Anyone running a great (but affordable) personal weather station?

I think one of my family members would enjoy having a personal weather station, so I’m looking for recommendations! Are you a weather geek? If so, what kind of setup do you have, or do you have on your personal wishlist?

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From time to time over the years, I’ve considered establishing a personal weather station. It is, however, something to which I’ve not yet gotten around.

When I was more actively considering it, I hung around some on Weather Underground’s site.

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Check their buyer’s guide: PWS Network Overview | Weather Underground

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Have you bought one personally? I was kind of hoping for a conversation with someone who has, not just a link.

I was interested in this, yet found that most of the local weather station information could be found less than a mile away at my local airport, available through AccuWeather. Yahoo Weather uses the same data, fewer adds, pleasing (to me) design. Then I learned that one metric of weather information is truly hyper-local: rainfall and precipitation. There is an international citizen science organization that collects and reports precipitation data, called: Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRAHS). Every morning (when I’m home) I step outside and, using my CoCoRAHS-approved-nonelectronic device, report data that is shared with the National Weather Service. Worth looking into!

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This is the one the local weather person is recommending for home use

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