This website is automatically updated in real time (about every 2.5 seconds) with weather observations from an Ecowitt WS68/WH40/WH32/WH31 5 in 1 personal weather station located in Martinsburg, WV. Weather data is received by a weewx server running nearby and some computer magic is performed to get that data visible on a website. The weather station provides the following readings:
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Wind speed
- Wind direction
- Rainfall
- UV
- Solar radiation
- Barometric Pressure
The rest of the observations on this website are done via software calculations and quality control checks to make sure the data is valid.
All weather observations are also posted to the following websites:
- WVMTSBG503 on PWS Weather
- KWVMARTI146 on Weather Underground
- GW4980 on CWOP
Software used:
- weewx weather station software
- HighCharts for the various charts on the website
- The Belchertown skin theme built for weewx
- MQTT as the broker for instant data transfer from weather station to website
Credits:
- Thanks to Pat at BelchertownWeather.com for this amazing website for weewx!
- Forecast data powered by Vaisala Xweather
- Earthquake data from USGS.gov Earthquake Catalog Developer API