Columbia Weather Systems

   A quick snap from our Anniversary Dinner last weekend, just for the record.     

WeatherMaster 5.0™ is a major release, updating the CWS proprietary weather monitoring software to standardize to the new design of the Weather Display and Weather Server . HTML-based display screens make it easy for us to add graphical features and customize screens including wind roses, trend graphs, and logos for customer branding. New Daily Statistics screen integrates Max/Min and other statistics for a more complete data snapshot. New Latest Measurements screen reveals all available parameters, including specialized calculated parameters such as Wet Air Density. The new platform will make it easier to add features in the future for general development and specific user requirements. Better synchronization with the Weather MicroServer provides a unified user experience. Current WeatherMaster customers contact us for a free upgrade.  Once your customer status is verified, we will send you an email with a link and instructions to download the new version. ...

In HazMat or CBRN incidents, toxic cloud movement can be affected by wind, solar heating and cooling, humidity and precipitation as well as topographical features. Depending on meteorology, the toxic cloud could be several miles long, but only a few blocks wide. Changing wind patterns could cause the plume to shift, or meander in another direction. PEAC® Software from Aristatek provides responders with vital information to make informed decisions such as evacuation at an incident scene. Its features include integrated mapping, an easy-to-use toxic or flammable vapor cloud dispersion model, and a comprehensive database of toxic industrial chemicals, biological agents, explosives, and radioactive isotopes. Utilizing a variety of modeling tools, the PEAC System quickly calculates standoff distances and exclusion zones based on actual met data and conditions. Based on the request of several of our customers, data from CWS weather stations can be integrated automatically to provide on-s...

CWS president Nader Khoury gave a presentation on weather monitoring to the local chapter of the American Water Works Association hosted at the North Clackamas County Water Commission. With the rise of data-driven decision-making and inter-agency collaboration, weather monitoring is becoming increasingly important across government agencies. The Internet of Things movement is a big drive toward Smart Everything – Smart Phones, Smart Cities, Smart Governments. With the integration/interoperability of city-wide agency systems, “Smart Water” plays a significant role and weather monitoring can be a part of it: • Monitoring for drought/flooding • Stormwater management • Data points and more Weather stations can be a tool to provide information for analysis, to make data available to other agencies, and to the public. Show and tell with the Weather MicroServer.