[LiteraryLark]

My dad said he wants to learn how to study the weather in Coastal Oregon as a hobby. I found him two weather books I am saving for Father's Day: One is an overview on how the weather works with beautiful photos, the second is a weather dictionary that defines weather terms. I thought that is a good start.

I am also looking into gadgets and gizmos he can use to pursue his hobby. I thought a hands-on gadget would be nice, like a storm glass (but the storm glass is said to be more like a lava lamp in terms of being any scientific use) and there's a handheld device that has a little wheel and all kinds of functions, an anomemeter or something like that but the really nice ones are over $100 and I can't afford that. I thought getting him a fancy weather station would be neat. My papa has a very basic one by lacrosse that he loves, but I found another one by lacrosse with 3x the amount of functions and it's only $35 (Amazon.com: La Crosse Technology S85814 Wireless Color Forecast Station with Barometric Pressure: Gateway), but I want to do serious research before I invest in one.

If you are a weather enthusiast, what is your typical climate? What aspects about the weather do you find fascinating? Which weather gadgets and books do you have, and do you have a specific ritual/experiment that goes along with your studies of the weather? I am hoping to receive input to help my dad pursue his hobby, and Father's Day is the next big holiday that I believe would be the best time to present my gifts, and it would also give me time to do research on gadgets and books for him.

[SorryShaped]

Small suggestion..
A radio scanner that can tune to any local skywarn weather nets on ham frequencies. These people tell the news channels exactly what's happening and where.
You can also use an RTL-sdr stick to tune these frequencies using a computer and special software. A scanner might be $100 but an RTL-sdr is about $15. Learn more at rtl-sdr.com

[LiteraryLark]

Originally Posted by SorryShaped

Small suggestion..
A radio scanner that can tune to any local skywarn weather nets on ham frequencies. These people tell the news channels exactly what's happening and where.
You can also use an RTL-sdr stick to tune these frequencies using a computer and special software. A scanner might be $100 but an RTL-sdr is about $15. Learn more at rtl-sdr.com

I thought about that and I think he may already have one. But I'll ask my mom to double check.