thebrookster Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Well, in the short couple of weeks left before I depart the lockdowned shores of the UK, I have decided to build a weather station. The expensive bit has been dealt with today, ie buying all the bits I need as follows: Davis Vantage Pro 2 Sensor suite and Weatherlink Live (decided to go without a console, I can always add one later on, and the Weatherlink gives me the option for a phone app showing live data). Raspberry Pi 4B (plus case and power supply). Planning to run software called CumulusMX, which will take care of uploading all data to the various weather sites such as Weather Underground, Met Office WOW and various others. I shall continue once it all arrives Phil Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Jones Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Interesting. Back to sea so soon Phil? Seems that your off time wasn’t extended to match your on time? Link to post Share on other sites
thebrookster Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Yeah, 3/2 ratio so leave never matches on time Also, I have pushed to go back while I (hopefully) still have a couple of weeks left, really don't see the point remaining on land in the middle of a lockdown! And with all new variants etc, better to escape now, and fingers crossed the situation has improved in 3/4 months time! After all, my unused time stays in the bank, so to speak, so not really losing anything. Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Jones Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Logical enough. Weather might be nicer too! Link to post Share on other sites
Escadrille Ecosse Posted Monday at 08:05 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:05 PM 22 hours ago, Nick Jones said: Weather might be nicer too! Certainly be able to check with that little lot! Link to post Share on other sites
thebrookster Posted Monday at 09:44 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:44 PM 1 hour ago, Escadrille Ecosse said: Certainly be able to check with that little lot! Christ, I'm no taking it with me!! I might have additional weight allowances, but there is a limit Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Jones Posted Monday at 10:24 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:24 PM I reckon he wants to be able to log on from wherever he is and see what he’s missing in Bonny Scotland Link to post Share on other sites
Escadrille Ecosse Posted Tuesday at 10:57 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:57 AM 12 hours ago, Nick Jones said: I reckon he wants to be able to log on from wherever he is and see what he’s missing in Bonny Scotland Well yeah! Hopefully by the time you get back we'll be having some traditional May weather on the west coast. Sunshine and no midges Link to post Share on other sites
thebrookster Posted Friday at 09:37 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 09:37 PM Well, now that UPS have finally disgorged the weather station, today was spent setting it up. The sensor suite is certainly larger than anticipated! The (ex) wine bottle gives a reference for size (ex as it now contains sloe gin!!). And a wind speed thingymabob. And also a Weatherlink Live unit. This is what takes the sensor data and transmits it online. I have a phone app that also takes live readings from this. The internal gubbins Now I had to find a suitable location. It had to be within a couple hundred metres of the house, and in an open location. Now the latter is hard for me, as the house is in a hollow, with woodland around so this was the best I could come up with. Tools assembled and posts whacked in: Ably assisted until an egg distracted: Install of sensors: And all in place: Linking up the Weatherlink Live was simple, and now I have live data! I have started setting up the Raspberry Pi and Cumulus MX software, this will take care of logging data etc (Weatherlink only provide this if you pay a yearly subscription, and I am cheapskate who reckons a one of purchase of a Pi was better value!!). Still fighting to get this to communicate with the system, so I shall update that another time. Cumulus will also take care of uploading the data to the various weather sites, if I have spent this money on a semi-pro system it might as well benefit others! Cheers, Phil Link to post Share on other sites
rogerguzzi Posted Friday at 11:57 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:57 PM Hello I hate to burst you bubble but at that Hight the wind speed sensor is a waste of time! The station which is good kit will be ok for temperature and rain fall but wind will be rubbish! (sorry) My weather Stations(I have had a few were mounted at least 40 feet up on the wind turbine tower and still a bit low? Roger ps this was mine before it broke Link to post Share on other sites
rogerguzzi Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago Hello Why not get a tv type arial pole and mount it on the house as long as the wind sensor is above the roof and on the gable end? not the best place as the roof will effect it but gable end would help! Roger Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Jones Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago This is all a bit more serious than my rain gauge and weather vane (also too low down). Looks like good kit. Link to post Share on other sites
rogerguzzi Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago Hello All I think I might get a new one (Boys and Toys!) One a bit cheaper though! (Sold a few triumph parts lately!) Plus its only money and the way the world is going might not have time to spend it all? Yesterday was my 15th aniversery of getting off the tread mill (best thing I ever did) Roger Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago 25 minutes ago, rogerguzzi said: Yesterday was my 15th aniversery of getting off the tread mill (best thing I ever did) Roger Good man not that I’m jealous but running is bad for your knees. Link to post Share on other sites
Escadrille Ecosse Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago This is all starting to sound a bit like weather station envy 1 hour ago, rogerguzzi said: Plus its only money and the way the world is going might not have time to spend it all? Yesterday was my 15th aniversery of getting off the tread mill (best thing I ever did) Only two years now but agree wholeheartedly if you have the chance - and it's your thing I guess! 36 minutes ago, Hamish said: but running is bad for your knees. And that Link to post Share on other sites
thebrookster Posted 19 hours ago Author Share Posted 19 hours ago 13 hours ago, rogerguzzi said: Hello I hate to burst you bubble but at that Hight the wind speed sensor is a waste of time! The station which is good kit will be ok for temperature and rain fall but wind will be rubbish! (sorry) My weather Stations(I have had a few were mounted at least 40 feet up on the wind turbine tower and still a bit low? Roger ps this was mine before it broke 3 hours ago, rogerguzzi said: Hello Why not get a tv type arial pole and mount it on the house as long as the wind sensor is above the roof and on the gable end? not the best place as the roof will effect it but gable end would help! Roger Agreed Roger, I believe the correct mounting height for a meteorological station should be 10metres up (according to the Davis instructions anyway) however I don't a pole that long!! I will see about revisiting that sometime, but that requires a bit more thought and planning. Mounting on the house is definite no-no for me, it is listed building and I had to get permission to fit a ruddy sky dish!! And I am not blessed with a turbine tower Link to post Share on other sites
PaulAA Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 15 hours ago, thebrookster said: Blimey, Phil - that's a lovely position you have. Only a slight contrast to the view from my living room this morning: Back on the weather front, we're not exactly positioned to erect a weather station, but the lad and I are in the process of setting up a responder for blitzortung.org (I always want to put an exclamation mark in there, for some reason...) The real-time progress of passing storms is always entertaining to watch. Paul Link to post Share on other sites
JohnD Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago I'll do it for you, Paul. Lots! WoW! Blitzortung.org! A Global, live lightning map! See the lightning strikes in real time, all across the globe! Worth a visit, as the Michelin used to say. https://map.blitzortung.org/#0.87/0/5.9 Link to post Share on other sites
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