School Invests in Weather Station for Hands-On Learning

We are always excited when educators invest in giving their students hands-on knowledge of how weather works, how it’s measured, and how it affects them. South River High School in New Jersey does just that.

Last year, the school installed a Capricorn FLX Weather Station on one of their buildings. The Climate Change Club uses the data to report hourly weather readings to the National Weather Service. According to their website: “This will make South River High School a weather hub for pilots to collect current weather conditions of our area. The information that the club collects will also be archived for climate change data.”

Administrator Kamila Miazio added that the club “provides a weekly forecast, satellite imagery of CONUS, and severe weather updates. The advisor is working to teach students METAR code (the weather code that pilots use to see current weather conditions for the area), report an hourly automatic observation with the weather equipment, record the data and report it to NOAA, and finally through the data, they will be able to record data to monitor the change in climate for our area over the next few years.”

With the help of Weather Master™ Software, the Capricorn FLX allows students to observe real-time weather parameters including barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, temperature, and humidity.

One particular star student, Gabe Friedman, “works with the weather system regularly and has taken a lead on getting more students and staff involved,” Kamila added. Gabe created a YouTube channel to present local weather news.

From large-scale operations under companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin, to construction, mass transit, and education applications, the Capricorn FLX is a modular weather station option for any professional application requiring reliable weather data.