Columbia Weather Systems

With extreme weather events in the news , becoming more common and having greater economic and human impact, many organizations are investing in on-site meteorological equipment to take #weathermonitoring into their own hands. Specifying a weather station may seem to be an easy task, perhaps pawned off on a purchasing agent or even an intern. But to get the best weather station for your application, a little groundwork goes a long way. We have compiled a list of considerations to help prepare a good Specification or Request for Quotation. Our newest Resource: Guide to Buying a Professional Weather Station is about a 10-minute read, hopefully well worth your time. For the TL;DR version, download the quick checklist! Whether you buy from us or another weather station manufacturer, this information might come in handy. Click here for our Guide to Buying a Professional Weather Station .

  Today is Imagine A Day Without Water , a day to spread awareness about water conservation and wastewater services and the importance of our most essential resource. In the above photo, Christopher Burr gives a tour of the Albany-Millersburg Water Reclamation Facility, which utilizes an Orion 420™ Weather Station. Their weather monitoring system includes a Weather Display console, Weather MicroServer™, and Weather Master™ Software. Click Here to read the application page on our website . #ValueWater

If your climate is anything like ours here in the Pacific Northwest , you have probably been preparing for the upcoming rainy season. For operations that require accurate measurement of rain/precipitation, Columbia Weather offers several different weather station models, each with a different precipitation measurement technology, for reliable, on-the-spot weather monitoring. Options include Doppler radar, tipping bucket, impact, and optical sensors. Each measurement type has its advantages and disadvantages. This resource on our website might help you determine which is best for your application. And if that doesn’t answer all your questions, our personal customer service technicians can help you choose what is best for your requirements. Give us a call at 503-629-0887 or email info@columbiaweather.com.

  Thanks to Muhammad Atif Sheikh for tagging us in his LinkedIn post. Sheikh, a SCADA & EMS Engineer with K-Electric in Karachi, Pakistan, posts: “Working on testing and integration of Capricorn FLX Weather Station with Spectrum Power SCADA Systems.” The company purchased a “fully-loaded” Cap FLX 420 for a power utility. Their weather station includes Wind Speed & Direction, Temperature, Humidity, Barometric Pressure, plus additional sensors Solar Radiation and Tipping Bucket Raingauge. For monitoring they have included all options: 4-20 mA signal interface, Weather MicroServer, Weather Display, and WeatherMaster Software. CWS 420 models are popular professional weather stations with 4-20 mA output for industrial interface to PLC, DCS, and SCADA systems. All 420 weather stations include meteorological Sensors (various all-in-one and modular sensor systems available) and a weatherproof enclosure with 4-20 mA converter modules, power supply, and AC surge protector. Addi...

"Listen! The wind is strong and the air is wild with leaves. We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves." —Humbert Wolfe Another season begins! 🍁 After a particularly hot and dry summer here in the Pacific Northwest, we are welcoming Autumn and her cooler weather with open arms. 🍂 What is your favorite thing about Fall? Leave a comment below and let us know!

  Weather Underground® is one popular way our customers view and share their weather station data. One such customer is Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve. Their wetlands monitoring system supports environmental education, as well as developing a historical database for climate research. Weather data, available for agency and public use through Weather Underground, is used by education coordinators, water quality monitors, and the resident wildlife biologist. CWS weather stations can feed met data to Weather Underground with either WeatherMaster Software™ or the Weather MicroServer™ device. Check out our Guide to Setting Up Weather Underground for easy instructions: https://columbiaweather.com/resources/setting-up-weatherunderground/

Happy September! Check out this Incident Command vehicle outfitted with a Magellan MX500™ Weather Station and Panel-Mount Weather Display! Built by LDV for KIPIC of Kuwait, this state-of-the-art truck allows for on-site Weather Monitoring in emergency operations. The touchscreen panel-mount display on the interior is designed to displ ay real-time met data easily from a distance, even in a darkened control room: Compatible with all CWS weather stations, the weather display is popular in mobile command vehicles, space research, oil, broadcasting, visitor centers, and military applications, with customers including NASA, Boeing, CBS TV, and the U.S. Coast Guard. Give us a call at 503-629-0887 for details on how weather monitoring equipment from Columbia Weather can help you do your job better. For additional info, visit these links: →   Click Here For Weather Display Options from Columbia Weather →   Magellan MX500™ Weather Stations →   Get the details on this Incide...

“The importance of monitoring weather and predicting the resultant fire behavior cannot be over-stressed.” —National Wildfire Coordinating Group Training Manual With wildfire season in full effect, we are re-sharing our resource " 5 Reasons Incident Response Needs a Weather Station " as a reminder that weather stations can provide critical, on-site meteorological information during fire and incident response situations: Risk Management Predicting Fire Behavior Safety Plume Modeling Incident Reporting *Bonus* Drones We go into depth on each reason at this link . Want to know more? Visit our website ColumbiaWeather.com or send us an email at info@columbiaweather.com – we’d love to hear from you.

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”  — Rabindranath Tagore Happy Cloud Day! Did you know that there are over one hundred kinds of clouds? Observing the shape, size, altitude, and color of these suspended water droplets and ice crystals in the atmosphere over time can help predict coming weather! Want to learn more? Here are some great articles: National Weather Service's "Introduction to Clouds" “15 Billowing Facts About Clouds” by weather journalist Dennis Mersereau It's also National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! 🍪 We're enjoying these delicious cookies at the office today from Slow Rise Bakehouse in Forest Grove, OR. #NationalChocolateChipCookieDay   #SupportLocal   #SupportSmallBusinesses