I have a osi wmr968 and i was wondering what would be a good setup/configuration for it. I currently have it in my backyard elevated about 4’ and the anemometer elevated about 5’. All of the solar panels (and the anemometer, hygrometer, and rain gauge) are all mounted on a wooden platform with the anemometer elevated a foot higher on a wooden pole that is connected to the platform (the wooden pole is about 6" wide). If anyone else has any other suggestions on where else i could put my weather station, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
the higher the better for the anemometer - especially if there are a lot of obstructions like trees and buildings around. Can you get it up on your roof?
make sure the temperature/humidity sensor is shielded from direct sunlight or readings will be too high.
rain gauge is ok in open space - not far off the ground - away from obstacles - rain does not always fall vertically.
as long as the solar panels get lots of sun then they can go anywhere - and being wireless means that the instruments don’t have to be all in one place, as long as they are all in range.
Thanks for the info, bristol. I am unfortunately not able to put my anemometer on the roof (neighborhood doesn’t allow it), but i had it ground before and it is not about 4’ above the ground, so the readings are MUCH more accurate. I will update you with any changes. Thanks!
Yeah, they are pretty accurate to local weather reports…but the only problem is obviously the anemometer, but as i said, it is at the best place that i can possibly put it. (and the readings are much better now then they were when my weather station was grounded.)
Home depot sells Chain link top rail that is designed for one piece to fit into the next, nested like. Fairly cheap too.
Two sections of that, dig a hole big enough for a true 5 gallon paint bucket and set the bottom pole in concrete and maybe a couple of wire (or rope) guides from the top section to stakes in the ground would give you close to 20’ and should be pretty sturdy, my 20’ flag pole is set in just a buried 5 gallon paint pail of concrete and it stood tall and proud through both hurricanes last year (I did take down the flag LOL ).
You can always cut one to 6 - 7 feet if 20’ is too tall for your liking. Also if you find a PVC pipe section that the fence post top rail will slide into nicely you could cement in the PVC pipe and just drop your “mast” into the pipe and this would allow relative ease in accessing for any maintenance.