What CONFIGURATION of weather station do you need?

This is one of the easiest questions to answer – as in Fixed-base, Portable, or Vehicle-Mounted configuration. (This also has to do with how your weather station sensors will be mounted. Be sure to note whether additional hardware may be required.)

Will you be installing it on a building? If yes, then fixed-base is your answer. Is there an existing mast for the sensors or will additional mounting hardware need to be specified?

Are you utilizing it on a Mobile Command Center? Then a vehicle-mounted weather station will be the solution. This configuration comes with a telescoping mast and mounting brackets.

Do you need to set-up the meteorological sensors in a temporary and/or remote location? A portable weather station with line of site monitoring can be used for incident response. For a remote research location where data will be downloaded for future analysis, a portable weather station with data logging capability might be in order. Portable weather station systems include a tripod mast in a carrying case.

Some sensor models are better suited to the different configurations. For example, the Magellan MX™ Weather Station incorporates GPS, which can be an especially useful feature for Portable or Vehicle-Mounted Weather Stations.