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Features of wireless weather stations

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Wireless weather stations can come as elaborate or simple as you would like. For less than $100, and in some cases less than $50, you can find one that reads indoor temperature, remote temperature (where you have your sensor) and humidity. A model like this also can include radio-controlled date and time reading and multiple temperature readings. The station also may forecast upcoming weather conditions based on changing air pressure and then display the results with icons such as clouds, raindrops or sun in the display. More elaborate weather stations, with even more sophisticated forecasting capabilities and more readings, are available for the budding meteorologist. They can cost of hundreds of dollars.

Weather stations typically include these devices:

Thermometer for measuring temperature (usually indoor and outdoor)
Barometer for measuring air pressure
Hygrometer for measuring relative humidity (the ratio of the amount of water vapor actually in the air compared to the amount of water vapor the air can hold at the particular temperature and pressure)
Anemometer for measuring wind speed and wind direction
Rain gauge for measuring precipitation

Other available features include:

Clock and date indicators that are synchronized with the U.S. atomic clock
Storage for daily maximum and minimum temperatures in memory
Indoor and outdoor temperature and relative humidity readings
Weather forecast icons: Based on the forecasting capabilities of your weather station, icons indicating sun, clouds or precipitation with appear on the display screen.
Wind chill readings
Several remote sensors for multiple temperature readings (usually up to three)
Alarm and snooze functions
Current moon phases
Air pressure tendency arrows
Connectivity to your personal computer so that you can download all your weather information. Several software programs are available to manage the information. According to www.ambientweather.com, Virtual Weather Station is a software package that allows you to display, plot and store data from your weather station on your personal computer. It also comes in a Pro Edition, which allows you to create a variety of reports such as yearly high and low temperature summaries. An Internet edition of the software allows you to automatically send files to and FTP server or automatically send emails when server weather conditions occur.

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