How to keep track of the weather with PRTG
Summary
I chose to go with a Davis Vantage Pro2 Plus which includes additional sensors for rainfall, wind speed & direction, along with temperature, pressure, humidity, etc. This provided me with the fascinating 😉 insights I was looking for: The Davis console displays the current weather conditions, but it also features a socket into which a datalogger can be installed. A little research led me to a company called Meteobridge and their NanoSD product, which is designed to plug into the Vantage Pro datalogger socket. Once I had the weather station hardware installed, and data being logged, I set about creating a REST Custom Sensor in PRTG to capture and visualise the information. With limits and notifications defined in PRTG, you can also receive proactive warnings when weather conditions arise that could have an impact on your business, or even your safety.
