Automatically Adjusting Indoor Home Temperature to Outdoor Temperature in Home Assistant

By Richard Meyer in Home Assistant on 03 Jul 2022

Using Home Assistant, I have been able to create a system for scaling my home's indoor temperature based on the outdoor heat index. This will also account for day/night cycles and home presence. The goal of this automation is to increase the temperature indoors as it gets hotter to…

Heat Index Calculated Sensor in Home Assistant

By Richard Meyer in Home Assistant on 03 Jul 2022

The following is a sample of how to implement a sensor in Home Assistant that displays a calculated heat index value based off an existing sensor device that provides temperature and relative humidity readings. This calculation is using the formulas provided on the National Weather Service website. - platform: template…