weather station
Atmospheric measurement facility
A weather station is a facility equipped with instruments for measuring atmospheric conditions—temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed, rainfall.
Stations range from elaborate government installations to backyard setups with digital sensors: The weather station recorded gusts over sixty miles per hour.
Data from networks of stations feeds forecasting models.
Heat-measuring instrument
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- hygrometerMeasures air's moisture level
- anemometerInstrument measuring air velocity
- rain gaugePrecipitation measurement device
wind vane · ceilometer · datalogger · radiosonde · barograph · sling psychrometer · sensor array
Measured heat intensity
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- atmospheric pressureWeight of air above
- wind speedMotion rate of air
wind direction · rainfall · dew point · visibility · UV index · readings · measurements · logging
Forecast of coming events
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- alertsWarning notifications
- warningsAdvance notices of danger
advisory · storm tracking · daily report · extended forecast · isobar · isotherm
Prevailing directions of change
- averagesCentral tendency measures
- normalsTypical or expected values
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- climate researchStudy of long-term atmospheric trends
greenhouse effect · sea-level · adaptation · environmental · sustainability · baseline · anomalies · record-keeping
thermometer
Heat-measuring instrument
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- hygrometerMeasures air's moisture level
- anemometerInstrument measuring air velocity
rain gauge · wind vane · ceilometer · datalogger · radiosonde · barograph · sling psychrometer · sensor array
temperature
Measured heat intensity
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- atmospheric pressureWeight of air above
wind speed · wind direction · rainfall · dew point · visibility · UV index · readings · measurements · logging · telemetry
prediction
Forecast of coming events
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- alertsWarning notifications
warnings · advisory · storm tracking · daily report · extended forecast · isobar · isotherm
trends
Prevailing directions of change
- averagesCentral tendency measures
- normalsTypical or expected values
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
climate research · greenhouse effect · sea-level · adaptation · environmental · sustainability · baseline · anomalies · record-keeping
rooftop
Building's top exterior surface
- backyardOutdoor space behind home
- airportAviation passenger facility
- mountaintopSummit of a peak
buoy · offshore · remote · agricultural · urban · rural · coastal · alpine · Antarctic · Arctic
- Environmental Monitoringsensor, data logger, remote sensing, satellite, buoy
- monitoring stationsflood gauge, rain gauge, fire lookout, fire tower, lookout tower
- polar operationsice roads, icebreakers, research base, ice breakers, polar expedition
- research stationsfield camp, mobile lab, observation post, ISS, Skylab
- weather instrumentsanemometer, barometer, hygrometer, rain gauge, thermograph
- weather mapsclimate map, temperature map, precipitation map, wind map, radar image
station, state, weather, static, weathered, stationary, stature, whet, stations