New Tempest Weather System

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@panos.ips

I saw that the unit should be placed under direct sunlight.
but is this will reduce the unit’s lifespan?

Hurricane Florence is coming for a visit; need input on mounting Sky

I’ve given this speech in another forum before, in response to someone asking if they should take their Davis Vue down as a hurricane approached their location. The most fitting death for any weather station occurs not from UV radiation rotting the plastic, but from getting obliterated trying to record the conditions during an extreme weather event! Put it up, and make sure that you have a USB power battery brick to run the Hub in the event of a power drop. A speech that I probably don’t need…

Photos of Sky and Installation

Please do NOT take it down in the event of a hurricane! The most honorable death for any weather station is to perish trying to record extreme weather conditions. I could personally open a museum of dead PWS hardware from my own collection over the years…

Air 100% waterproof

As I’ve said before when the question comes up about taking down your PWS when a bad storm is approaching, remember that it’s a weather station. The most honorable death for a weather station is to perish recording extreme conditions! If I’m not mistaken, there is a picture in some of the early campaign photos showing an Air encased in rime ice on top of a large mountain. Speaking of bad storms, let’s all send our best wishes to the WF staff, who probably have their hands full preparing their…