famartin Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Well I've started to get my dad into it so maybe I can talk him up a little lol how much more with out the fancy mounts? Well its all just lumber from Home Depot so whatever it comes out to. The main additional expenses for the Elko one were the flagpole to mount the wind sensor on... and for the home one was both the additional support on the top of the telephone pole, and the standard rain gauge. If you're a beginner then you might not want to get that into it, but I think the flagpole ran close to $300 and the telephone pole mount + SRG ran close to $500 (most of that was the SRG). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Here is a bit better of a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Here is a bit better of a photo. Great shot. I've been outside admiring it the past 1/2 hour. Nice and comfy out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Great shot. I've been outside admiring it the past 1/2 hour. Nice and comfy out. Thank you, I am learning settings on my camera prepping for my fall foilage shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Quite a temperature spread with todays high and low here. 90/51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 Steve, you need to go higher than Ray . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Steve, you need to go higher than Ray . LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 HPC's 5 day qpf is pretty wet. Pretty much 2 to 3 inches for the entire region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Rather overcast here. Just in time for the holiday weekend. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Rather overcast here. Just in time for the holiday weekend. Go figure. Full wall to wall sunshine here with slight haze but still full sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Full wall to wall sunshine here with slight haze but still full sun. Yup. Same thing here. A little bit muggy out though, 85/64 here at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 My new weather station I just picked up yesterday (8/30/12). Certainly not the best that money can buy, but then again, my budget just doesn't allow for a $300+ drop right now. It's still way better than what I was using. Time will tell just how accurate everything is, but so far, temps and humidity seem pretty close. Third day with the station, and I have to say, for a low end unit, the temps are spot on with both Allentown and Reading as well as the majority of the PWS's in the area., not to mention that it's also spot on with my other sensor that I have in a shady, protected location. so the solar powered fan in the temperature sensor seems to work properly. We haven't had enough wind to gauge whether the anomometer is working as it should, and of course no rainfall yet. When we get some, I'm going to compare it against my old manual rain collector to see how accurate it is. For the money ($100.00) it doesn't seem to be a bad deal for those of us on a limited budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny and Warm Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 HPC's 5 day qpf is pretty wet. Pretty much 2 to 3 inches for the entire region. Do I think some people get 2-3" over that time period in locally heavy downpours? YES. Do I think it is areawide? NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Full wall to wall sunshine here with slight haze but still full sun. Lucky you. Sun was out here from about 2-4pm but the clouds have won back the battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boch23 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Was kind of overcast down the beach today.....but sun was out just enough to where it wasn't unbearable with the land breeze and the attack of the green and white heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Well its all just lumber from Home Depot so whatever it comes out to. The main additional expenses for the Elko one were the flagpole to mount the wind sensor on... and for the home one was both the additional support on the top of the telephone pole, and the standard rain gauge. If you're a beginner then you might not want to get that into it, but I think the flagpole ran close to $300 and the telephone pole mount + SRG ran close to $500 (most of that was the SRG). My anenometer is on top of the roof. Did that to save money and keep accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Wet week coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 My anenometer is on top of the roof. Did that to save money and keep accuracy. For the Elko one, since I'm in apartment I figured it would be easier to just mount it separately rather than try permission to get it up on the roof For the Jersey one, I didn't want to attract unnecessary lightning and I didn't want to deal with having to ground it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksCO_PA Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Absolutely perfect beach day at Seaside yesterday, wall to wall sun & ocean temps in the low 70's many props to the town of Seaside Park, beach was gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Contrary to what I heard on several local media outlets that Isaac would never affect us, it looks like a decent soaking through mid-week with parts of the area getting up to 3" of rain from the remnants. Favored location seems to be upslope areas of E PA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Absolutely perfect beach day at Seaside yesterday, wall to wall sun & ocean temps in the low 70's many props to the town of Seaside Park, beach was gorgeous What, no speedo pictures? (much nicer day at the shore Saturday....glad for the beachgoers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbTC Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Isaac's 4 inch area moved north a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 for those that love the rain..12z euro dumps 5-10 inches of rain in the next 10 days...3-4 this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 for those that love the rain..12z euro dumps 5-10 inches of rain in the next 10 days...3-4 this week GFS and EC both have some interesting cut-off low scenarios in the extended... interesting if you like heavy rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 for those that love the rain..12z euro dumps 5-10 inches of rain in the next 10 days...3-4 this week that is impressive. Must assume flooding will occur in the typical spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott W Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Absolutely pouring here in West Chester. Got just under 3" overnight, and more piling on now. Rain rate at 2.94"/hr right now. I have a bad feeling about this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Just saw my Davis VP was showing a 78 DP @ 79.9 degrees, hence a humidity of 90%. Took a look at the reading @ PTW which is the closest station and their humidity is 83%. So I applied an offset to the humidity to bring it back to 83% and the DP is now sitting @ 75. Does this seem consistent with anyone else? I'm at 79.9, 83% hum and DP 75. 75 DP is still kind of rare, but this is a very tropical air mass. I'd hate to have to deal with a sling psych (which I don't have) or wait for a cool dense fog or bring the sensor into the bathroom... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Just saw my Davis VP was showing a 78 DP @ 79.9 degrees, hence a humidity of 90%. Took a look at the reading @ PTW which is the closest station and their humidity is 83%. So I applied an offset to the humidity to bring it back to 83% and the DP is now sitting @ 75. Does this seem consistent with anyone else? I'm at 79.9, 83% hum and DP 75. 75 DP is still kind of rare, but this is a very tropical air mass. I'd hate to have to deal with a sling psych (which I don't have) or wait for a cool dense fog or bring the sensor into the bathroom... Yes the one I have in Ewing at my parents' shows similarly high dewpoint readings. For example, today it briefly peaked at 79 shortly after TTN read 75. Right now they're reading a bit closer. The excess value could have to do with the pool my parents' have nearby, I'm not sure. In comparison, and granted the RH is very rarely above 80% here during the warm season even when its raining, the one I have here in Elko usually is spot on with the EKO ASOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Yes the one I have in Ewing at my parents' shows similarly high dewpoint readings. For example, today it briefly peaked at 79 shortly after TTN read 75. Right now they're reading a bit closer. The excess value could have to do with the pool my parents' have nearby, I'm not sure. In comparison, and granted the RH is very rarely above 80% here during the warm season even when its raining, the one I have here in Elko usually is spot on with the EKO ASOS. Well, I gave it a -8% offset which seems like a lot. I think it's a +/- 4% accuracy in the specs. Anyhow I'm tracking pretty well with PTW. Right now I'm at 78/74, yielding 86% humidity. PTW is at 82/74 with 77% humidity, although they are reporting Lt rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boch23 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Clear blue skies down here in wildwood sans some high wispy clouds. Was nice to see since so far its been the worst family vacation weather and otherwise so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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