I hear a lot of RVers are happy with weather underground. I, personally, like to have a more custom weather experience. I like to know my humidity levels and wind gusts exactly where I am at. And, I also like to have monitoring inside my RV for when I am away (think about pets and kids...etc). A lot of RVers end up using personal weather stations. They are also pretty customizable. Some are more advanced than others. Here is a pretty helpful article about the different weather stations: The Best RV Weather Station: 2024 Reviews and Guide
Weather forecasting
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SeilerBird
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A weather station in an RV is rather excessive. In ten years of full timing I got a long just fine without one.
Tulecreeper
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Ron White: "My wife and I were staying in our MH in the back lot of the casino I was performing at. We have an exterior sensor that tells us the outside temperature, and when I got up to walk the dogs it said 0° F. My wife asked, 'What's the temperature outside?'. I said, apparently there isn't one."
Everyone is different. They have some basic weather stations that do a great job. I know plenty of weather enthusiasts in the RV community who love them.
meierjn
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I have a small wireless sensor with the remote sensor mounted in an exterior cabinet that is open to the elements. I like to see what the actual temperature is at the location that I am at, especially in the morning. For forecasts I use the Environment Canada website, and their Weather Canada app on the phone.
Edmonton, AB - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada
Edmonton, AB - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada
Excalibur
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I use my rope barometer. I hang a piece of rope out side the window and look at it. If the rope is swinging, its windy. If the rope is wet, its raining. If the rope is dry, its sunny. If the rope is gone, get the he'll out of Dodge.
Larry N.
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That's neat, and certainly is appropriate in Kansas and Oklahoma, as well as in Wyoming as Jackie indicates. Weather rocks have been around for decades with similar forecasting techniques -- they're even sold in some curio shops.
And I've heard that logging chains are used in Kansas for windsocks, especially on airports, such that if the chain isn't standing straight out it's good flying weather.
Wasillaguy
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In Alaska-
If you plug in the car heater, "it's kinda chilly".
If you have to get up early to clear the driveway so you can make it to the street, "it snowed a little".
If you have to drive a mile before your tires round out, "bit of a cold snap".
Temps rise above freezing and the sun comes out, "t-shirt weather".
If you plug in the car heater, "it's kinda chilly".
If you have to get up early to clear the driveway so you can make it to the street, "it snowed a little".
If you have to drive a mile before your tires round out, "bit of a cold snap".
Temps rise above freezing and the sun comes out, "t-shirt weather".
Tulecreeper
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Got a lot of relatives in Canada scattered all over. One in Saskatchewan says it get so cold in January that when they let the dog out in the morning they have to stand and watch him because he will wander around for a few minutes doing his thing then just stand there and if they don't get him inside he'll freeze to death in short order.
He's also a Basset Hound, kind of low-slung, and when he walks through the snow he digs a trench with his undercarriage.
Wasillaguy
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Yes, our mini-dachshund (now in heaven) would seize up pretty quick.
