The AcuRite Iris 5-in-1 is one of the best home weather stations you can get. Not only does it capture rainfall, wind direction and speed and temperature, like most home weather stations, but this one ...

This includes gathering supplies, planning your measuring location, setting it up, actually measuring the snow and what to do after the storm. From weather.gov First is gathering the supplies needed.

Whether there is snow in the forecast or already feet on the ground, it's a good idea to know how to correctly measure snow, and yes there is a bit more to it than just sticking a yardstick or ...

How does the rain gauge determine if the rain was enough to measure or not? It depends on the weight of the accumulated water. The Automated Surface Observation Stations (ASOS) used at Sea-Tac ...