Many amateur radio operators integrate personal weather stations with APRS and CWOP—the Citizen Weather Observer Program—to share live weather data over RF and the internet. APRS weather reports are transmitted via packet radio to local iGates, which forward the data to CWOP and then into NOAA’s MADIS system, where it can be used for forecasting and research. With the right setup, your weather station can automatically send temperature, wind speed, humidity, and other data, making it part of a global volunteer observation network. This is especially useful during severe weather events and for providing hyper-local data to meteorologists.
Questions:
– Do you operate a personal weather station, and if so, is it connected to APRS or CWOP?
– What brand or model weather station do you use—or would you recommend?
– How do you see amateur radio weather reporting helping your community?