This is my first post here, so please go easy on me. :wink: Just a bit of background. I have 2 degrees in meteorology, although I never went into the field. However my interest in the field has always remained high and I’ve always had well-respected weather stations at home. This is my first exper…

If you tap on the graph for the rain rate you’ll see those bars actually represent the “state” of the rain; light, medium, heavy, etc. The bars don’t correspond to the actual in/hr rates but simply what the system classified as “heavy” or “light” rain which is why they’re constant. The line in the g…

[image] vidguy7: David, here’s what doesn’t make any sense to me. Yes, I know. Many of us went through the same thing. What we have to remember is that WF is targeting a market that arent meteorologists, scientists, engineers, mathematicians, etc. I personally would like the actual rain rate …

I’m think you guys are obviously right, but then David’s explanation of the graph was in error when he explained to an owner: “The left axis scale applies to both values, but you need to add “per hour” to the rate data. The time period that applies to the blue bar (rate) changes based on zoom level…

Since last night, after our storm passed and a strong cold front went through, I seem to have a new issue. Previously my Sky was reporting winds that were generally higher, but very reasonably so, than my VP2 (my Sky is in the same area, but a bit higher than the VP2 anemometer). At that point thing…

The interpretation of rain graphs given on 2018-04-18 was changed with the one provided on 2018-09-18 . The latter applies the grouping of “descriptive” intensity rates into categories with a strong bias towards users in temperate areas. This suggests a worldview of uniformity and linearity in natur…

Now that explains it perfectly, pachuquear, thanks. I kept seeing that outdated definition. David updated his post. Thanks much! Now I just need to get my wind speeds sorted out. I’m curious if others tend to get a long lag with between actual barometric pressure & humidity changes vs when those c…

I wanted to include a screenshot of my data during the rain we had yesterday. Winds were very light, yet I got a number of high gusts in the area of 30 and above. As I described above, there definitely were no gusts like that in our area. PWS & NWS stations did not show any such data nor did my VP2 …

Hi @vidguy7 , When I have wild readings in strength and direction following moist conditions I can be pretty certain it is moisture bubbles or similar at the wind sensors. It is a well known problem they are working on with coating experiments. We must be patient with that. History is here: Can Ra…

Thanks much, Ian! I kind of assumed the issue was the ponding of water, but it’s good to hear you confirm that. This morning I noticed frost on the surface too with our single digit temps, so it makes sense that this too can mess with the winds. Has anyone tried a coating of car wax? I’d think that …

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