Hi folks, new to this forum and to the apparently fascinating hobby of weather watching. So new in fact, I know nothing about it as you will see.
I have made a start with what may be the start and end or a throwaway after upgrading in the new year if the bug bites.
I have bought this very basic unit of Amazon simply to play as I learn. If I learn enough then I will be more than happy to go for a more serious unit but at the moment, it would be a waste of money as you will see due to my lack of knowledge. The unit measures temperature, min and max, humidity and pressure (I am so lacking, I didn't even realise it had a barometer feature when I ordered it)
So, even with something so basic, I have the inevitable questions which I hope someone will be generous enough to offer advice on.
1: The outdoor sensor, according to the instructions, should be ideally mounted on a north facing wall out of direct sun, rain and snow. I had considered the north facing and had planned to mount it on a fence post. However, this would not be sheltered from the rain so would it be advisable to make a open fronted box for it to fit in? I was thinking of the bottom section of a four pint plastic milk bottle. Would this affect the measurements adversely?
2: The instructions state that the humidity needs to be calibrated. On an instrument this basic, would the humidity from the BBC Weather app be near enough?
3: As 2:, but for pressure. It currently reads 1014.3 indoors. The BBC Weather app shows 1016 and an online weather station 1km away is reading 1015.
Hope to get the sensor set up tomorrow so I can have a play so any advice would be most welcome.