Hello,
Just a quick update on the Oregon Scientific WMR88!
I am currently doing a two week comparison on the Accuracy and Feel of this Station and I hope to present to you my results within the next few days, give or take.
I have already noticed quite a few differences between the Two Weather Stations operating here at Weeley Weather UK!
More news to follow.
Jason
Hello,
In reference to my last post, I am now happy to report that I have now setup and installed the Oregon Scientific WMR-88A Weather Station!
Installation was a breeze! (Excuse the pun)
After unpacking and taking a quick look through the ‘Quick Setup Guide’ provided, I was soon aware of just how easy it would be to setup!
I installed the Oregon Scientific WMR88 Thermo-Hygro Sensor Unit within around 15/20cm of the La-Crosse Sensor Unit – See Pic Below:
La-Crosse and Oregon Scientific Thermo-Hygro Sensors
With that installed, I hooked up the Base Unit to the Mains with the provided AC Adapter and installed the supplied batteries in the Themo-Hygro Sensor Unit.
I checked the Base Unit and it had immediately picked up the Signal from the Sensor Unit!
It is worth noting that the Oregon Scientific is ‘Wireless Only’ Transmission where as the La Crosse is both ‘Wireless and Wired’. I use a Wired connection for the La-Crosse.
Next was the installation of the Oregon Scientific Tipping Rain Bucket within 10/15cm of La-Crosse Tipping Bucket – See Pic Below:
La-Crosse and Oregon Scientific Thermo-Hygro Tipping Rain Buckets
Once installed, I tested the Rain Bucket by pouring a Tiny Amount of Water into the Notably Wide Surface Capture Area and was happy to see that the Base Unit was displaying recorded Rainfall, so I then knew it was working properly.
It is worth noting that the Oregon Scientific is ‘Wireless Only’ Transmission where as the La Crosse is wired only.
I use a Wired connection for the La-Crosse.
Finally left was the installation of the Oregon Scientific Wind Vane and Anemometer onto the Roof, within close distance of the La-Crosse Sensors.
Oregon Scientific WMR88 - Wind Vane & Anemometer
Above is a Photograph of the Oregon Scientific Wind Vane and Anemometer. See below for Location Image.
Oregon Scientific WMR88 & La-Crosse - Wind Vane & Anemometers
Above is a Photograph of the Oregon Scientific and La-Crosse Wind Vanes and Anemometers on Location.
Attaching the Oregon Scientific and La-Crosse Wind Sensors was very easy. This is thanks to a simple click, lock and U Bolt System for the Oregon Scientific and a U Bolt System for the La-Crosse (La-Crosse Wind Sensors are already attached to mounting bracket).
You will notice that the La-Crosse has a different Wind Anemometer to the Oregon Scientific.
The La-Crosse uses a Turbine to measure and record Wind Speed where as the Oregon Scientific uses a 3 Wind Cup Setup.
I’ll keep you posted on any differences I see.
And I think thats just about it! Stay tuned for more updates!
Jason
Hello,
Its arrived! I know what your thinking but stay with me here… In my haste to post on Thursday, I forgot to mention that I am awaiting delivery of a Brand New Piece of Weather Station Technology – The Oregon Scientific WMR-88A Weather Station!
Oregon Scientific WMR88 - Boxed
Now as you will be aware by now, Weeley Weather UK uses a La-Crosse WS2300 Professional Weather Station and was quite expensive!
However, I’ve always wondered just how accurate and precise the Station is against more affordable alternatives so, I decided to go for a Oregon Scientific WMR88 which is near enough on Paper the same as the La-Crosse WS2300.
I thought I would share my experiences of the latest addition to Weeley Weather UK with you and keep you posted on how things are going with the two Weather Stations.
I’ve taken some photo’s of the Oregon Scientific WMR88 in preparation for me installing the Station and its Sensors alongside the La-Crosse WS2300 which is our Main Weather Station.
Enjoy the photos!
I’ll post again with more news shortly – Stay tuned!
Jason
Hello,
I must apologise, I last posted to say I would be out of the Weather Office… two months ago!
Well I have in fact been back for ages but with so many different commitments,
I completely forgot to update the Blog with all the latest news!
But I am happy to report that I am back with a Vengeance!
So some housekeeping….
1. As you may or may not have noticed (Depending on which browser you are using) Weeley Weather UK,
now displays correctly in Internet Explorer 6+ as well as perfectly in all the other Major Browsers!
2. Unhappily the Timelapse Video’s are unavailable for the time being, due to Video Host issues.
3. Few tweaks to the Websites overall appearance, including Updated Navigation Bars, Dashboard, About Us and many other web updates across the whole website.
4. Weeley Weather UK is now part of Cumulus and Weather Station topsites!
5. Weeley Weather UK is sending Weather Data to the Met Office WoW Service.
6. Improvements to Android, iPhone, Mobile and Blackberry Websites.
7. Improved Locations for Rain Bucket/Gauge, Wind, Thermo-Hygro Sensors.
8. Weather Warnings and Alerts are back!
9. I’m back!
I was also given the proud task of redesigning and relaunching Harwich Weather! Why not check out it out http://www.harwichweather.eu
It’s great to be back!
I’ve got some more exciting news in the next blog post!
Jason
Good Morning All,
I will be out of the Weather Office until Monday Evening….
Any problems email me at the usual address or send a tweet to @JaseAndMia or @WeeleyWeatherUK
Have a great weekend
Jason
Good Morning All,
I will be out of the Weather Office until Monday Evening….
Any problems email me at the usual address or send a tweet to @JaseAndMia or @WeeleyWeatherUK
Have a great weekend
Jason
Hello,
I am pleased to confirm that I have now fixed a Bug in the Android Website for Weeley Weather UK.
Jason
Good Evening!
Welcome to May and the blog.
I would like to apologise for the downtime experienced during late April/Early May – Our Web Host had to terminate its services leaving me only 24hrs to get the Website Transferred and Back Online.
We are now hosting on a new provider so things should be back to normal.
What a fantastic Month of Weather we had during April! Review of April is live – See Data 2011
May has so far been lovely! Long may it continue…
I have some further news….. Timelapse Video’s are not Available for Saturday 7th May or April 21st due to Technical Issues, I will try to process and upload the Video’s Daily.
There is also a new fresher web template I will be Trialling soon….
I have updated the About Us Photos and Raised the Wind Vane / Anemometer to a newer clearer Height.
Good Evening,
I have been working hard on improving the About Us and Webcam Setup for Weeley Weather UK.
I have updated the Old Setup Photo’s and Descriptions with new ones as well as a slight reorganisation of the pages.
I will continue make some additional changes to the website…. Enjoy!
Hello,
I am pleased to say that following a lot of research and time, I have been able to set-up a more in-depth Timelapse Player & Future Archive.
Using YamCam, a live image is captured and stored to the Server Hard Drive every 30seconds (Between 3am & 11pm) – Each Day it will store around 2000 Images which are then transformed into a Timelapse Video File which I then upload to the Youtube Channel for Weeley Weather UK.
I then made a custom player to reside on the Live Webcam Page.
Previously, wUnderground provided a brief Timelapse Video but I have always felt the Quality & Length was Low.
Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the new System.