plans to start tinkering with it!

Actually, why are you using the Zambretti/Cumulus forecast at all - isn't the Davis one better? I have no idea whether that does anything for snow, though.

Good question! When I setup Cumulus I guess I thought I needed Cumulus Forecast, and never gave it a second thought. I just unchecked it, so now I'll wait and see if things chance in the forecasting.
Thanks for your help Steve!

steve wrote:Actually, why are you using the Zambretti/Cumulus forecast at all - isn't the Davis one better? I have no idea whether that does anything for snow, though.

It is different for sure. But now that is has cleared off, I won't know how it handles snow/rain until later. However; with Cumulus Forecast checked it show the forecast as "Becoming fine"
Now without it being checked and using Davis forecasting, it now shows "Mostly clear with little temperature change"