I finally got a Weather Station. Those who know me or have followed me on Social Media know that I obsess about weather, especially snow prediction. Well, I quit all social media associated with Zuck or Musk and now I'm on BlueSky, Reddit, and NextDoor only. BUT, you can now follow me because of my birthday present this year!
My folks got me an Ambient Weather Station WS-2902:
I waited until after school got out to try to install it and mount it and that ended up being a GOOD call. The software set up was pretty quick and easy ... it reminded me of installing my smart thermostat at my previous house. You use its wifi to start off and connect it to your phone. Assembling it was even pretty easy. Mounting it was a little more difficult. You have to have it completely level (there's a bubble on top for you to use to judge), it has to face North, and you have to both have it a little distance from the house, but close enough for Wifi to reach it. Getting it at least 6' off the ground complicates things a little.
My future Father In Law and I got it done in about an hour. Fortunately, he had a perfect metal pole for the job and he had some pole strapping that we used to attach it to a wooden fence pole.
Now, I'm sharing with AmbientWeather.net ... check it out: Link and my station is KVAAFTON89 on WeatherUnderground.
