Columbia Weather Systems

Traveling for the holidays? Make sure to “Know Before You Go” and prepare for winter driving with the following tips: 🛬  Check road conditions. Call 511 or visit your state’s DOT website. 🌨  Get the weather forecast. Change travel plans if hazardous weather is expected. 🧰  Pack an emergency supply kit. Stock your vehicle with the follow items: Water, a mobile phone, charger, batteries, blankets, flashlight, first-aid kit, candle, high-calorie, non-perishable food, sand or cat litter for traction, shovel, scraper, and battery booster cables. 🚘 ✅  Ready your vehicle. Check your battery, wipers, coolant, and other systems affected  by cold temperature. Make sure your tires have good tread. Clear snow, ice or dirt from windows, lights and camera.

“Our project manager selected the Capricorn Weather Station in part for… outstanding customer service for a superior product,” says a staff member at a National Park Visitor Center. The latest version of our flagship weather station, the cost-effective Capricorn FLX™ , offers modular sensor selection with proven reliable, mechanical wind sensors. Additional meteorological parameter measurements include humidity, tipping-bucket rain gauge, solar radiation, and up to four temperatures (ambient air, soil and/or water). Barometric pressure is housed in the central Control Module with two more analog input channels. Especially well-suited for installations requiring individual sensors for optimal sensor placement, Capricorn weather stations are trusted by government agencies and industry leaders such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Continental Tire, and L3 Technologies. For more details, visit our website .

Nader photographed this sun halo on a chilly morning this week. The optical phenomenon occurs when sunlight refracts and reflects through small ice crystals in the atmosphere. “You could see the frozen particles right there in front of you floating in the air,” he said. Sun halos aren’t likely to impact your business operations, but if frosty winter conditions do – give us a call!

The roof was blown off a building in Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, Canada, as high winds battered the area on November 29. The incident was brought to our attention by our customer Marine Atlantic. They contacted us with the data log file to help verify the wind speed at the time of the incident. The company operates the ferry service to Nova Scotia, and has an Orion Weather Station situated on an island not far from the building. The graph below shows a peak of 88.3 mph fo r the 10-minute average gust at about 8:30. According to local news reports, hurricane-strength winds caused widespread power outages and property damage to the region.  “Weather stations are working great and very pleased with the equipment,” they concluded. The company has multiple Orion Weather Stations with MicroServer, Weather Display console and WeatherMaster Software.  Roof Blown Off During Storm in Newfoundland Video