Weather Station...

There are several websites that offer weather services. For years I followed one from the local newspaper. Temperature, wind speed, radar and rain forecast. Basic stuff. Other weather data comes from a few local TV stations.
We have a saying that if you don't like the weather in South Florida, wait a hour and it will be totally different. This is true for summer months where afternoon downpours clear up in a matter of minutes.
Now that my hobby is model aviation, I'm concerned about wind speed because windy days are not good days for flying. It could be calm at 7am and by 9:30 the winds will kick up to 10 miles per hour. This runs most of the day and as temperatures change cooler after 6pm the winds drop down. That sometimes gives a window of low winds (good for flying) about an hour before nightfall.
I found the website Weather Underground that appears to have lots of smaller reporting stations linked to them all across the country with a few less than 25 miles from my location. I click the site and see a what's happening in my neighborhood. From one of the reporting stations, I was able to see the equipment they are using to send information to the main site.
One company making these weather detection devices is Davis Instruments. Prices from a few hundred to a few thousand, the different components can be used to have a fully functioning wireless weather station. I've seen these things like this on yachts before.



I could get one of these units, mount it to the roof of my building, subscribe to the service and have my very own node on the Weather Underground. If I lived in a remote location it would be something to consider, but there are a handful of reporting units already near me... I'm sure they don't need another.