[tomhoward]

I'm not a huge enthusiast for home automation (we don't use any voice assistants), but we have a few Mirabella IoT light globes that can turn on/off on a schedule or in response to weather conditions.

Mainly I just have lights turn on before sunset, which works fine, but one of the programs I set up was for some indoor lights to turn on when it rains, as it usually gets quite gloomy here during rain.

It's quite common for that program to activate and turn the lights on when it's hot and sunny with no rain or clouds anywhere nearby.

I gather it must be because they're using this kind of weather forecast data and not doing any live/recent updating.

[WesolyKubeczek]

Get an ambient light sensor and program your automation to light the lights when it's actually dark and gloomy, not when it's gloomy at, say, the nearest airport or where else they like to stick their measurement equipment.