Your Own Weather Station

[DavidCBaker]

I put this up on the deck last weekend, and now it's feeding to the web:

Davis | WeatherLink - My Weather Page

You can get more detail by clicking the "summary" link, which takes you here:

Davis | WeatherLink - My Weather Page

It's a Davis Weather station, and all self-contained. Once you get it up and running, the sensor suite on top of the tower communicates with the console wirelessly. The console gets plugged into your ethernet network, and from there it automatically uploads the current weather to that webpage.

You can also add your station as a personal weather station on the weather pages.

You can see all the personal weather stations on this map:

Davis | WeatherLink - WeatherLink Station Map

If you search for Nashville, TN, you'll see two stations reporting. I'm the lower blue dot (called Nipper's Corner).

It's actually pretty fun, and it's also nice to see exactly what YOUR weather is doing.

The station is here:

6250 Davis Vantage Vue

[Fallguy]

A bit pricey...but cool enough.

[Guest John J]

do you live in the nippers corner area I do

[DavidCBaker]

do you live in the nippers corner area I do

Yep. About three blocks to the southeast east of Edmondson and OHB, up on that hill.

[Raoul]

I put this up on the deck last weekend, and now it's feeding to the web:

Davis | WeatherLink - My Weather Page

You can get more detail by clicking the "summary" link, which takes you here:

Davis | WeatherLink - My Weather Page

It's a Davis Weather station, and all self-contained. Once you get it up and running, the sensor suite on top of the tower communicates with the console wirelessly. The console gets plugged into your ethernet network, and from there it automatically uploads the current weather to that webpage.

You can also add your station as a personal weather station on the weather pages.

You can see all the personal weather stations on this map:

Davis | WeatherLink - WeatherLink Station Map

If you search for Nashville, TN, you'll see two stations reporting. I'm the lower blue dot (called Nipper's Corner).

It's actually pretty fun, and it's also nice to see exactly what YOUR weather is doing.

The station is here:

6250 Davis Vantage Vue

Thats pretty cool. Is it a reporting station to Welcome to Weather Underground : Weather Underground ?

[DavidCBaker]

Yes, I think it is listed there. It shows up on my favorites when I click that link you provided, anyway.

[JeffsSig]

Cool!

But I guess it shows no snow totals?

[Guest db99wj]

I love the weather, would love to do something like this, will have to research it later for costs and what not.

I could report 36 and snowing here in East Memphis right now!

[DavidCBaker]

Cool!

But I guess it shows no snow totals?

Certainly. Each inch of snow, though, is about 0.1 inches of water. But it does report it.

The yearly totals are messed up because I just installed it.

[Reservoir Dog]

Pretty interesting.

I am not far from you. Nolensville Pk & OHB.

[Guest Drewsett]

Cool! I bookmarked your station as I'm only a couple miles north of ya which makes you closer than the airport.

[Guest RemedyCNC]

I have got a Davis wireless station too. I have never bothered to connect it to my computer though. Just like being able to keep up with things in my own backyard. If you are looking for one, Davis is a good one to own.

[DavidCBaker]

I'm probably your closest weather reporting station, then.

[Guest db99wj]

Is it just internet stuff or does it come with the the thermometers, barometers, etc.

[Raoul]

Yes, I think it is listed there. It shows up on my favorites when I click that link you provided, anyway.

Personal Weather Stations : Weather Underground

You have to register. Then your station is on the network.

Weather Underground is pretty cool. Everyone with a station or webcam can share their data.

[seez52]

interesting, Nippers Corner, used to ride my bicycle down there way before it was ever known as Nippers, the area has sure changed.

[DavidCBaker]

Is it just internet stuff or does it come with the the thermometers, barometers, etc.

It has all the sensors, which you can read on the console (inside the house) and on the internet (if you aren't home, or want to share with neighbors).

[eastenn]

that thing is neat, i'm constantly checking the weather on my phone. luckily i live just a couple miles from the TRI airport

[DavidCBaker]

that thing is neat, i'm constantly checking the weather on my phone. luckily i live just a couple miles from the TRI airport

If you have an iPhone, they have a neat application that loads the weather from your station, right on your phone. Free.

[eastenn]

nothing fancy for me..i have verizon and the app on there is WeatherBug

[seez52]

How often does the Davis console update? I have an Oregon scientific that when used in wireless mode only updates about every 120 seconds. Which is fine for temps, but for wind it's fairly useless. If I wire it in I get 8 second updates which is much better.

[Guest mustangdave]

I have my KNEES...just not downloadable to the INTERNETZ yet.

[MacGyver]

That's cool David.

[memphismason]

pretty cool idea

[DavidCBaker]

How often does the Davis console update? I have an Oregon scientific that when used in wireless mode only updates about every 120 seconds. Which is fine for temps, but for wind it's fairly useless. If I wire it in I get 8 second updates which is much better.

Variables update at different intervals--wind speed is at 2.5 seconds. More information here:

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