How to Choose a Home Weather Station | Ask This Old House

[@sharonjuniorchess]

Such an opportunity lost to inspire & encourage others as to why it can be so beneficial to get into recording the basic components of meteorological data. In the past it used to be a pain to gather & record all this data regularly & consistently now it is so much easier & can be automated. But that is just the beginning. Putting it all into context; sharing your data with others; enables more information to be extracted about your local climate and to make forecast predictions. Instead of buying a complete unit why not learn how to make your own weather station by building your own sensors & recording devices one at a time. Its a lot easier than people think.

[@medicinegone]

So what brand is this? How much does it cost? What's the max windspeed it's designed to withstand?

[@billykittner7128]

As a pilot, Jim is a rock star to me. WX channel is #1 on my pre flight

[@CalvinHodgson]

-How to Choose a Home Weather Station- What is a Weather Station? Fixed the title for ya.

[@JonMcG]

Sorry to come off as a "Troll" , but , I do agree with the comments below , you haven't offered anything related to the heading of this vid , you forgot to even mention the name of this particular weather station , what the rivals are , what to look for when choosing a weather station , pricing , set up costs etc etc . Any chance you could either edit , extend or even delete this vid and do a proper one ?

[@transistor281]

never realized how short Jim is

[@ryanbrooks3443]

How much does that cost I want one.

[@mosads2986]

EXCELLENT JOB WELL DONE 👏 ✔ 👍

[@belfordlancaster6818]

so what's the brand name? How much does it cost?

[@johnstutz4458]

rainwise.com/wunderground/

[@vintageguitarz1]

If you bought an Acu-rite, you actually bought an Acu-CRAP. They make (in China of course) the WORST, most unreliable, buggy, short lived Weather Station for an expensive price. I had a Model 01604 that lasted LESS THAN 1 YEAR before the 3-in-1 Sensor DIED and no longer transmits. I also have a 01538 that has unrealistic "Temperature Spikes" whenever the Sun shines directly on the 5 in 1 sensor (how else can you use it without being IN the Sun!?) Acu-Crap has the worlds WORST Tech / Customer support, NO ONE EVER answers their phones, some 800 number have been discontinued, and they offer little help when you are contacted by them. Look at their own Owner Forums to see the hostile complaints! I've bought and "Ambient" weather station instead!

[@futureshock7425]

Ambient weather FTW one on amazon

[@johnbdachel]

Seems really cool!

[@onecrazywheel]

Wow what is the ballpark of the cost of one of these stations? Several grand?

[@JPorkins88]

wal-mart sells a nice set for$150.

[@tbone21158]

About $1300

[@johnstutz4458]

rainwise.com/wunderground/ $999.00

[@oldtwinsna8347]

You can get an accurite for about $150, pair with a $10 raspberry pi zero to store data and setup your own web

[@Maxid1]

Can I get this with back pack straps so I'll always know the weather were I am?

[@kylefarris4686]

+Maxid1 Neck straps.

[@fromcitytowild]

haha!!

[@mitchs3467]

A whole bunch of nothing. Which one was it? How much? Are there others?

[@AwesomeDesertTrains]

yes there are others like davis instruments with 2 main models vantage vue(least expensive almost 400$) and vantage pro which is the most expensive

[@MrJohndeere3720]

could it go on the roof of a house???

[@MetGuy9966]

Probably not the best location. But it might be the best you can find. The middle of a large field is optimal, but not available to most. The data is only as good as the location.

[@MrJohndeere3720]

o ok. i dont have any open fields by my house. i do at my farm.

[@MetGuy9966]

Without open fields you can only go higher. As high as you can get without the sensors swinging too much in the wind. Guy wires might help.

[@MrJohndeere3720]

thats y i was thinking of the roof. & it would be out of the way. it would need 2 be tied down 4 sure. thats were i planed on putting my cb antenna, on the roof.

[@MetGuy9966]

Sounds like you have the common sense to put it in the best place possible. The roof is a source of heat and changes to the flow. Far above is better than close. Compromise.

[@futureshock7425]

Will be important to check how much more rainfall you are receiving due to changing climate. What is the max amount of water they can measure

[@Burps___]

Thanks, #JimCantore

[@curiosity2314]

Yeah this video is missing a huge amount of information which is a shame.

[@vancekeith5642]

Gotta love the weather channel guys that fake lean into imaginary wind

[@dpav7994]

How often do you see the rain absolutely pouring across the street at your neighbors house and nothing at yours, so you gotta go out and water the lawn! That just about happens never, but let me buy this $3000 gizmo anyway to tell me whether it's raining outside my door...

[@pillartoposthomeinspectors3170]

THIS OLD HOUSE is getting more click baity and less useful all the time. This video is incorrectly titled. Nothing in this video explains how to choose a home weather station. All this video does is display a home weather station and discuss what it measures. Which could have been done in 25 seconds rather than 3:20. Fluff. Waste of time.

[@hoochrocks]

You don't need a huge one like that. They sell models that do the same thing for $100 on amazon.

[@CalvinHodgson]

True, overkill for the those who want a quick reading of temperature or rain gauge.

[@chriswr8813]

hoochrocks the $100 weather stations are garbage!

[@andrewford80]

Who are you to decide what anyone needs?

[@skippyi6969]

the title has nothing to do with the content of the video- WTF ?

[@Crroow]

Sorry guys. Interesting topic but you totally blow this one out of the water.

[@ls0875]

The station is bad! In order for the temperature to be accurate it requires a Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield to store the temperature sensor inside like Davis vantage Pro2 with FARS.

[@chriswr8813]

Luis Silva not true. You don’t need a fan aspirated radiation shield. I have just the shield over my vantage bye temperature sensor and my temp is always bang on to the weather network.

[@adampettus]

Wasted trip to Atalanta. We didn’t learn anything useful.

[@vancekeith5642]

What a waste of video if he does not even refer to what brand that is

[@bconnerly]

Great explanation of what a weather station is, but terrible explanation of "How to choose" one..

[@joshakaoger69]

15 miles away 😂 actually it comes from local place near me... who cares where it comes from as long as its your area..basically my county "out of business" i think

[@Jimi-HendrixJr]

These things are pointless.