RV Weather Station

The problem with those all in one you cant site them properly. The preferred but not always achievable is the temp/hum sensor 5' over grass 30' away from any building or road way, areometer 30' in the air above buildings, and the rain gauge with a clear view of the sky protected from the wind Weather station info

I have been using the Accurite Pro (Temp/Wind speed/Baro) now for over 4 years on a removable pole arrangement as Healeyman did with his Portable Weather Station.

The Pro model (without rain sensor) is light and works very well on my aluminium telescoping pole that I mount several feet above the roof of our coach. It has worked flawlessly and it's accuracy appears to be very consistent.

TechWriter wrote:
any thoughts on how to protect it in between set ups?

When transporting my RV sensor, in the "basement" of the RV, I sandwich the sensor unit between 2 old FOAM RUBBER bed pillows within an old (60s-70s) Samsonite, hard side, overnighter size, suitcase.

I could drop it off a building and not hurt it.

I remove the 4 AA cells unless the sensor is actually on the pole.

The home sensor does not leave the pole in the back yard.

Tim

Healeyman wrote:

The sensor array does NOT stay up when travelling.

In my opinion, it is not a good idea to mount the sensor array on a telescoping "flag" pole. The weight of the array will cause the pole to collapse.

Tx, Tim, great advice.

2manytoyz wrote:
I've owned two AcuRite weather stations. Both failed about 1.5 years in the Florida weather. Won't buy a third.

We use Davis weather equipment at work. Professional grade, priced accordingly. Get what you pay for.

Yep, that's what I'm hearing. Will probable go with a Davis Vantage Vue. Davis even sells that tripod featured in the YouTube video. Think I would use that over a tall mast.

I just wish that Davis had a better interface . . . it looks like something a geek made in shop class.

Anyway, the Davis outside weather unit is big, klunky and delicate at the same time. Since the outside weather unit must be constantly set up, any thoughts on how to protect it in between set ups?

I've owned two AcuRite weather stations. Both failed about 1.5 years in the Florida weather. Won't buy a third.

We use Davis weather equipment at work. Professional grade, priced accordingly. Get what you pay for.

My next one is Arduino based. Already ordered it, haven't had a chance to build it yet. I can add more hardware, and replace sensors when/if they fail. If you like to tinker with sparky stuff: https://tinyurl.com/y5f9umog

Although this is slightly off topic, I have a Lacrosse system in my home. The particular model that I have allows me to access the temperature at my house, wind speed, humidity, and inside temp and humidity remotely via an app. It was around $50, and I have found it very dependable. We spend three months in the valley, and it is very helpful to be able to find out if the house is at a safe temperature. This saves my son having to check it frequency, and, actually, by the time he discovered an issue, it would be too late.

I also have surveillance cameras that I can view via an app.

TechWriter wrote:
Looking for recommendations for a RV weather station (wind speed, temp, barometer).

I have TWO Acu Rite systems which I bought on Amazon.

The 5 sensor array for the home unit is mounted 14 feet over a 6 foot fence so as to get the sensor up into "clean" air for accurate readings.

The home unit has a Wi-Fi connection so that I can see the Home weather on my phone while on the road.



The sensor array for the RV unit is mounted 8 feet above the roof for the same reason.

The sensor array does NOT stay up when travelling.

In my opinion, it is not a good idea to mount the sensor array on a telescoping "flag" pole. The weight of the array will cause the pole to collapse.



The link between both sensor arrays and their display is wireless. The sensor array uses 4 AA batteries. I've had the home unit for about 3 years and the RV unit for about 2 years. Battery life seems to be about 9 - 12 months.

Each unit has its own display, here is the information that it shows. The display can be plug-in or battery (6 ea. AA). The display is actually rectangular, but the angle of the picture makes it look funny.



PM me if you want or need any additional information.

Tim

phil-t wrote:

I know someone that uses the Davis Weatherlink and it is great.

Tx. Good to hear. It's just a klunky set up which would have to be done every time I moved because you don't want to leave one of those modules up while you're traveling.

If you're interested, here's a Davis Vantage Vue Unboxing and Install . . . by the way, Davis also sells that foldable tripod.

TechWriter wrote:

The Internet-based weather solutions aren't always an option . . . like my current screaming 40 - 60 kbps Canadian connection.

Besides, I want to know conditions at ground zero.

This, I don't like those online apps at all. Good for forcasts but not your current location.

I know someone that uses the Davis Weatherlink and it is great.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
Weatherbug.com. Done.

wanderingaimlessly wrote:

You can get all of that online.
ventusky

The Internet-based weather solutions aren't always an option . . . like my current screaming 40 - 60 kbps Canadian connection.

Besides, I want to know conditions at ground zero.