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from your picture you show NORTH - but your station seems to be pointing North West - or is that just the angle ? the instructions shows you how to point the unit NORTH

I have edit my last reply and added a few observations

cannot see the left scale - so not sure if spike is 0.5C or more see https://www.ecowitt.net/home/index?id=19826 you can change to different time scales - maybe last 30days Just looked st the ecowitt and is it set to F which would change more i guess How long has it been in same location - just looking at month/weekly figures 14:30 does seem to be highish in some/ most days - perhaps the sun position or ground reflection, but you are on grass

I'm not looking to be 100% accurate to be fair, BUT it does seem to correlate well with the BBC Weather for this area. SO on BBC weather its saying 10c and my temp 9.5c and over the last 6mths , seems to match those readings , indoor is accurate as we have a mercury thermometer next to the sensor and they match OK too. BUT as i say , after various forums and advice from members like Mandrake I understood the sensor pack was always going to be a compromise, but for a Davies I was looking at £1500+ !!!! We also back onto a PARK and to the north of that a large field, and 0.5Km from the sea , with just bungalows between us and the sea.

here is a guide i used https://www.weather.gov/media/epz/mesonet/CWOP-Siting.pdf BUT i had trouble meeting the height with the pole i had , as it was to small really I then looked into using OLD scaffold poles, but the cost was very high for delivery and thought about a pole sold by screwfix In the end I compromised. Not ideal, BUT i'm happy with the results

here is a guide i used https://www.weather.gov/media/epz/mesonet/CWOP-Siting.pdf BUT i had trouble meeting the height with the pole i had , as it was to small really I then looked into using OLD scaffold poles, but the cost was very high for delivery and thought about a pole sold by screwfix In the end I compromised. Not ideal, BUT i'm happy with the results

HI - What did you order and i wondered where from I was looking to add some additional sensors, but never got around to it

i also lost the sd card inside the machine last year, there is a hole next to the slot nd its so easy to push the card into the gap at the side !!!!!!! so beware Its still in the bottom of the case

I used just some tie wraps around I just deleted the photos the otherday, luckily they stay in deleted for 30days on photos app The tie wraps i purchased in Lidl when they had an offer on for various sizes in a pack. Before lockdown. two thicker ones around the rim and very thin ones sticking up - hopefully you can see the setup from the photo. Never seen a bird near it since putup in may Screwfix/toolstation have various tie wraps available I chose black only because it matched the rest of the setup

updated the firmware, really easy to do Wifi EasyWeather V1.5.0 Firmware PRO_V1.6.0

@Gavztheouch did that get it updating to WU

I reported on another forum at 08:44 it was not working, by 11:55 it was online , tried manythings, but I changed the interval to 5mins and that seemed to let it burst into life after about 20/30 mins The ID is all capitals and the Key is case sensitive Is it working ok to ecowitt.net ?

Today , I setup the barometer correctly with a lot of help from another forum So my server updates for pressure should now be correct , based on METAR from goodwood airfield & my elivation of 6m based on various websites to get the correct REL prssure good fun so far m and unit has met all y expectations no limitations so far now reporting to the following servers , quite easy to setup I also have the ability to set a custom server to another service , so just looking at those PWS Ecowitt.net:https://www.ecowitt.net/home/index?id=19826 Weathercloud:https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/ICHICH51 WOW:https://wow.metoffice.gov.uk/observations/details?site_id=feda8d77-15a3-ea11-8b71-0003ff59b0d7 https://app.weathercloud.net/d3476715338

i have Now fixed the unit in its final (hopefully) position. cleared all the data and started again on the Web server sites Also managed to connect it to ecowitt.net & weathercloud PWS Ecowitt.net https://tinyurl.com/ydhbdqhv Weathercloud https://tinyurl.com/yatfdmx7 need to create a free account to view the data on Ecowitt. The Wunderground site just reports the unit as offline , not sure why And WOW met office site, wont let me login , site seems to be down. E-Witt-W8686-ETAF the indoor temp gauge is very slow to respond, i have trie dout in fridge and also had the unit in a fridge in the garage about 50m away and it never lost connection, so very good I have a BBQ 4x & weber instant thermometer which i'm comparing to

The Unit is now in position, not as high as i planned as the post moved a lot as did the pole, so i need rethink that , about 2m lower than planned. I cleared all the history / max-min settings Deleted the device from ecowitt.net and reset all up https://www.ecowitt.net/home/index?id=19826

i have added the unit to ecowitt.net, very very simple to do Ecowitt Weather WWW.ECOWITT.NET But you need to register an account to see the info, even though set to public, which i did not expect, hoped that just with the URL and ID irt would display I will have another play today Indoor sensor is in the fridge , its very slow to respond been in for 50mins and still going down I will test the rain meter Also put the indoor sensor in various location Re-site the sensors to hopefully their final position

in google maps try entering 52.2813 , 0.5964 see where that puts you on the map, between Cavenham & Risby, Bury St Edmonds way you can then click on your position and get the readings

i thought i might provide some info / update on my new Weather station i have just received today (29th May 2020) I spent a few days doing a lot of research and had some great advice and links to information from members on another forum. And certainly was seriously considering the Davis Plus Pro2 but for various reason , Position , Price I stopped that, maybe if i get hooked in the future £1500 So i decided on the Watson W8686 , a clone of the HP 2550 from Fine-offset / Ecowitt Ordered the Watson W8686 from nevada Thursday 28th May around 10pm Watson W8686 – NEW! – Nevada Radio WWW.NEVADARADIO.CO.UK And it arrived today around 2pm (although expectations were set it may take 2-3 days given covid situation). Wiped down, and cleaned all the box/weather station and took out the weather station today , rather then leave in quarantine for a day or 2 which we are doing I will be honest first impressions, were not that great as it seemed a bit cheap and plastically with a display screen much smaller than i had expected. BUT that's because i had been looking at £1500 worth of kit on youtube etc, i had watched a youtube video on the HP2550 and for some reason had an impression the screen was larger. The unit went together very well, once i got a magnify glass out to make sure i got the wind direction vane aligned. The mounting bracket is inserted into some small plastic lugs, which jaybe a weak point and these were pointed out on the youtube video. I also added some washers, nylon locking nuts and also used tie-wraps so if the thing does break away its at least tithed to the pole. Added the batteries to the sensor array, and I immediately got the flashing LED and then pulsing every 16 secs, (the sensor update time 16 seconds to console ) the indoor sensor gives 3 readings on its own display and worked immediately The console display I thought had battery backup , but it does not. Powered up the console and immediately started to get a reading from the outside array and then a few minutes later received the indoor sensor. The indoor sensor updates the console every 60 seconds All worked straight away, I have NOT tested the rain sensor yet, will do that tomorrow. Entered into the console setup and started entering the parameters I wanted , longitude/latitude had difficulty setting that as every website seemed to quote a - number, but sorted out in the end with help from google. connected to the wifi straight away, internet time etc , so very easy to set-up. looking at the manual, i can also add additional sensors , Soil moisture WH51, air quality PM2.5 WH41 & additional Temp/humidity sensors WH31 and shows where on the display those items would appear, However, those extra sensors do not appear to be available in UK and shipping to UK is very expensive at the moment according to Ecowitt. Hopefully, Navada will get some in on their next shipment. I have emailed Ecowitt directly to get an idea of cost and availability. Really pleased with Weather Station, now its all up and running, Put the inside sensor in the garden in the shade and the difference in temp was 0.1C between it and the sensor array 4.5 metres up in the sky. Wind direction is great and also shows a 10min average pointer and reading. Not sure what timescale the Hpa weather forecast differeence reads, its seems to be the difference from a maximum and was making sense compared to the MAX for the day , but now its changed , so will have to look into that further, Well it appears to compare the reading with 2hrs previously , still working on it , But that appears to be what it does , shows difference from about 2 hours. I will have a play over the coming days and see how it all works and then connect the unti to some websites and see how that all goes I have attached a couple of images, one where it is now on a pole in centre of garden for testing and then hopefully attached to a 6' 4x4 post about 2m above the conservator, should be rigid and the pole is in parts so i can remove for maintenance I may put some pins around the rain trap to stop birds sitting on it, or tirewraps / fishing wire , have to look into that tomorrow too. Some images of where th esensor is at the moment, where I plan to put it and the console display , which was one of the factors in buying as my wife like the easy to red dispoly and colour circles Anyway , I may post more to this thread as time goes by , hope it may help others thinking of buying a clone HP2550 or getting into Weather stations I may still end up down the Davis Pro2 Plus route some time in the future, once we see a benefit and i can locate the sensors in more appropriate places

i purchased on yesterday and arrived today from nevada Watson W8686 I will perhaps start a new thread with first impressions, already posted in another forum so just a cut and past