PBO contributor, Colin Jones has joined the growing band of people who run their own weather stations, and explains how it’s done in the April 2007 issue of PBO. Here is a supplementary list of useful websites to help you get your own weather station up and running

Weather station products
■ www.weatherstations.co.uk
Good descriptions of equipment
■ www.weather-station-products.co.uk
Equipment and other data
■ www.mcmurdo.co.uk
Importers of Davis weather stations

Tech support and domain registration
■ www.kualo.com
Excellent help setting up website and a free trial
■ www.convexum.co.uk
Site hosting and tech support
■ www.meteorologica.co.uk
Dr Tim West for expert weather advice

Reference and location sites
■ www.metoffice.gov.uk
Excellent rolling image surface pressure charts
■ www.bbc.co.uk/weather
Current atmospheric pressure
■ www.multimap.co.uk
Enter your postcode to obtain your long and lat

Featured online weather stations
■ www.lymeregisweatherstation.com
Colin Jones’ home weather station
■ www.lymeweather.com
Colin Jones’ home weather station
■ www.warsashsc.co.uk
Warsash Sailing Club weather station
■ www.16laurel.com/locksheath.htm
John Selby – Warsash SC weather station manager – inland weather site
■ www.iossc.org.uk
Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club weather site
■ www.echomastermarine.co.uk
North of Scotland weather station featured in article