ProWeatherStation Wireless Weather Learning Center

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Typical Uses for ProWeatherStation™

Weather tracking and forecasting
Monitor wind chill factor to protect your family and animals. Can set alarms to warn of danger.
Monitor Dew point to protect crops from frost damage. Can set alarms to warn of danger.
Survey wind speed over an extended period of time in order to calculate true wind power at a site prior to investing in a wind turbine
Remote monitoring of temperature and humidity in a greenhouse, barn or outbuilding in order to protect property. Alarms can be set to warn of danger.
Set alarms to warn of approaching storms so that you can be prepared before a storm hits.
Share your real time weather station data with others via Weather Underground

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Wikipedia - Weather Station

Greenwood Lake Wind Feasibility Study

Product Reviews

See what can be done using our ProWeatherStation and Cumulus software at the following demo site:

http://www.moutoncoveweather.com/about.php

Read about getting the most accuracy from the ProWeatherStation

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need to plug in the ProWeatherStation?
A: The ProWeatherStation controller and sensor array runs on total 5 type AA batteries and do not need to be plugged in to the wall. The connection between the sensor array and controller is wireless.

Q: What is the battery life?
A: Typical battery life for sensor array is 2 years and for controller is 1 year.

Q: Do I need a computer to use the ProWeatherStation?
A: A computer is not needed to use the ProWeatherStation for monitoring weather or setting alarms. If you desire to do any data logging for long term tracking of weather trends then a computer with USB port is needed in order to download the controller memory when it gets filled up. You only need to connect to the computer to setup and when the memory gets full. For all other times the controller can be mounted to a wall in another room or sitting on a desk or table.

Q: Do I need to be an engineer or technical person to install and operate the ProWeatherStation?
A: The ProWeatherStation is very simple to setup and operate. The most difficult part of setup is the requirement to align the wind vane so that it reads the proper direction. You will need a compass or a general knowledge of north/south/east/west in order to set the direction properly.

Q: Can I store data on my computer?
A: The ProWeatherStation stores 4080 data sets in it's memory. The sample rate can be set by the user with 5 minute intervals as a minimum. When memory on the device gets full, you need to download the data to the computer. This is done automatically when the unit is attached to the computer through the USB and the EasyWeather software is started. The amount of data you can store on the computer is unlimited. The EasyWeather software can display the data in various graphs or it can be exported to Excel if desired for analysis.

Q: How far can the controller be from the sensor array?
A: The ProWeatherStation has a transmit range of 300 feet but is dependent on what obstructions the signal needs to travel thru. The more line-of-sight the path the further you can go.

Q: Is the ProweatherStation compatible with third party software?
A: The ProWeatherStation has been tested to work with the free Cumulus software from Sanday Software. Select "Watson" in the software station setup

Q: Can I publish my ProWeatherStation data online?
A: The ProWeatherStation data can be published online using third party software such as Cumulus. Cumulus allows publishing of real time data thru sites such as Weather Underground. Weather underground supports rapid fire real time data update.

Q: Can the ProWeatherStation support multiple controllers?
A: The ProWeatherStation can support multiple displays/ controllers.

Q: Can I hook the ProWeatherStation up to a MAC?
A: The Easyweather software is windows based. If you run a windows emulator on the MAC you can run the software. Third party software like Weather Display is also compatible with the ProWeatherStation. Just select National Geographic/Zephur/Fine Offset type.

Q: Is there any Open Source Software available?
A: There is an open project by Arne-Jorgen Auberg that reads the data from the ProWeatherStation and uploads it to Weather Underground. The code is small enough to fit on a standalone router using OpenWRT so it enables remote monitoring of weather without a PC, perfect for remote sites.