How many times have you cursed the TV weather forecast for not being localized enough? No wonder people get frustrated! Sometimes the forecasters get it right, sometimes they get it wrong, but more often than not what they say doesn't give an accurate picture of what's actually going to happen where you are. If you had a La Crosse Technology Weather Station you would eliminate most of the guesswork.
Even with modern computer modelling, it is incredibly complex to forecast the weather over a large area. Weather forecasting stations tend to be positioned well away from residential areas and often there is large distances between them. This means they have to predict what its possible might happen between these sporadic fixed points, so it's not hard to see how they might get it wrong.
How about making your very own small weather forecasting station to give you the data you need? To start with, you'll need to equip yourself with a decent thermometer (temperature), a barometer (air pressure) an anemometer (wind speed) and the list goes on. The easier, and considerably cheaper, option would be to invest in a professional home weather station. Either a La Crosse Technology Weather Station or one from Oregon Scientific would be the choice of most. There is actually a vast range of different models, from more gift orientated, simple, 2 or 3 function devices right through to fully functioned professional forecasters.
The simplest in the La Crosse Technology weather station range is the Basic Temperature Station. These attractively designed, relatively simple units consist of one or more sensors which transmit temperature data to an inside receiver or console. You can expect to get a radio range of approx. 330 ft between the sensors and base station, regardless of how many sensors you have in operation.
The next level in home forecasting is obtained with a wireless forecast station, again there are numerous models to choose from but in general, as well as temperature readings, they will give you air pressure and humidity as well. These devices collect all the available data, process it and display on your base station the current conditions and it's predictions, based on the current rise or fall of the barometric pressure outside.
Finally, and the group with which you can really forecast the weather with some degree of accuracy is the La Crosse Technology weather station, professional range. There are a plethora of different models but in essence they all have the same functions which include the 3 above plus rainfall and wind speed measurement, all of which can be linked to your computer if required. They include a simple forecasting function, store up to 175 records and have numerous programmable warnings for most forms of hazardous weather.
As an added bonus, the vast majority of both the La Crosse Technology weather station and Oregon Scientific ranges base stations can be either desk or wall mounted and often include an alarm clock linked to the U.S. Atomic clocks for perfect time-keeping.
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