# Setting up my weather-flow

**URL:** <https://community.tempest.earth/t/setting-up-my-weather-flow/5392>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** setup\
**Created:** [February 4, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/setting-up-my-weather-flow/5392 "2020-02-04T22:36:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![iladyman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/iladyman/32/2305_2.png) [@iladyman](https://community.tempest.earth/u/iladyman)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/setting-up-my-weather-flow/5392/4 "2020-02-05T03:17:29Z")

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The Sky measures wind and rain (and sunny stuff) but has difficulty measureing both accurately depending on the mount.  
If rain is important it is most important there are NO vibrations from the pole.  
If wind is important it has to be as high with clear view 360 deg.  
It is difficult to stop vibrations on a tall pole but not impossible.  
There are several discussions regarding vibration causing false rain reports. Here is one:  
[https://community.tempest.earth/t/rain-sensor-and-vibrations/1345](https://community.tempest.earth/t/rain-sensor-and-vibrations/1345)  
Look at this topic for ideas:

> [@Photos of Sky and Installation](https://community.tempest.earth/t/photos-of-sky-and-installation/132):
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> Let’s share photos of our installed Sky device. When you read a good post, press the heart icon.

cheers Ian 🙂

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