Barometric pressure is considered to be one of the less interesting metrics to measure with a personal weather station. As a factor in global weather predictions it is very important, but in terms of current conditions we learn a lot more from our thermometers, anemometers, rain gauges and other sensors. Especially if we are considering…
Category: Barometers
WeatherLink Live, local API and barometer
A few weeks ago, I made the switch from reading my Davis sensors with the Meteostick to the Davis made WeatherLink Live. Though I still like the concept of the Meteostick, the reception is fairly poor and sometimes it would stop receiving data and require a reboot. One thing you don’t have with the WeatherLink,…
Switch to the BMP280 pressure sensor
In a previous post I wrote about tests of the BMP180 pressure sensor. These were not all I hoped for, so I ordered a BMP280 sensor, which is supposedly an upgrade of the BMP180. Perhaps it would give me better results. As it turns out, it appears it does! I only ordered one sensor at…
The BMP180 barometer
I have long been unhappy with the performance of the Meteostick internal barometer. Although the values it emits are usually totally acceptable, it tends to spike inexplicably multiple times a day. So, this week I finally came around to installing a new sensor, the Bosch BMP180. Its performance compared to the Meteostick can already be…