Home weather stations are popular but do you really need one?
Personal weather stations can provide a lot of benefits.
What Is a Personal Weather Station?
A small, backyard personal weather station.Terry Wilson/E+/Getty Images
These home weather stations can provide information about temperature, wind speed and direction, rainfall, and more.
Other weather stations include all these sensors built into a single sensor housing.
Some personal weather stations can also send data to crowdsourced weather projects likeWeather Undergroundto help improve local forecasts.
Davis Instruments Vantage Vue 6250.Lifewire / Jeremy Laukkonen
How Much Does a Personal Weather Station Cost?
Is a Home Weather Station Worth It?
Weather affects everyones daily life, and a weather app doesnt always get the job done.
Weather stations that provide a localized forecast based on actual readings are even more helpful.
Ideal locations include a flag pole, a fence, or a free-standing post.
Visitwunderground.comto view your list of weather stations.
