Hey all, got my new Tempest installed on the roof. So far readings are very consistent and all is working well! The pole it’s mounted on is slightly big, so I had to spread the base of the Tempest to get it on the pole, it’s on and seems secure. Tempest is about 25’ off the ground on one side of the house, and 35’ on the other. Location is Wolfeboro, NH
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if it jumps, make sure it sticks the landing 
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Here is my colocated Tempest on a 6’ piece of galvanized pipe, secured to an wooden post, which supplies electricity for a pond aerator. The pipe is secured with a galvanized floor flange slathered with JB Weld Marine epoxy. This photo also shows the anemometer and tipping rain bucket for my old, but still operating, Netatmo station.
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My Tempest arrived today (a day early). It was so easy to set up. The hard part was mounting the pole. We have pretty tough deed restrictions so I’m hoping I’m not going to get in trouble. If all goes well, I will consider moving it to the peak of my roof so I can get better wind readings.!
Next I need to figure out how to use the data with my B-Hyve sprinkler system.
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Monsoons seem to finally be moving in here in Southern AZ!
Unpacked and setup my Tempest at a temporary location in the corner of the yard - Huge kudos to Weatherflow on ease of setup!
Permanent location will be a bit closer to my Acurite 5-in-1
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Finally got it up high. 15ft above ground. Used a 10ft black iron pipe with 3feet attached to 4x4. Very sturdy.
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I used a 1" rigid conduit pipe mounted a 1" T on top two pipe nipples 2 90 Degree elbows and 2 more nipples
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Finally had time to get the wires in place to extend the pole to 9 meters, oaks still bigger but the Tempest will catch better wind and hopefully less turbulent up there then the sky on a mini tripod on the wall
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So here is my temporary installation, but I’ve expedited finding a more permanent solution since I’ve discovered that fence toppers in Florida get a whole lot warmer than I anticipated; about 125 F during the hottest parts of the day. This is causing the Tempest casing below the panels to reach about 110 F, which is really throwing off the “feels like” reading on my station.
I’ve gone back and forth on whether or not to mount to the ground or a fence post, and I’m thinking the fence post might be the best option since vibrations haven’t been an issue with it sitting on top like that yet.
Since I have those post caps, I can’t just drill a PVC pipe to one without a spacer of some kind, but I think just screwing some wood spacers to the post will be a little on the ugly side.
Are there any good offset pole mounts available that would work well? I’m just looking to get the station a few feet above the fence, so I don’t need something extremely heavy-duty.
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I was thinking of doing something similar with PVC pipe at the top. My current pole is an extendable martin house pole. Would this work ok?
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If the fence posts are stable, it depends on how high you plan to go. Just above the fence line, a sat dish mount would work. Depending on how much overhang from the cap, something like this might work:
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Here’s the installation of my new Tempest in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, USA:
I MacGyvered a mount from a 2x4 and four conduit clamps. I experimented with several poles: PVC, dowel rods, even angle irons. I discovered the best was the vinyl-wrapped wood rod from Home Depot. Not all stores have them in stock, but they are always available on their web site. The pole is eight feet long, with about a foot taken up in the mount. I drilled and inserted set screws in the “hump” of each bracket to keep the rod from twisting and to provide more vertical support.
Here’s a picture of the mount, before I painted the hardware to match the rest of the trim:
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Looks good. Did you paint the ends?
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Very impressive. Really like the way you mounted that to the eve. Just going into the fascia can be a problem. A lot of houses are built with fiber board there, so if you don’t hit a rafter it won’t be very strong.
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I’m curious how the vinyl wrap wood rod will stand up to an outside environment and sunlight. Home Depot rates it for indoor use.
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Yeah, this picture was taken while in progress because I wanted to show all the hardware. After I took the picture, I painted over all the hardware (some day, when I want to de-install, I may regret painting over the screw heads!), cleaned up the end of the pole, and sealed the edges with silicone to keep the wasps out. Georgia wasps are the size of your fist and you don’t want to give them any opportunity to nest!
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The 2x4 is mounted to the side with four 4-inch lag screws. When I drilled pilot holes for the lags, I never went through to the other side; there was solid wood all the way. Fortunately, I must have hit a rafter or something. If had had punched through to the attic, I would have re-thought the mounting.
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I primed it with spray primer. Then I painted over it with the same outdoor paint as the rest of the house trim. We’ll see how it holds up.
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I like your POST 
Perhaps you can use some flashing and make a cone, like an upside-down snowcone and a pipe through the center of it to mount the Tempest? A nice slippery slope.
If still a problem, drop down from the top and put some cross arms dor their pleasure to sit on.
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Thank you. So far, the half lamp harp wire seems to be deterring them from roosting. I like the idea of a cross bar if they come back.
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