This involves screwing the wind sensors, rain gauge and temperature unit to a mast. The first job is to get the external unit put together. The kit is supplied with a touchscreen base station, a rain gauge, a wind speed sensor, a wind direction sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor, a mast and some software.
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before this, we'd been running a La Crosse weather station, but now, we've moved up to the USB weather station from Maplin. We're very, very impressed with this kit. We now turn our attention to the WH1081 weather station, On sale in the UK via Maplin, branded as the USB Wireless Weather Forecaster (Catalogue number N96FY), this is made in China and also appears to be out there as Watson W-8681 made by Fine Offset Electronics and the Elecsa AstroTouch 6975. There's a huge range at The model we feature on this page is the USB Wireless Weather Forecaster WH1081, available from .uk We're about to get hands-on with an advanced home weather station that's a little over £100. an indoor one, an indoor one with an outside sensor, or an outdoor one with an indoor display.īeing able to tell the outside temperature before you head out can be handy - as we're writing this (January 2010), the UK is in the grip of a freeze, and it's so snowy outside, the Frequenc圜ast cat's indoors with his paws crossed waiting to venture outside.Īs well as keep an eye on the outside temperature - looking at humidity, pressure and wind speed can make you better informed, and you might want to look at something more advanced than a basic £10 indoor unit. If you're interested - we took a look at some of the weather stations on this page in Show 48 of our podcast. What do you mean you've never wanted to try your hand at weather forecasting? OK, some may consider owning a weather station just one step away from trainspotting or birdwatching, but owning even a basic weatherstation can be fun, and teach you a little about the wonderful world of weather.
Weather Stations - Create your own Weather Forecasts Here's something you may not have considered - owning your own home weather station.