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Depends if you left your sunroof open or not, I guess.. Rain was pretty heavy last night, heavy enough to blast the moss out of the joints in the block paving at work, the place looked like it had been raining moss..

Kiwi - thanks but I'm not sure if your solution has a logging feature, I like the simplicity and the fact it doesn't need batteries though 4wd - Interesting suggestion, I looked briefly at the Sinus (which I think is the next model down) however I've not had a brilliant experience with a faulty remote temperature sensor I had from TFA. What would people say is the average life expectancy of kits in this price bracket (excluding Kiwi's suggestion )

My thinking is similar, getting the wind sensor package up nice and high makes for good readings, but low life expectancy if I need to change batteries at regular intervals. How long have you been operating your OS station?

Have you had any issues with Oregon Scientific Customer support? A few reviews suggest they're pretty poor. Will it work with popular weather logging & upload software like cumulus? I can see on OS's website they do a solar cell for 'extending the battery life' of the wind sensor cluster, however I'm a bit fuzzy on what it does, does it top up re-chargable batteries, or does it act as an alternative power source for regular dry cells? Any thoughts? This would have an effect on sensor positioning if I don't need to change the batteries..

Howdy! I'm looking to set up a personal weather station, on a fairly tight budget.. Features I'm looking for: Typical sensors suite (rainfall, temp & humidity, wind strength & direction), a bonus would be sun strength/uv PC connection for website/remote access (I have a home server running 24/7 already) Extra remote sensors/channels for temperature - for example garage/greenhouse Solar power remote sensors - is this possible or retro-fittable? All for around the £100 mark (this is a hobby and thus not important enough for serious money according to the 'keeper of the wallet'). I'm fairly handy and not afraid of a soldering iron, however with a small child about the house, and lots of unfinished projects already I can't really spare the time & concentration for a homebrew/Rasberry Pi type solution, though that would be a nice side project, I'd like something I can get up and running fairly quickly, and perhaps add to over time. Having burnt many hours scouring various websites and reading reviews, I've got a shortlist of 2 so far: ClimeMET CM2000 Aercus WS 3083 Both fit the budget and some of my requirements. and seem to be favorably reviewed on Amazon (a hard thing to do these days!). Can anyone here give any guidance or advice, personal experiences with the above or suggest alternatives? thanks!