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Post by Beercules on Dec 22, 2022 0:26:15 GMT -5
Looking for a home weather station, anyone got any recommendations?
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 22, 2022 1:46:09 GMT -5
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Post by Beercules on Dec 22, 2022 1:57:13 GMT -5
no, too expensive. Only worth it if I had an open expanse of grassy area, which I don't.
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Post by Benfxmth on Dec 22, 2022 6:45:32 GMT -5
Davis VP2/Vue's are one of the better weather stations commercially available for the amateur out there, but you mentioned that it's too expensive for you. One of the cheaper ones out there, but Ambient WX might work for you. ambientweather.com |
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Post by tommyFL on Dec 22, 2022 10:10:15 GMT -5
I'll second Ambient Weather and all the other Ambient-style PWSs out there. I've found it to be very accurate when compared to my nearby COOP station and my other station with a known accurate sensor. My only complaint is humidity is not quite as accurate as it could be.
Or you can build your own PWS quite easily. It's a fun project for anyone who's mechanically/electronically-inclined.
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Post by Benfxmth on Dec 22, 2022 12:31:17 GMT -5
Beercules I also recommend getting a data logger for your PWS (e.g. Weather Link for Davis Instruments, WeatherBridge for Ambient WX, etc) as well, that way you could keep a record of mean temps/dewpoints, upload such weather data if you'd like.
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Post by Cheeseman on Dec 22, 2022 13:50:09 GMT -5
Beercules what about the one you had at your last place?
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Post by Speagles84 on Dec 22, 2022 13:59:06 GMT -5
Davis VP2/Vue's are one of the better weather stations commercially available for the amateur out there, but you mentioned that it's too expensive for you. One of the cheaper ones out there, but Ambient WX might work for you. ambientweather.comThis is what I got last year. Rating A+ |
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Post by Beercules on Dec 23, 2022 2:30:53 GMT -5
A Davis is too expensive for my current situation, there is too much growth in my yard, plus a huge tree which is the wildcard, no point spending $1000+
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Post by Beercules on Dec 28, 2022 5:53:32 GMT -5
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Post by Benfxmth on Dec 28, 2022 7:14:54 GMT -5
Methinks it's your choice. If you intend to mount the anemometer at standard height (33 ft, give or take a few ft), I think the ultrasonic anemometer is superior because it has no moving parts, but the majority of PWS owners don't have enough of a clearing for accurate wind measurements. |
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Post by Beercules on Dec 28, 2022 7:29:15 GMT -5
Methinks it's your choice. If you intend to mount the anemometer at standard height (33 ft, give or take a few ft), I think the ultrasonic anemometer is superior because it has no moving parts, but the majority of PWS owners don't have enough of a clearing for accurate wind measurements. I certainly have nothing that could be described as an adequate clearing... That ultrasonic one I can't mount up anywhere too high either as it is combined with the temp sensor. |
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Post by Benfxmth on Dec 28, 2022 7:32:02 GMT -5
Methinks it's your choice. If you intend to mount the anemometer at standard height (33 ft, give or take a few ft), I think the ultrasonic anemometer is superior because it has no moving parts, but the majority of PWS owners don't have enough of a clearing for accurate wind measurements. I certainly have nothing that could be described as an adequate clearing... That ultrasonic one I can't mount up anywhere too high either as it is combined with the temp sensor. OK fair enough, I figured so! |
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Post by tommyFL on Dec 28, 2022 8:28:02 GMT -5
No chance of anything even close to an accurate wind speed measurement with a PWS. Don't even think about it.
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Post by Beercules on Dec 28, 2022 21:33:52 GMT -5
Ok, ordered the ultrasonic model. Figured I'll give that a go as it was heavily discounted on Amazon.
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 28, 2022 22:08:54 GMT -5
How much in $AU mate ? my youngest son is in the market for one too...
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Post by Beercules on Dec 28, 2022 23:23:09 GMT -5
How much in $AU mate ? my youngest son is in the market for one too... $320 with a coupon on Amazon. Ecowitt HP2553As far as I know it's basically a Ambient Weather WS-5000 clone. |
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Post by ππΏMΓΆrΓΆnππΏ on Jun 20, 2023 10:40:18 GMT -5
tommyFL do you still recommend Ambient and EcoWitt products? If not, why not? And what would be recommended?
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Post by tommyFL on Jun 20, 2023 11:05:55 GMT -5
Can't speak for EcoWitt. I'd recommend Ambient if you care about reliability but not accuracy. The humidity sensor is lower quality and drifts in high humidity over time, eventually reading about 2-3% high on average after several years.
The radiation shield is too small and restrictive, so it's very slow to respond to temperature changes. Expect a lag of about 3-5 minutes. The excess radiation error due to the small size of the shield is counteracted somewhat by locating it within the shade of the rain gauge, but that introduces another problem. After rain, the sensor will read too cool and humid due to wet bulbing from water constantly dripping from the drain holes on the bottom of the rain gauge. Bad and cheap design.
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Post by ππΏMΓΆrΓΆnππΏ on Jun 20, 2023 11:17:48 GMT -5
Can't speak for EcoWitt. I'd recommend Ambient if you care about reliability but not accuracy. The humidity sensor is lower quality and drifts in high humidity over time, eventually reading about 2-3% high on average after several years. The radiation shield is too small and restrictive, so it's very slow to respond to temperature changes. Expect a lag of about 3-5 minutes. The excess radiation error due to the small size of the shield is counteracted somewhat by locating it within the shade of the rain gauge, but that introduces another problem. After rain, the sensor will read too cool and humid due to wet bulbing from water constantly dripping from the drain holes on the bottom of the rain gauge. Bad and cheap design. But the actual temp registered should be decently accurate? Provided the PWS location and setting is legit of course. |
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