I'm just beginning to research my options for building a weather station, and I'd like to ask for some comment by people who have experience with the range of systems available.
I am a hobbyist with good computer skills, and I'd like to monitor conditions in the front and back yard of my property. I have a current PC and a wireless N router, so was hoping to find a set of weather sensors that would use this protocol. I would also like to use a PC application to track and review readings. This seems to rule out most of the systems I've browsed, which use their own console. I don't want to invest in a console, just wireless capable sensors and an application to review the data. It would be great to be able to add on sensors later (so a system of independent sensors would be preferred) but for now I want to monitor temperature, solar radiation, humidity, rainfall. Optionally I would be interested in wind speed and direction, barometric pressure. Eventually I also want to hook up some remote webcams to view animals on the property, and although that is probably a seperate topic, it might tie into other capabilities like motion sensors.
Naturally I'm interested in lowest cost, but I value customer support, a history of upgrading software, and modular software design (capable of integrating new sensors) as well.
Let me know what comes to mind!