Topic: Netatmo - Bloomsky - Windflow - Other

[skippyinspace]

Evening, Im looking for some advice, my previous station was a maplin FG8Y I think but was a fine offset clone, Which died due to the weather, high winds and exposure. I want to replace it but a bit like the post below I have a limited budget. Currently £235 in the station fund but the Mrs has put her foot down and it looks like I wont be able to stretch must further.
In an ideal world I want to be able to upload to weather underground and have something that will survive the weather.
Yes Davis would be the best option and there is a uk store selling at £304 at the moment but the data logger puts it out of range. Second hand could be an option but Im always concerned about reliability.

I like the weather camera of the Bloomsky and there is a seller on ebay (currently on holiday) that seems to have a major stock of Bloomsky 1's and if I add it to a storm could be an option.

Netatmo seems to have a special on at the moment with an extra indoor module and if you buy the rain gauge and the windspeed you get free brackets as well as a £30 discount and a 2 year warranty

Windflow - spoke to them today and its like a netatmo but will be around USD300 when it goes on sale at the end of the year but will be selling to US and Canada first until stock is built up.

Is there anything I missing in the sub £300 mark that is reliable.

take it importing a Davis from the US is a no,no

Any thoughts / Pro / Cons or should I forget it and buy the Lego Rollercoaster

Thanks
Ian
Peterhead, Scotland

[galfert]

I recommend another Fine Offset clone. But the new ones are way better than what you had before.

Improvements (can differ depending on exactly what you had before):
- color display - built in WiFi - still expandable to use ObserverIP device for use with Meteobridge
- New temperature and humidity sensor uses Sensirion SHT30 (very nice and accurate)
- Wind vane more accurate by new dampers in hardware (less crazy jumpiness)
- Wind direction indication for every degree 360 points for indication.
- Wind detection at very low speeds (below 1 mph)
- more accurate rain gauge
- adds solar radiation and UV index
- Super capacitor instead of rechargeable batteries
- Much nicer overall design for an all in one

You can read about my specific model recommendations for the UK in my following post:
https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=34995.msg357526#msg357526

[skippyinspace]

After some discussion with the other half Ive managed to negotiate a New Davis Vantage Vue, with out data logger but Ill try that for Christmas

[galfert]

Great. Enjoy. Be sure to get that logger for sure by Christmas so that you can start logging totals from the beginning of 2019.

[PaulMy]

with out data logger but Ill try that for Christmas

   
Good deal... and you know there are several options for the data logger?!

Enjoy,
Paul

[skippyinspace]

I didn't spend £235 on the Davis it was around the normal price which is why I couldn't stretch to the datalogger.

Ian