Weather Station recommendations...

[cornankles]

Anyone on here got any recommendations for semi pro weather stations for home/business use?
Being a bit of a weather junky and having a Hotel/Motel that looks after lots of skiers/boarders in winter at the base of Mt Hotham I thought it would be cool to get a weather station that could publish weather data online. I have had a basic oregon scientific unit before and have found a few options online by them and more pro offerings by Davis. Does anyone on here use/recommend any of these and can you point an example of what they publish online?

 

[slalom pete]

Davis all the way

 

[Majikthise]

Davis /thread

 

[Vertikar]

Does anyone on here use/recommend any of these and can you point an example of what they publish online?

Here's an example of what you can get via weatherunderground: https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=IVICTORI324

It all depends on your software as to what they publish online, that said if you can get the raw data you can feed it into something like saratoga: http://saratoga-weather.org/index.php

My Oregeon weather station feeds into meteohub via a raspberry pi which then uploads the data.

 

[Billy_Buttons]

Davis example: http://jindyweather.azurewebsites.net/

 

[Ian]

Just curious, how would you get a Davis (or similar) station to send data, say twice a day via a mobile sim? maybe a small mid afternoon image?

UPDATE: Answered my own question:

http://webcamerasystems.com.au/node/428

Bit 'over the top'...

 

[Trail Blazer]

Has anyone ever tried to replicate a BOM station with a proper screen? Any idea what brand of sensors etc they use inside?

 

[Vertikar]

Just curious, how would you get a Davis (or similar) station to send data, say twice a day via a mobile sim? maybe a small mid afternoon image?

UPDATE: Answered my own question:

http://webcamerasystems.com.au/node/428

Bit 'over the top'...

Damn, yeah $9000 is a bit over the top.
You could probably do it quite a bit cheaper with a davis or similar, do away with the base console, use something like this:
http://www.meteobridge.com/wiki/index.php/Meteobridge_PRO to receive the weather data from the wireless sensors, then get it hooked up to the internet via one of these: http://www.tp-link.com.au/products/details/TL-MR3020.html

 

[gareth_oau]

this one looks cheap
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Davis-Instruments-6250-Vantage-Vue-Wireless-Weather-Station-/131434974199

 

[Vertikar]

Davis example: http://jindyweather.azurewebsites.net/

@Billy_Buttons what are you using to get your data out of the Davis and upload it?

Edit: ah I see, missed the powered by cumulus link at the bottom of the page. Are you using the Davis adapters to pull the data from the console?

 

[Billy_Buttons]

@Billy_Buttons what are you using to get your data out of the Davis and upload it?

Oh....it's not mine, I was just showing you one that I always refer to and knew it was a Davis system, sorry.

 

[Vertikar]

Oh....it's not mine, I was just showing you one that I always refer to and knew it was a Davis system, sorry.

Ah no probs.

 

[Billy_Buttons]

Ah no probs.

Found this at the bottom of the Jindabyne Weather: http://sandaysoft.com/forum/

 

[Vertikar]

Found this at the bottom of the Jindabyne Weather: http://sandaysoft.com/forum/

Yeah I saw they were using cumulus, wondering if they've got a PC hooked up to the Davis console or if they've gone down another path..

 

[Jellybeans]

Thanks for what?

 

[Claude Cat]

Thanks for what?

Ignore the spammer.

 

[sastrugi]

Hey guys, I found this thread as I'm researching a weather station upgrade for our new place. Is Davis still the answer? Any other basic info I should know? I have found this page to be helpful but thought I'd also come here to the Brains Trust for the real low down too

http://www.monaxtestandweather.com.au/choosing-a-weather-station-the-definitive-guide/

 

[sastrugi]

>high squeaky voice< "Are all the Davis this expensive?" :O

http://www.monaxtestandweather.com.au/search.php?search_query=Davis

 

[nfip]

Interested in this topic myself.
Time to maybe upgrade from the old faithfull thermometer/barometer , rain guage and small aussie flag in the back yard .
Not sure if I will tip a grand into it just yet ....
Might just get a new flag .

 

[Claude Cat]

>high squeaky voice< "Are all the Davis this expensive?" :O

http://www.monaxtestandweather.com.au/search.php?search_query=Davis

Ah, yes.

We have a La Crosse AWS and that's more moderately priced. The Davis is nice though!

 

[sastrugi]

Ah, yes.

We have a La Crosse AWS and that's more moderately priced. The Davis is nice though!

Looking into them now. Thanks

 

[nfip]

Goes with out saying there a variety of "crap "on ebay.
Get what you pay for / buyer beware comes to mind when scanning the options.

 

[nfip]

Lacrosse. @Claude Cat ?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/253039737932?ul_noapp=true
plus this for comparison...

 

[Claude Cat]

Lacrosse. @Claude Cat ?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/253039737932?ul_noapp=true

Looks ok. Although lighting detection is a question mark.
A lot depends if you want to connect it to your PC. That's where the price starts to jump up.

 

[nfip]

Agreed about the lightning detection for this.
Get that on my wz sub , which I do use quite often for work and beach safety gig. .
More so looking at this for bit of home data to compare with BOM
and maybe hook up / play around with the Wunderground....

 

[Claude Cat]

I'd look at something like this which has direct WiFi connectivity (but no lighting detector)

https://shop.lacrossetechnology.com...ts+to+Weather+Underground/x_sku/330-2315.html

 

[nfip]

I'd look at something like this which has direct WiFi connectivity (but no lighting detector)

https://shop.lacrossetechnology.com.au/shop/Professional+Weather+Station/330-2315+Professional+Weather+Station+Wi-Fi+Module+Connects+to+Weather+Underground/x_sku/330-2315.html

Looks good CC.
Has all the basics and wi-fi connectivity.
Price is reasonable enough also.
Will have a bit more of a read up , includes Wunderground .
Then see if it mysteriously appears in the Office ....

 

[Claude Cat]

It looks a lot better than my old unit!
In the end the weather station is only as good as where you place the sensors.

 

[Telemark Phat]

Davis into a pi running weewx here.