Our new AWS on the Sheiling Tow on CairnGorm Mountain is now live online, providing five minute updates of weather conditions at 2300ft (also 48hr graphs of temperature and five minute mean and gust wind speed).

This station is more exposed in all directions than the anemometer at the SSC Hut so will give a truer reflection of the wind speed on the lower slopes.

An additional station at 2800ft is hopefully going to be available by the end of November - this will provide real time data on conditions on the upper part of the middle mountain runs and be useful for gauging how wind might affect the mornings operations for those who need to hit the road early doors.

Just a point to bear in mind, in freezing rain or wet snow events followed by a sharp drop in temperature anemometers can freeze up - be dubious about completely calm conditions being reported if the forecast is anything but, to this end the weather stations should be used as one more tool for assessing conditions, not an absolute deal maker or breaker.

AWS Mounting and temperature screen

This weather station and the SSC one will server as  source of data for calculating the virtual snow making in this years fantasy lift league, visit the forum and select your lifts!!

Tags: Sheiling AWS, Snow Making

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