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Any suggestions for a cheap WiFi camera to monitor cloud cover in real time, preferably on a cell phone app? Tnx.
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Not sure how cheap it all is but you can use a raspberry pi with a Noir camera. There are a few posts elsewhere on putting one together. There are several free programs to use with it.

Thinking cheapest might be something like an outdoor security cam like a Wyze Cam v3 and point it skyward. Depending on the cam you will probably have to put it under a dome though. I have WYZE cams for security and they work through a cell phone app.
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Not WiFi, but maybe worth considering:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CB ... UTF8&psc=1
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Camera time,check out AM Crest IP cameras, they support open standards ONVIF for third party control and have been around for a while, I've owned three internal and one eternal camera now for 7 years, all four still work. Amazon has a good selection at decent prices.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=amcrest+ip+c ... _ss_sc_4_9
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