Columbia Weather Systems

Mobile Weather Lab reporting out in a snowstorm. “To be honest I was skeptical that the Pulsar would last very long on the roof of a Chevy Suburban deliberately driven through our crazy Colorado weather,” broadcast engineer Chris Jones described how they use their CWS weather stations at KCNC – CBS4 in Denver, CO. The station utilizes Pulsar™ Weather Stations with MicroServers and WeatherMaster™ Software for both their Mobile Weather Lab and their fixed-base rooftop equipment. “To my pleasant surprise the device was rock solid reliable and comes online very quickly. In our weatherlab your weather stations are used for ‘show and tell’ and adds to the visual storytelling for the viewer. CWS tech Vincent has done some recent work to customize their WeatherMaster software with the CBS logo as well as screen size to better fit their monitor: Customized WeatherMaster software with the CBS logo. ➡️ Read the full application note here .

WeatherMaster™ software is a key component of 13 WHAM ABC television station’s Mobile Weather Tracker. With data gathered from a Magellan MX500™ mounted on the vehicle, meteorologists can easily monitor and broadcast met data in real-time. According to Chief Meteorologist Glenn Johnson, “The display gives us an uncluttered easy-to-read view on the weather.” WHAM Mobile Weather Authority features the Magellan MX500 Weather Station. Weather Master customized with 13WHAM logo . Weather Master features include: Real-time sensor monitoring plus calculated parameters Data logging and reports Alarm notification and relay control Automatically update weather data to website Automatic interface to Weather Underground Integrating cutting-edge technology in met sensor and monitoring options, our job is to make weather monitoring easy, so professionals like the team at 13WHAM can focus on doing their job best. Click here for more information on WeatherMaster software .

“High quality, self-contained and low maintenance at a reasonable price,” says 13WHAM chief meteorologist about the Magellan MX™ Weather Station . The all-in-one multi-parameter sensor module incorporates compass and GPS for critical weather monitoring with automatic wind direction alignment and compensated wind speed. Additional features include ultrasonic wind sensors, temperature, barometric pressure and humidity. Alternate sensors include rainfall and solar radiation. The Magellan MX is particularly suited for vehicle installations and portable applications requiring real-time met data on the go, such as broadcast vans, mobile weather labs, incident command centers, hazmat apparatus, and environmental research. The Magellan MX is trusted by government agencies and industry leaders around the globe such as GM, Cummins, Kinder Morgan, and General Electric.