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9th June 2021, 16:17
mtagrant

Home Weather Station

I am looking at buying a weather station for home to help feed my unhealthy obsession with the weather - well, I am British!
There seem to be lots of different options, and makes that I have never heard of. Lots of reviews recommending different models but not consistent. Also considering the advance in mobile technologies, a lot of them don’t send data over WiFi or to your phone which would be handy.

I want one that will measure wind (direction / speed), rain, humidity etc etc - all the things you would expect, perhaps solar powered, connects to mobile ideally, and perhaps over WiFi...

Anyone got any experience or recommendations? Don’t mind spending a bit of money to get a decent one.
9th June 2021, 18:33
Slamdoor

Best give these folk a bell. They do know what they’re talking about. Maintenance is key, https://www.weathershop.co.uk/shop/w...ather-stations
9th June 2021, 19:57
mtagrant

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Originally Posted by Slamdoor

Best give these folk a bell. They do know what they’re talking about. Maintenance is key, https://www.weathershop.co.uk/shop/w...ather-stations

Thanks - good place to start. Lots of range there too 👍
9th June 2021, 21:58
reecie

I had something very similar to this from Maplins years ago https://www.weathershop.co.uk/shop/w...eather-station. It lasted a fair while and I was able to load it into my PC and from there you can load it into Weather Underground. If I was going to get another I’d get a Davis system most likely the Vantage Vue as the Pro is a bit pricey. They seemed to be the ones to get a fair while ago and still exist so I imagine are still good.
9th June 2021, 23:39
sprite1275

Had this one for about 10 years now. https://www.industrial-needs.com/tec...tion-nexus.htm
Still all working fine and I hardly ever clean it or change the batteries.
10th June 2021, 15:10
Carlton-Browne

Make sure you place it all in a Stevenson screen.

https://teleskola.mt/wp-content/uplo...ipm8ez9uyo.jpg
10th June 2021, 15:12
mtagrant

Wouldn’t that prevent measurement of rainfall, wind speed and direction, possibly sunlight etc?

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Originally Posted by Carlton-Browne

Make sure you place it all in a Stevenson screen.

https://teleskola.mt/wp-content/uplo...ipm8ez9uyo.jpg
10th June 2021, 15:14
Carlton-Browne

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Originally Posted by mtagrant

Wouldn’t that prevent measurement of rainfall, wind speed and direction, possibly sunlight etc?

I'm not sure - I just remember having these at school and they always housed a weather station.
10th June 2021, 15:16
Slamdoor

The weather station just houses thermometers etc - not rain gauges or anemometers.
10th June 2021, 15:18
mtagrant

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Originally Posted by Carlton-Browne

I'm not sure - I just remember having these at school and they always housed a weather station.

I suspect it is for some of the sensors and things, and others will need to be outside.
I am looking at an all in one relatively compact unit and probably sticks up on a pole at the top of a single story extension at the back of the house.
It does look like weatherproofing is important though if I don’t want it to break in the first year or so