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Even this Capricorn FLX ™ is feeling festive! If your company is on the search for a cost-effective, professional weather station with a modular design and low power consumption, the Capricorn FLX could be your solution (bow not included!) Customer Amanda Whitty of the Lassen Volcanic National Park Visitor Center comments "The Capricorn weather station, in conjunction with the MicroServer and WeatherMaster Software, are an integral part of our LEED platinum certified visitor center here at Lassen Volcanic National Park. Thank you for providing such outstanding customer service for a superior product." To learn more about this product and other weather monitoring solutions from Columbia Weather, click here ! Happy Holidays!

Are you winter weather ready? Fog is common on winter mornings, and visibility can change quickly, creating hazardous driving conditions. Here's a reminder to: 📲 Check weather conditions before your trip. 🐢  Slow down. 🌟 Use your low-beam headlights. 🚙 Leave plenty of distance between you and other vehicles. For more winter safety tips and resources, visit weather.gov/winter

☑️ Monitor current weather conditions on the go. ✅ Easy-to-read design. ☑️ Compatible with CWS Weather Stations with the Weather MicroServer. ✅ Free to download for both Apple and Android devices. For more details on the CWS Weather Monitor App, click here or visit columbiaweather.com.

Meteorologist Gerard Jebaily of 41 KSHB captured this fantastic photo of a half-mile wide tornado with the news station’s Storm Tracker Jeep . The vehicle features a Magellan MX600 Weather Station and Weather Display console mounted on the dashboard inside. Parameters measured include wind speed and direction, air pressure, temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall. Purchased in 2017, “The system is still in the field and working wonderfully,” commented Jay Nix, KSHB Director of Engineering. The Magellan MX line of weather stations is ideal for mobile applications, combining a multi parameter weather sensor with GPS and an internal compass for automatic self-alignment of wind direction.  For details, click here . Photo courtesy of Gerard Jebaily, KSHB 41 News

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

  If video does not load, click here to view In this 5-minute video clip, CWS President Nader Khoury walks through a recent order for General Electric (GE) Bahrain. This Capricorn FLX™Weather Station includes mechanical wind speed and direction, temperature and humidity sensors in a radiation shield, tipping bucket rain gauge, solar radiation sensor, and barometric pressure. This particular system offers 4-20 mA signal interface for PLC as well as a Weather MicroServer datalogger for network connection and additional industrial protocols. Our systems are built to order and assembled according to customer requirements. Our job is to make weather monitoring easy, so you can do your job better! Give us a call or visit our website for more information.

A Pulsar 600 Weather Station with additional soil/water temperature sensor helps the Kezar Lake Watershed Association accomplish its mission to “preserve, protect and maintain the ecological, scenic, and recreational resources of Kezar Lake and its watershed.” Located in southern Maine, the watershed is home to hundreds of animal species and encompasses a 56-mile network of forests, streams, ponds and wetlands that flow into Kezar Lake. The weather monitoring system was purchased in 2017 after “extensive research of available systems,” according to KLWA Director Don Griggs. “Only the Pulsar 600 met the criteria we established.” One of KLWA’s projects is protecting the water quality of the lake . This includes maintaining a comprehensive, scientifically-based water quality research and monitoring program. “We use the weather data, especially temperature data, to enable us to calculate various water quality measurements that we make several times a year,” says Don. “We also provide lots...

This week, Washington joined the Oregon OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) in adopting emergency safety measures in response to the recent record-breaking temperatures across the Pacific Northwest. The heatwave has been classified as a mass casualty event including at least one worker death. Oregon’s OSHA Administrator Michael Wood stated, “This rule creates greater clarity for employers about the specific steps that need to be taken to protect workers from heat stress dangers at work.” The main factor considered is heat index, which is what the temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity is combined with air temperature. According to Oregon OSHA, a workplace hazard exists when heat index reaches 80°F. The new measures require employers to provide adequate shade, drinking water, and implementation of a emergency medical plan when the heat index rises above 90°F including monitoring employees for signs of heat illness.  ♨️ For high heat safety...

  Above is a screenshot of the Weather MicroServer main screen displaying a record-breaking high of 114.2 ° F from the Orion Weather Station at the office yesterday! 🌡 ️ As temperatures continue to rise in the northern hemisphere, remember that being prepared and aware of summer weather conditions can reduce risk of illness and injury, both at home and on the job. ♨ ️ According to weather.gov, heat is one of the leading weather-related causes of death in the United States. Learn the symptoms of heat-related stress and illness and get important safety tips by clicking here . ☀ ️ Be prepared and stay safe!   #WeatherReadyNation #WRNAmbassadors #summersafety  

Pulsar 800 model with lightning detection Did you know that lightning can strike as far as 25 miles away from its parent thunderstorm? This Lightning Safety Week, we are joining the National Weather Service’s effort to spread awareness about the hazards of lightning . Knowing and following proven guidelines can reduce the risk of injury or death, whether at home or on the job. Lightning data can be critical for safety decision-making in a range of industries including power utility, transportation, water treatment, and facility management operations. The Pulsar 800 weather station model from Columbia Weather Systems includes an integrated sensor that analyzes radio wave emission of the lightning and delivers a count of recognized strikes within a 10 km (6.2 mile) radius. Meteorological measurements include wind speed, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, solar radiation, and precipitation. It is designed for professional applications and provides reliab...

Solar 1 weather monitoring system. Is optimizing the efficiency of solar power generation important to your business operations? Our industrial-grade weather stations are easy to install and can provide users with on-site environmental data such as solar radiation, temperature, wind speed and direction, and precipitation. Visit our website here to learn how meteorological equipment can be valuable to your solar project operations and contact us to get a free quote! We’ve provided weather stations to hundreds of solar energy projects from small to utility-scale over the years, and are happy to help find the right equipment for your needs.   

  A new Forecast Screen on the updated CWS Weather Monitor App provides a National Weather Service forecast for any U.S. ZIP code. Users can compare current weather station data with the forecast to improve operational decisions. The newly-released app version also includes some tweaks behind the scenes to enhance operation. The app offers “instant data that experts can analyze when time is short,” according to Bear Valley Electric Engineering Supervisor. Additional customers include Nelson Irrigation, Brazos Pilots, and the City of North Liberty (IA). The CWS Weather Monitor App is compatible with all CWS weather stations that include the Weather MicroServer. The app is available free of charge on the App Store for Apple and Android devices. (*The app requires access to a Cloud Weather Server account, which is free to any customer with a Weather MicroServer purchased after 9/9/2015.)

  We have made new updates to the touchscreen Weather Display for enhanced navigation and user experience! Compatible with all CWS Weather Stations, this product is designed to make viewing weather data easy from a distance.    Here are the new features on the console itself: Quick Trend – access trend data from the Main Menu. For example, pressing the Temperature box displays Temperature Trend Daily Stats screen replaces Min/Max with expanded parameter information Vector Mean Wind Direction Dial indicator Network connect updates include: New network browser dashboards (Real-time, Trend graphs, Auxiliary, and Latest Measurements). Weather Underground and CWS Cloud Weather Server interface options to upload data automatically for Internet accessibility The Weather Display product is utilized in space research, oil, broadcasting, hazmat, and military applications with customers including NASA, Boeing, Farber Specialty Vehicles, CBS TV, and the U.S. Coast...

Top-of-the-line Pulsar™ Weather Stations combine the convenience of all-in-one configuration with the flexibility of multiple high-accuracy sensor options to meet your requirements. Features include: ☑️ Choice of sensor configuration in all-in-one module ☑️ Advanced Doppler radar measures precipitation type, intensity ☑️ Ventilated radiation protection ☑️ No moving parts, low maintenance ☑️ Fast and simple to install Pulsar weather stations are for operations that require precise weather monitoring, such as satellite communications, broadcast, and transportation. Customers include Ferrari, Siemens, CBS TV, and the U.S. Air Force. Have questions? Don’t hesitate to call us 503-629-0887 or email sales@columbiaweather.com

Check out this great photo of the Chagrin Valley Dispatch Mobile Command Center deployed at the NFL draft in Ohio. Built by LDV Inc., the vehicle is complete with a Magellan MX500 Weather Station (seen above driver’s door) and Weather Display Console for monitoring on-site weather data.  Click here for the vehicle details . 

☑ ️ Easily accessible weather data via internet browser and free phone app ☑ ️ Real-time data from one or more weather stations ☑ ️ Customizable display With the Cloud-Based Weather Server, you can monitor data remotely from any device using a web browser, making it an ideal solution if your application requires accurate, readily-accessible met data. This feature is free for customers with the Weather MicroServer. The Weather Server is used in applications such as broadcasting, emergency management, healthcare, and electrical power industries. Customers include DuPont, Sutro Tower, Bear Valley Electric Service, and the Boca Raton Fire Department.  Learn more on our website ! Have any questions? Don’t hesitate to call us 503-629-0887 or email sales@columbiaweather.com  

Happy Earth Day from Columbia Weather Systems ! Where is your favorite spot in nature? Leave a comment and let us know! This picture by CWS President (and resident photographer) Nader Khoury was taken in Oregon’s beautiful Columbia River Gorge.