Home weather stations

[anonymous-user]

Morning all,

I currently have a very basic Oregon Scientific weather station as below:

https://www.weathershop.co.uk/shop/brands/oregon-s...

I have enjoyed having it around but would like to upgrade to something a little better and potentially more accurate.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a decent home weather station for around £100ish?

There are so many different models and brands that it is a little difficlt to choose!

[sparkyhx]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ClimeMET-Thermo-hygro-Oper...

I've got a simple one like the oregon, If I wanted better I'd go for one like this.

[anonymous-user]

Thanks for that

[Nimby]

Lots of info over at Sandaysoft. I much prefer their "Cumulus" to the software that came with our Fine Offset station.

You mention accuracy - no point in spending lots for that unless you can site the outside sensors in a perfect spot clear of fences, trees and buildings which can affect wind speed/direction, temperature and rainfall readings.

[sparkyhx]

Nimby said:

Lots of info over at Sandaysoft. I much prefer their "Cumulus" to the software that came with our Fine Offset station.

You mention accuracy - no point in spending lots for that unless you can site the outside sensors in a perfect spot clear of fences, trees and buildings which can affect wind speed/direction, temperature and rainfall readings.

I would say on most peoples homes in britain there will be a compromise especially if it's wireless. by definition you would have to be close enough to the house for signal, but far away from the house and open enough to not affect wind & rain.

my outside temp gauge is very susceptible to warm weather, even though its permanently in shadow, its in an area between house and garage that's a bit of a sun trap, so between 10 and 2 it tends to over read. It's just a guide at the end of the day, but can be quite handy and geeky.

If I got the above I know where I would put it and anything but south easterly, it should be pretty accurate most weather in uk tends to be westerly or northerly

[Monty Python]

One thing I would say is don't expect the sensors to be much good on a £100 station. I've got an Oregon WMR-200 and it's already needed new UV and rain sensors. I get the impression that you get what you pay for (the Davis ones, which are supposed to be pretty good, are £300+).

[anonymous-user]

Monty Python said:

One thing I would say is don't expect the sensors to be much good on a £100 station. I've got an Oregon WMR-200 and it's already needed new UV and rain sensors. I get the impression that you get what you pay for (the Davis ones, which are supposed to be pretty good, are £300+).

I know what you mean.

The Oregon I mentioned in my OP has an outdoor temp sensor that is just about knackered now. Keeps losing signal all the time which it didn't when it was new.

[randlemarcus]

https://www.raspberrypi.org/school-weather-station...

Just saying...

[Toltec]

Even better if you have a few of them...

http://weather.atomwide.com