People don't often consider that having a home weather station can be a real bonus. This is particularly true if you live in an area that can be prone to severe and rapid changes in the weather such as tornadoes, hurricanes, or severe wind or ice storms.
Generally these storms are preceded by changes in the pressure readings. Knowing what those changes are, and watching for them can help you to keep your family safer.
How do you find the best weather station, what does it take to be a good one, and how do you be sure that the one that you select is cost-effective and suitable for you?
Choosing your home weather station is best approached by taking a look at three different factors:
• Your Budget
• Your Needs
• Your Placement Opportunities
What is the best station for you is going to be partly dictated by your budget. That doesn't mean that you can't get the best that you can afford. It means to get what you can afford and don't spend a vast sum of money on something that you not only can't afford, but has a learning curve that may take you months to overcome.
Getting a great weather station can be accomplished for under 100 dollars. It will be one that will offer you pressure and temperature and humidity as well as other items that you'd like to see. Frankly, if you're not a weatherman, and do not really need massive technology, then buying it is futile and a waste of money. Get the weather station that you can afford, as well as the one that you need to accomplish your tasks.
Some weather stations offer you some really outstanding software as well as the ability to connect to your computer and to offer your readings online on various websites. If you are into the more social aspects of weather networking, then this is the type of home weather station that will be best for you and your intended purposes.
If you'd merely like to be able to read the temperature and the humidity and pressure, then one of the smaller models will work best for you and will also offer you the ability to place it in a less sunny area and make your readings more accurate.
Smaller models, not really a weather station, are equipped with an outdoor sensor and an indoor element to permit you a digital reading will typically cost about 30-50 dollars and work very well for your needs. They last several years and are a fairly accurate model. You can place them right outside the door so they don't need any real special consideration.
Laser home weather stations may require a pole or a location that is away from the home somewhat to provide them with an accurate setting, will set you behind for about 300-400 for a good setup that will give you all of the minute details that you would like to have.
Set a reasonable budge based on what you need and what you can actually use.
