I am looking to replace an Oregon Scientific WMR180. Sadly, Oregon Scientific no longer seem to be making weather stations.
The weather station needs to be suitable for the UK (433/868 MHz). It should have the usual measurements, ideally with a UV sensor option.
I need the weather station to have a computer interface (preferably USB). This is because I log and analyse the data with my own programs. I'd prefer direct access to this data rather than having it sent to the cloud or a remote server.
Instead I would like to run a server on a Raspberry Pi. I'd prefer not to use a WiFi link as I normally don't run WiFi 24/7. However that might work if the weather station could buffer data while WiFi wasn't on.
The closest I can come to meeting these requirements are the Bresser, Davis, Froggit and Watson ranges, but don't know how reliable these are. Are there particular makes and models to consider? Thanks for any advice.
Greetings!
I thought I would offer a different viewpoint. Whilst Davis kit is very robust its also very expensive especially in the UK.
As a consequence I would strongly advise that you look at the current generation of FineOffset stations and sensors. The fineOffset kit these days has a own brand called Ecowitt and they will deliver to the UK with no problem. Frequency wise you can choose, though as most folks would order 433 or 868Mhz for the UK to stay legal.
Take a look at the weather stations and sensor options/bundles at
www.ecowitt.comThe top end station is the HP2551 console or there is a headless version based on the GW1000
If you are not keen on ordering overseas then the only UK options are what you can find on Amazon or NevadaRadio in Portsmouth which sell a rebadged version of the HP2551 (Watson)
The only issue you may have is the USB requirement. This has largely been dropped these days and the data is transferred via network connections. The HP2551 can upload sensor data to a custom server of your choosing or predefined web services such as WunderGround, Met Office WOW, Ecowitt.net etc
If you can get a GW1000 you can natively 'read' the data to a device such as the Pi running software such as CumulusMX or WeeWx etc This is a really rich solution and most go with that option.
Happy to help, please PM me and in meantime take a look at the Ecowitt forum on this site which is massive and has full of helpfull folks!