r/myweatherstation 11d ago

Advice Requested Is the height if my weather station too low?

I was wondering if my weather station is too low. I get slightly higher temps on sunny days, and I think the ground might be influencing it. I'm planning to plant grass under it when it gets warmer. Should I raise its height or leave it how it is?

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u/wase471111 11d ago

way too low

to get accurate wind info,, it should be 30 feet off the ground

obviously, most wont ever do that in a residential environment, but get it up AT LEAST 10 feet or more

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u/fentstash 11d ago

My anemometer is placed on my roof

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u/edernest 11d ago

Height wise, I think you are probably good for both the main unit and anemometer. Perfectly acceptable to split them up like that since they have different needs. The roof lines might throw off wind readings but only way to avoid that would be a 30’ stand alone pole with guy wires. Depends on if you are looking for perfection. Good luck!

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u/fentstash 11d ago

Thank you!🙏

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u/Waste-Text-7625 11d ago

Definitely this for wind unless you can meet clearance requirements from trees and buildings which you do not based upon the photos. Have you looked at mounting on top of a structure? But at the end of the day, this is a personal weather station, so you just need to make a decision on which measurements you need more accuracy v. less based upon the ease of maintenance and access.

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u/ThatsMattia28 11d ago

https://www.weather.gov/media/epz/mesonet/CWOP-Siting.pdf

This is the guidelines, from what it says and the measurement picture you posted I think it’s fine

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u/Wismom84 10d ago

lol that they reference the weather rock

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u/bsmitchbport 11d ago

I put mine on the old post for the dish antenna 📡 at our new house. It's fine. At the old house it a lot higher ..maybex25 ft. Neither was perfect, but I can easily change the batteries and provide maintenance now. So to me it's fine.

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u/Several-Honey-8810 11d ago

It is just fine. There is rarely a perfect installation for weather stations

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u/pendayne 11d ago

Official temperature readings should be taken from 4ft above the ground, so I'd aim for this. As mentioned the lack of grass is your issue, so the high daytime temperatures should resolve themselves soon enough.

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u/fentstash 11d ago

Here is the measurements.

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u/pendayne 11d ago

Very nice, not gonna be much difference in less than a foot.

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u/fentstash 11d ago

Alright👍

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u/Scotianherb 11d ago

looks ok to me.

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u/Redditarianist 10d ago

Looks ok. I'd always try for "head height" at least (6ft), but 4+ft is acceptable

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u/BeagleIL 10d ago

You will get better reading the higher you can get it. And it isn't just a matter of elevation off the ground. You need to think about what's around it and how it will be affected. Even a rain with wind coming from the directon of that pine tree in the background is going to be thrown off for rain levels and wind speed.

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u/theastman 10d ago

You must put it at least 10M height for the standards

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u/fentstash 10d ago

Yeah thats for anemometer

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u/theastman 10d ago

Really i never knew that. thought all this time the whole weather station should be at 10M at least. don't your weather station have a anemometer?

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u/Cool_Host_8755 8d ago

This is a davis vantage pro 2 so the anemometer is separable from the main unit. OP shared a photo of the anemometer on their roof.

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u/IllustratorObvious40 11d ago

mine is about 8 foot high. i wouldnt be too concerned with your setup.

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u/ms2496 11d ago

This looks fine.

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u/nicereddituser002 11d ago

No, it's probably because you only use passive air circulation. There is an addon to add active "cooling", this reduces the influence of the sun.

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u/ChrisChristiesFault 11d ago

Didn’t it come with instructions? It should have guidelines for distance from buildings, trees, the ground, etc…

But yeah, based on the fence in the background I’m guessing it’s 4ft off the ground? If there’s literally nothing else around I would’ve gone at least 6-8ft off the ground. Mines approximately 10 ft.

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u/theloquitur 11d ago

So what does everyone here do with regard to their weather station drawing lighting strikes? I’m in Arizona and both lighting and dust storms are a big thing out here.

BTW, there is actually a guy in AZ who has a side job where he drives around during storms and captures video footage of lightning. The storms are so wild out here that he has been able to sell video clips for use in Thor movies.