![]() This is because our gardens are a small part of a large area, plus microclimates are created by trees and shrubs, buildings, walls etc giving our gardens their own unique experience of the world. However, none of this is specific to our gardens which can be very different to area data. ![]() Today we all have lots of great weather data available to us online, and if you’re willing to pay, you can get more specific or detailed weather data. Why bother with your own weather station? You can access all of this information through an app on your phone or through a desktop dashboard. Netatmo’s set of small standalone devices can separately measure: What does Netatmo do? Left: phone app view showing air quality and temperature of outside (Gym is the name of our main module but it’s outdoors in a shed Chris uses as a gym) Right: wind speed view, shown by sliding the screen. The rain gauge we find is prone to collecting leaves and debris, making it worth positioning carefully and checking regularly. For example, well away from buildings and trees and reasonably high off the ground. ![]() The wind and rain gauges have to be positioned somewhere securely outside to the guidelines to receive true readings. Both the anemometer and rain gauge have to be bought separately. In addition this, you can also buy an Anemometer to measure wind speed and strength, and a rain gauge to measure the amount of rainfall. The main part of it is a little metal indoor base station that plugs into the electricity and connects to your wifi and an outdoor station that looks similar and connects to the base station (shown in the main photo above). We really enjoy these gadgets and have been using them for ten years, making it a good time to review them having seriously put them to the test.įor more gardening and nature info, join my newsletter What is the Netatmo weather station?Įssentially, Netatmo is a set of devices that measure different aspects of the weather. Since moving to Yorkshire in 2021, he’s added a wind gauge too. Then he bought the rain gauge attachment to measure rainfall. ![]() When we first bought our old flat and garden in London way back in 2013, Chris bought a little weather station called Netatmo to measure the temperature in the garden and different parts of the house to help me understand the environment to grow plants. ![]()
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