Jul 3, 2017 06:15 PM
http://www.popsci.com/backyard-weather-s...-forecasts
EXCERPT: A wet finger will tell you which way the wind blows, but most of us rely on serially inaccurate apps or spray-tanned local meteorologists for detailed readings. The Davis Vantage Pro2 weather station ($650)—a favorite of barometer-tracking fanatics—delivers a personal, hyperlocal forecast from your own backyard. A suite of highly accurate sensors tracks the plunging pressure that precedes a storm, the winds in the buildup, and the downpour that follows. You can also feed your data to Weather Underground, boosting the accuracy of their forecasting algorithm. All that aside, just imagine what it’ll do for your small talk. Here's how the instruments make their measurements...
EXCERPT: A wet finger will tell you which way the wind blows, but most of us rely on serially inaccurate apps or spray-tanned local meteorologists for detailed readings. The Davis Vantage Pro2 weather station ($650)—a favorite of barometer-tracking fanatics—delivers a personal, hyperlocal forecast from your own backyard. A suite of highly accurate sensors tracks the plunging pressure that precedes a storm, the winds in the buildup, and the downpour that follows. You can also feed your data to Weather Underground, boosting the accuracy of their forecasting algorithm. All that aside, just imagine what it’ll do for your small talk. Here's how the instruments make their measurements...