Columbia Weather Systems

Even though it’s not “Bring Your Daughter to Work day,” Ellie has been coming to work with her dad one day a week while he balances working from home with “essential” technical responsibilities. When the office manager heard that Ellie’s birthday was coming up, and she wouldn’t get to have a party, a plan was afoot. Our small company was able to social distance, spreading out at several tables in our spacious manufacturing area. We celebrated with no-contact delivered lunch, an ice-cream cake, and décor complete with Ellie’s favorite -- kitties. If video does not display, click here .

We are saddened to hear of George Miller’s passing last week. A meteorologist, author, speaker, and former Oregon AMS President, he leaves behind a legacy of weather and climate research and education that continued many years after retirement. George was a friend to Columbia Weather Systems and an early contributor to our newsletter . Our condolences to his family and the local AMS community. Click here for the AMS announcement .

Weather Monitor App for easily accessible met data. Columbia Weather Systems is pleased to announce the new CWS Weather Monitor App. This real-time app is compatible with all CWS weather stations that include the Weather MicroServer. The Beta Version is now available free of charge on the App Store for Apple and Android devices   – search for Columbia Weather Systems. This app makes it easier to quickly check current conditions from a hand-held mobile device for decision-making in the field. Data is formatted to be easily read in industrial or chaotic environments such as incident response, even on a small phone screen.  CWS Weather Monitor App can gather real-time weather data from multiple weather stations associated with the user account and includes three real-time monitoring screens which display standard meteorological parameters (depending on sensors available).  The app requires access to a Cloud Weather Server account, which is free to any customer wi...

To the men and women in the firefighting industry — thank you for what you on a daily basis do to keep our communities and environments as safe as possible. CWS is proud to provide critical weather monitoring equipment for emergency management and incident response entities across the country.