Lightning Hits (reported by weather station)

mswlogo · 03-26-2021, 11:34 AM

I love this new weather station. One of the reasons I bought it was it would report lighting hits. I think it's a combination of crowd sourced data from other weather stations and it's own measurements.

rsmlp · 03-26-2021, 11:52 AM

I have the same one. Attached it to the post on my dock. The winds are not recording accurately though. Otherwise, fun to watch from down in FL.

bobkatfly · 03-26-2021, 01:52 PM

On a related topic. Power is out in parts of Wolfeboro and Tuftonboro. Lightning strike on main St. Expected to be 1.5 - 2 hrs.

bobkatfly · 03-26-2021, 02:03 PM

Back on. That was quick.

JEEPONLY · 03-26-2021, 03:31 PM

Great thunderstorm happening right now in Meredith!
Pretty heavy rain, too!

C-Bass · 03-26-2021, 03:47 PM

I have the same weather station its great. Weather came in fast, the clouds were rotating coming over Moultonborough between red hill and Ossipee range. Wouldn't be shocked if it spun up a quick tornado over the lake.

mas1992bc · 03-26-2021, 03:54 PM

Moved into Moultonborough FAST. Sun, fog, clouds, storms - a bit of everything.

JEEPONLY · 03-26-2021, 04:38 PM

Great pics!

mswlogo · 03-26-2021, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by rsmlp

I have the same one. Attached it to the post on my dock. The winds are not recording accurately though. Otherwise, fun to watch from down in FL.

Wind accuracy seems fairly good. It dances a bit more than a real weather vein but the average (over even a few minutes) is good.
I spent a fair amount effort on location and height.
Close to shore, 8ft high (still way under recommended) and not much near it.
We’ll see how well it does when the leaves come in.
Closest thing is a hardwood tree and it might impact the rain accuracy.

Rain is off, but seems consistently proportional.
It may Calibrate itself over time.

jeffk · 03-27-2021, 03:41 AM

Ummm? WHICH weather station did you get? It may be obvious to those who own one already but to those of us that don't ????????

webmaster · 03-27-2021, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffk

Ummm? WHICH weather station did you get? It may be obvious to those who own one already but to those of us that don't ????????

https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ad.php?t=26580

BillJohn · 03-28-2021, 03:20 PM

How many feet away can the unit be from a wireless router or extender?

mswlogo · 03-28-2021, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BillJohn

How many feet away can the unit be from a wireless router or extender?

Keep in mind the weather stations uses it's own proprietary wireless communication and you use standard WIFI to it's hub (which needs 120V power). So if you can put the hub further out (but in range of WIFI) you can essentially use the hub as an extender.

The range from the Hub to the Weather Station is 1000 FT clear line of sight. The range from the Hub to your Wifi router is standard WIFI limits that you are probably familiar with at your sight.

See details here.

https://help.weatherflow.com/hc/en-u...l-Tempest-FAQs

03-26-2021, 11:34 AM	#1
mswlogo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 660 Thanks: 196 Thanked 222 Times in 143 Posts	Lightning Hits (reported by weather station) I love this new weather station. One of the reasons I bought it was it would report lighting hits. I think it's a combination of crowd sourced data from other weather stations and it's own measurements.

03-26-2021, 11:52 AM	#2
rsmlp Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 462 Thanks: 5 Thanked 160 Times in 81 Posts	tempest I have the same one. Attached it to the post on my dock. The winds are not recording accurately though. Otherwise, fun to watch from down in FL.

03-26-2021, 01:52 PM	#3
bobkatfly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Mirror Lake/Winter Harbor Posts: 303 Thanks: 47 Thanked 49 Times in 43 Posts	Power outage On a related topic. Power is out in parts of Wolfeboro and Tuftonboro. Lightning strike on main St. Expected to be 1.5 - 2 hrs. __________________ Bob F Amherst till the big 66 comes (made it!) Winter Harbor/Mirror Lake till the big guy comes

03-26-2021, 02:03 PM	#4
bobkatfly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Mirror Lake/Winter Harbor Posts: 303 Thanks: 47 Thanked 49 Times in 43 Posts	Back on. That was quick. __________________ Bob F Amherst till the big 66 comes (made it!) Winter Harbor/Mirror Lake till the big guy comes

03-26-2021, 03:54 PM	#7
mas1992bc Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Tewksbury, MA Posts: 71 Thanks: 24 Thanked 102 Times in 19 Posts	Wild weather Moved into Moultonborough FAST. Sun, fog, clouds, storms - a bit of everything. Attached Images

03-26-2021, 03:31 PM	#5
JEEPONLY Deceased Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 702 Thanks: 360 Thanked 179 Times in 141 Posts	Great thunderstorm happening right now in Meredith! Pretty heavy rain, too!

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03-26-2021, 03:47 PM	#6
C-Bass Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 146 Thanks: 1 Thanked 31 Times in 15 Posts	I have the same weather station its great. Weather came in fast, the clouds were rotating coming over Moultonborough between red hill and Ossipee range. Wouldn't be shocked if it spun up a quick tornado over the lake.

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03-26-2021, 04:38 PM	#8
JEEPONLY Deceased Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 702 Thanks: 360 Thanked 179 Times in 141 Posts	Great pics!

03-27-2021, 03:41 AM	#10
jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,130 Thanks: 201 Thanked 421 Times in 239 Posts	Ummm? WHICH weather station did you get? It may be obvious to those who own one already but to those of us that don't ????????

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03-28-2021, 03:20 PM	#12
BillJohn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 50 Thanks: 18 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	how far away from wireless connection? How many feet away can the unit be from a wireless router or extender?

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