[Indoor Temperature Thread]

Currently 23.5°C upstairs and 23.3°C downstairs. Very comfortable.

[Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards]

1 hour ago, FuzzyDuck said:

Had an intense downpour just north of Basingstoke, lasted about 10 minutes. However my Netatmo rain gauge only registered 0.2mm which must be off by a large factor.

Just checked the rain gauge and the collector was half full with water! Managed to get the collected water to drain through and then gave the unit a good clean. 

[Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards]

Had an intense downpour just north of Basingstoke, lasted about 10 minutes. However my Netatmo rain gauge only registered 0.2mm which must be off by a large factor.

[European Storm & Convective Discussion]

Might be worth keeping an eye on the Venice webcams, active cell is approaching from the west.

 

https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/italia/veneto/venezia.html

[Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards]

It's the Express, they will probably be forecasting  the coldest winter on record in a few weeks.

[European Storm & Convective Discussion]

Very active cell off the coast of Italy near Rome. Hopefully it will move landwards.

https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/italia/lazio/roma/chiesa-trinita-dei-monti.html

 

Edit: Quite a decent lightshow starting over The Spanish Steps

[Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards]

Dark Sky is saying rain starting in 30 minutes, sky is starting to darken nicely to the south west.

[Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards]

I live in North Hampshire and lately most storms seem to either pass to west or the east. However I've just noticed a decent rainfall radar return just to the south west of me near Andover that appears to be tracking north east. Hoping it doesn't fizzle out!

Edit: Looks like the storm is tracking more west to east and will pass far to the south.

[Netatmo opinions?]

I've had one since 2013 and have been mostly happy with it...with a few issues along the way.

I added the rain gauge in 2014 and it has worked well, just had clean it out a couple of times. I wind gauge when it became available but the first unit failed after a 6 months or so, it would indicate a constant 20MPH wind, even on the stillest of days. Netatmo replaced it under warranty, however this one only lasted a few months and would indicate no  wind when it was blowing a  gale. It also went through batteries at a rate of knots (pun intended) and so I gave up with it. A few years ago when  the outdoor module needed a battery change it failed reconnect to the base station even if it right next to it; had to buy a new outdoor module. The second indoor module upstairs also had a issue where the CO2 reading was a constant 5000 ppm but replacing the batteries  recently seems to have resolved that.

Might try to revive the wind gauge to see if having powered down for a few years has made it work better...