The home weather station business is evolving and lots of new and interesting products are being released. Of course, some earlier products are classics and have not been outdone… Yet!
There is an amazing weather station on Mars! If you are planning a trip there, you might check this out here first…
Actually, you CAN see fairly recent weather reports from Mars.
Here is my pick for the Best Budget Weather Station. If you’re looking for basic but still want quality, check out this from weather station from La Crosse Technologies
Most home weather station problems are easily fixed. Most people have run into issues and have figured them out, so you don’t have to.
It is not just you, rain really does make you sleepy. There are several reasons for this, and also ways to counter the sleepiness.
Teach your kids about the weather with weather station tools that they can make themselves, (with a bit of your help!)
Maybe you’re a weather geek, or maybe you have practical reasons for owning a weather station, either way, you’ll find out that the weather station hobby is fun.
Having a lightning detector is very handy in many circumstances. A lot more happens in a thunderstorm than thunder and lightning.
If you are interested in measuring precipitation with accuracy, take a look at the Stratus rain gauge.
Do you need more information about choosing a wired vs wireless weather station? This article will give you everything you need to know in detail.
New home weather stations are moving away from mechanical parts and are going electronic solid state. The WS-5000, for example, features an ultrasonic anemometer!
There are many variables that can affect the longevity of your weather station. Here we’ll go into the common issues and what you can do about them.
What are all of those sensors, and how do they do what they do? Find out here!
One of the main factors affecting the weather is the difference in air pressure from one region to another. Weather forecasting is mostly about predicting the air pressure.
Here you can find everything you need to know about where to place an outdoor thermometer. If you do this wrong, you’ll get bad temperature readings.
You may have found out the hard way that you can tan through clouds, actually, you can get quite sunburned!
The answer to this question is surprisingly messy. Who knew?
When it comes to how the weather affects how you feel, it’s not just the temperature, the dew point is maybe more important!
Love gardening? A weather station can take you and your garden to a new level!
Have you ever admired that great-looking weather barometer on someone’s wall? Learn all about them here!
Find what you are looking for, or if you need some help finding an inexpensive weather station that is right for you, read on.
Are you on the fence about buying a home weather station? Here you will find lots of benefits of having a weather station at home.
Airport weather stations are a win for everyone. Aviation is safer, the National Weather Service has an ideal placement area for their equipment, and we get to see all the weather information for free!
Home weather stations can be selected with the accuracy you require. This article will help you choose the weather station that is right for you.
Is your weather station located in a remote location making it difficult for you to access the data? If you do not have WiFi but you do have cellular service, the Ecowitt WH6006E might be for you.
This weather station set up includes the dual solar paneled 5 in 1 outdoor sensor along with a top of the line TFT color indoor display and a lightning detector. No internet connection is included, however, you can buy the Acurite Access later
This page gives you three ways of measuring snow. Go from as simple as using a thermometer and a ruler to using calibrated gauges and scales.
Read about the most advanced home weather station yet. The WeatherFlow weather station has NO moving parts, but that’s not all that makes it interesting…
Here is where you can find how to easily compare the 5-in-1 and higher models of Acurite home weather stations. The top 20 weather stations can be seen in four comparison charts.
If you are new to personal weather stations, all the choices may be confusing.
A common question is ” what is the best home weather station for Weather Underground?”. The better question maybe is “what is the best weather station for Weather Underground and me?”. Weather Underground is looking for some things and you are looking for some things too, but maybe not exactly the same things.
Sometimes you know what the weather is going to be before you even open your eyes in the morning.You not only pay attention to every detail of your environment but you always do something about it. Every second of everyday for your whole life! Just as you can see what you look like with a mirror, a home weather station can reflect the conditions your body is adapting to.
The Acurite 01036 5-in-1 Pro Weather Station is a “Best Seller”. Featuring the 5-in1 weather sensor which sends data to an indoor display equipped with PC Connect. PC Connect provides a way to save your outdoor weather measurements as a data file on your computer, or post the weather data online through your computer internet connection. A cable from the display connects to a USB port on your Windows or Mac equipped computer. If you want to, you can start uploading your weather info to myacurite.com or Weather Underground the data becomes available for you to see with the free myacurite app.
The roof of the house or garage is the most obvious and is the most common place most people install their weather sensors.
You can mount your weather station on the eave of the house. If your house has a gable roof this is an easy option.
On an existing fence. If you have a strong fence, mounting the weather station here could make sense.
Install the weather station on a stand alone pole or post. If you have enough room and you are free to put a post in the ground or a weather station stand anywhere you want, this is, as we’ll see later, often the best option.
If all of these options are open to you, consider yourself lucky! There are a few things to consider that might narrow your choices…
Weather Underground (WU) has the largest weather station network in the world. Over 250,000 people send their weather data to them
All done automatically every few seconds by using the software that comes with Personal Weather Stations. (PWS)
By using your data and the data sent in by people around you, WU can get a very accurate view of how the weather works in your area.
With all of this information WU can get a pretty good idea of what weather you can expect in the future. Better than the NWS actually.
A weather station is a collection of individual and specific instruments which, when looked at together will give you some idea of the local conditions. When many weather stations spread out over a wide area are looked at, and this weather station data is observed over time, patterns emerge and with that comes the ability to more accurately forecast the weather. While it would take a book to describe all of the names of instruments used to measure weather, but we can look at the weather instruments most commonly available in the home weather station retail market.
Davis, a company known globally for high end precision weather instruments, has entered the mid-ranged consumer weather station market. The Davis Vantage Vue model 6250 is a all-in-one weather monitoring system, a form that most of popular weather station manufacturers have had so much market success with. Davis refers their all in one outdoor sensors as an “Integrated Sensor Suite”, or ISS for short. The Davis Vantage Vue has, of course, achieved “Best Seller” status among both hobbyists and professionals.
The Vantage Pro2 is the first weather station in Davis’ advanced line of weather measuring instruments. This is the weather station class that gives Davis it’s great reputation. If you are researching weather stations to buy, do yourself a favor and at least look at the Davis weather station lineup.
The WS-1401 is an improved version of the earlier WS-1400. Improved sensor quality and updated power system make the WS-1401 worth a look, especially if you liked the older model or the similar WS-1002. If you do not need an indoor display, why pay for one?
A few years ago we would listen to the TV or radio for current weather information or forecasts.
Now we can get this information almost instantly with a weather app on our computer or phone.