


For installation, you can attach it to the top of a mast (the method I used) or screw it onto the top of just about anything using its standard tripod mount. The entire sensor suite comes preassembled, and at 7.25 inches in diameter, 12 inches in length, and weighing just 3.5 pounds, it’s surprisingly small and light. There isn’t much to do when it comes to setup. This weather station is a game-changer, and at $329, while not the cheapest, the Tempest is the best station I’ve tested. WeatherFlow has a patent on this technology.įrom what I can gather, that new technology was much of the holdup: It takes time to get things right. Instead of using a tipping-bucket mechanism, a standard method for home weather stations for more than two decades, the Tempest measures rainfall by sensing raindrops striking the Tempest’s top.
