Currently I have an Ambient Weather WS-2801I but I'm looking to buy a weather station with more capabilities . I'm most concerned about how it's going to be mounted. I am surrounded by tall pines, and my mounting solution that I can see is a chimney mount. There I'll have limited sun exposure in the morning, and pretty good exposure in the early to mid afternoon. My main concern is my accessibility to the station/sensors as I cannot get on the roof. I'll need to pay for installation but I'm not sure I want to hire someone every time I need to change a battery, etc, unless it's very infrequent. Does anyone have a good solution for me, a station that requires little maintenance, and a mounting solution, perhaps something telescopic ? Also, I'd really like a station that that lets me capture data, such as temperature, dew point, wind speed, etc, at least hourly or in shorter intervals if possible. Thanks for taking the time to help me!
Bill