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Domestic Weather station

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MaxtheDog

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Topic starter 23/02/2025 7:07 pm [#2139]

Hello,

Im thinking of buying a weather station, something along the lines of this:

https://www.weathershop.co.uk/5-in-1-wifi-weather-station-accur8-5100

Has anyone got a station if so which and what do you think of it.

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Michael.

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Toodles

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23/02/2025 7:43 pm

If I purchased one, might I expect to have more sunshine each day and less destructive wind?😉 Regards, Toodles.

Toodles, heats his home with cold draughts and cooks food with magnets.

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MaxtheDog

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Topic starter 23/02/2025 7:47 pm

We can live in hope!👍🏻

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JohnR

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23/02/2025 9:43 pm

I've had a Davis Vantage Vue for 11 years. It's had two problems: After a few months the rain gauge stopped working, which must have been a bad batch as I was quickly sent a replacement sensor board. Then, after about 9 years the humidity sensor started producing dubious data. A new sensor board (everything is integrated on it) cost about £10 less than a complete new weather station (without the indoor console) so I opted for the latter. After the rain measurement problem noted above I also bought a cheap plastic rain gauge to provide a reality check on the automatic equipment.

Then, out of curiosity, I fitted a much cheaper weather station alongside the Davis. I've got through several of these as they usually start giving problems after two or three years. My current device is: https://amzn.to/41wGYHK.

I've found that the thermal shielding on the less expensive devices isn't as good as the Davis and they all give higher temperatures on a sunny day.

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Mars

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23/02/2025 9:55 pm

@maxthedog we have the Netatmo Weather Station with the add ons (rain gauge and anemometer): https://amzn.to/4hRtuvH

It's been pretty good, but you need a robust outdoor WiFi signal for it to work. Three years on, the outdoor sensor is working well, but the anemometer and rain gauge have taken a pounding and stopped working this winter.

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Mars

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23/02/2025 9:59 pm

@johnr does it need WiFi to operate?

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JohnR

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23/02/2025 10:15 pm

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@johnr does it need WiFi to operate?

Indoor and outdoor units have their own radio frequency links. My Vantage Vue originally came with a memory board in the indoor console which I would interrogate via USB. It now has a WiFi board (ie optional extra) which gets real time data onto the www. The cheaper station I linked to above includes WiFi (not all do) and is quite easy to configure to get data onto the www.

https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/ISWINDON65

https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/ISWIND97

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Abernyte

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24/02/2025 6:43 am

I have used a Bresser 7 https://www.bresseruk.com/p/bresser-wi-fi-clearview-weather-station-with-7-in-1-sensor-7002586 for 4 years. Very impressed with only one malfunction. The rain gauge stopped giving sensible output which turned out to be a leaf caught in the collection bucket!

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