How to Choose a Home Weather Station | Ask This Old House

The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore explains the importance of a weather station to Ask This Old House host Kevin O’Connor. (See below for a shopping list and steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for How to Choose a Home Weather Station: - Home weather station Steps for How to Choose a Home Weather Station: 1. A home weather station comes with a thermometer to measure the temperature. 2. A barometer measures air pressure. High pressure typically means pleasant conditions. Low pressure translates into stormy conditions. 3. An anemometer measures wind speed and direction. 4. A rain gauge can give rate and amount of rainfall. 5. The device runs on a solar power panel and is able to send information directly to your smartphone using an app. 6. Be sure to place the home weather station in an open area that gets a lot of direct sunlight to get the best readings. About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we re ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Choose a Home Weather Station | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/