As WeatherCurrents slowly expands its network of local weather stations in Southern California, volunteers are needed to host weather equipment in their homes and businesses. Would you like to help bring quality, live local weather to your community? Then please read on.

Currently Seeking Weather Site Hosts for:

Weather Site Requirements

When there a multiple people applying to host a weather station for their community, WeatherCurrents will choose the applicant that best meets these requirements.

1. A passion for weather and for your local community.
2. You must own the property the weather station is going to be on.
3. You must have an area on the property where the temperature and rain sensors can be placed. The temperature sensor must not be near solid objects such as a building, fence, or tree, and must be a few feet away from concrete or asphalt slabs. All of those are heat radiation sources that may affect accurate readings. In addition, the area must be safe from external tampering.
4. Your property should be in an area where the wind isn't blocked from any direction.
5. An always-on internet connection is a must, such as a cable modem, DSL, wireless or satellite connection. WeatherCurrents cannot and will not pay for your internet connection.
6. You must have a chimney or other high spot on your home or business where the anemometer can be mounted. If you are in a homeowners associate, placement of the anemometer must be allowed by the association rules.
7. An existing home ethernet network with a router is a huge plus. If you don't have one, consider getting one.
8. Installation of the weather station and sensors may require drilling holes, crawling through attics, installation of poles, and may involve other requirements (each installation is different). The sensors are all connected to the console by wires and these wires must be run to various areas inside and outside buildings. You should be willing to allow this.
9. A willingness to help maintain the equipment (this merely entails changing the weather console's battery with one supplied by WeatherCurrents or cleaning out a rain gauge when asked, or resetting the capture machine when asked).

What Gets Installed?

The following items are a currently a part of every WeatherCurrents weather station

• Peet Bros Ultimeter 2100 console
• Solar-shielded temperature and humidity sensor
• Anemometer (wind direction and speed sensor)
• Tipping bucket rain gauge
• Capture computer (ties into Ultimeter console)
• Web camera (not currently part of installs, but may be in the future)

To see what this equipment looks like, look at the Temecula About page.

Weather Site Hosting Terms and conditions

When you sign up for hosting, you'll have to sign an agreement acknowledging the following:

1. WeatherCurrents maintains ownership of its equipment in your home or business as well as the weather data it produces.
2. It may be necessary for WeatherCurrents personnel to service equipment from time to time. You agree to let WeatherCurrents personnel onto your property when reasonable notice is given. WeatherCurrents personnel will never enter your property without your permission.
3. You agree to not hold WeatherCurrents liable in the event its equipment causes damage to your property
4. You will have use of the weather information presented on the weather console within your home or business.
5. You agree to provide electricity at no charge for the weather station and the capture computer.
6. You agree to provide always-on internet access for weather data posting, and agree to tell WeatherCurrents when you switch providers.
7. You agree to inform WeatherCurrents if and when you sell your property.
8. WeatherCurrents will acknowledge all persons hosting weather sites on one of its community pages for that site (typically the About page for the community).

Ready to apply? Please fill out a feedback form and we'll get back to you. Be sure to tell us what community you are interesting in hosting a weather station for.