For weather reporting, I use the noaa point forecast away from home, in concert with the forecast discussion. Of course adding knowledge of local conditions. There are half a dozen weather stations around me, so I can generally get a good idea of local conditions. I have a set of wireless thermometers similarly located to yours. 3 separate microclimates between front side and back yard. On Tue, Feb 16, 2021, 9:07 AM R Hansen via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Tim brings up an interesting point - weather reporting websites? My > question > is - which are the most accurate everywhere, which work best in specific > regions? My base is NOAA but their weather reports, at least in this area > (Coos County, Oregon), come from miles away at airports, mostly. Keep in > mind I don't watch television so their reports aren't much use to me. > > I keep thermometers in various places, out of direct sun, one in the > unheated greenhouse, one on top of a gate, another in a garden window > facing > west. They are the old fashioned "recording" kind where you move the > columns > of mercury? with a magnet. Other thermometers are useless as I move these > around. > > I've finally bought a Kestral 5500 and am learning to use it. It does not > have GPS which would be handy, but my new Sony camera has that capability, > so obviously that's not at the top of the priority list. > > Even given the accuracy of various weather reporting instruments, I have a > surprising range of microclimates just on my city lot, which sits 30-40 > feet > above the river and its flood plain. > > One other question - how accurate are and which are the best international > weather sites? > > Thanks, > > Robin Hansen > Very wet, flooding valley of the Coquille River, Coos County, Oregon > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>