Whether Weather

Have you ever wondered whether the weather will be nice? Or, whether it was freezing outside. Or weather the winds were gale force? I have.

I used to gauge the wind by the bend in the trees. I used to measure the rain by setting out two buckets, one which I emptied every day, and the other left to catch the daily accumulations over a period of time. That all worked fine in their day.

But no more.... Now I have a real weather gadget. One of my daughters gave it to me as a gift, while the udda daughter gave me a gadget to plot the stars, that same Christmas. They were both great gifts, but it goes to show what they think retired life must be like.

Anyway, no more buckets, checking for signs of ice, or looking to the trees to judge the weather conditions. I don't even have to empty the rain collector every day. It's all automatic. I have it all instantly available right in my office. There are outside sensors that collect the samples, then relay that information wiredlessly to an inside display, that in turn, feeds it to my desktop computer by wire, and records it on a giant spreadsheet every so often (although I haven't got that part working quite yet). So ask me anything. I know it all about our local weather.

And the other gadget fares just as well. From anywhere in the world, and at any time of day, I can determine where to look and find any star in the galaxy that is visible at the time.. I love gadgets.

But, for best results, you'll need a dark, clear sky, like the one I have from the dock.