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The icons
s displayed fo
recasts the w
or rainy as
s each icon in
ndicates. For
displayed
, it does not m
mean that the
pressure
has dropped
and the weat
NOTE:
After set u
up, readings f
for weather fo
allow suff
icient time for
r the Weather
therefore
result in a mo
ore accurate f
Common
to weather fo
orecasting, ab
feature is
estimated to
have an accu
has been
designed for
use. In areas
to rain), th
he Weather st
tation will be
stagnant m
most of the tim
me (for exam
If the Wea
ather station i
s moved to a
point (for
example from
m the ground f
the next 4
48-60 hours. B
By doing this,
possible c
change in air-
-pressure whe
WEATHE
ER TENDENC
CY INDICATO
Working t
ogether with
the weather i
sides of th
he weather ic
ons). When t
increasing
g and the wea
ather is expec
pressure
is dropping a
nd the weathe
Taking thi
is into accoun
nt, one can se
example,
if the indicato
or is pointing d
change in
n the weather
was when it w
weather w
will be cloud w
with rain icons
NOTE:
Once the
weather tend
dency indicato
visualized
d on the LCD.
AIR PRES
SSURE HIST
TORY (ELECT
The botto
m section of t
the LCD also
The bar g
raph of the e
lectronic baro
hour steps
s.
Air pre
essure
changes in
n inHg
The horizo
ontal axis rep
presents the la
bars are p
plotted at eac
h of the 5 ste
compares
s the result. T
he "0" in the m
The vertic
cal axis repres
sents the air p
represent
s the current
air pressure)
previously
y recorded pre
essure readin
current ("0
0h") and the p
past readings
that the w
weather is gett
ting better du
of the air
pressure and
the weather
At every f
full hour, the c
current air pre
existing g
raph is then m
moved one co
weather in term
ms of getting
example, if th
he current we
e product is fa
aulty because
ther is expect
ed to get wor
orecasts shou
uld be disrega
r station to co
ollect air press
forecast.
bsolute accura
acy cannot be
uracy level of
f about 75% d
s that experie
ence sudden c
more accurat
te compared t
ple mostly su
unny).
nother locatio
on significantl
floor to the up
pper floors of
the Weather
r Station will n
en really it is d
due to the slig
OR
cons is the w
weather tende
he indicator p
points upward
cted to improv
ve, but when
er is expected
d to become w
ee how the we
eather has ch
downwards to
ogether with c
was sunny (th
he sun icon o
s since the ind
dicator is poin
or has registe
ered a change
TRONIC BAR
ROMETER W
WITH BAROM
shows the re
elative air pres
ometer shows
s the air press
ast 12 hours a
air pressure r
eps and give t
he trend over
middle of this
s scale determ
pressure chan
nges in inHg
. The newly m
measured pre
ng. The press
sure change is
s in division of
f ±2 hPa or ±0
e to an increa
ase in air pres
is expected t
o get worse f
essure is used
d as a basis f
olumn to the l
eft.
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better or wor
rse and not ne
eather is cloud
dy and the ra
it is not rainin
ng. It simply m
rse but not ne
ecessarily rain
arded for the n
next 48-60 ho
sure data at a
a constant alti
e guaranteed
. The weathe
due to the var
rying areas th
changes in we
eather (for ex
to use in area
as where the
ly higher or lo
ower than its i
a house), dis
scard the wea
not mistake th
he new locatio
ght change of
f altitude.
ncy indicators
s (located on
ds, it means th
hat the air-pre
indicator poin
nts downward
worse.
hanged and is
s expected to
cloud and sun
n icons, then
only). Therefo
re, the next c
nting downwa
ards.
e in air pressu
ure, it will rem
main permane
METRIC PRES
ssure value a
and the air pre
sure history o
of the past 12
Air
pressure
cha
anges in hPa
recording (-12
2, -9, -6, -3 an
r the recorded
d period. The
mines the curr
rent air press
(+0.12, +0.06
6, 0, -0.06, -0
essure was co
ompared to th
s expressed b
by the differe
0.06 inHg. If t
the bars are r
ssure. If the b
bars go down
from the prese
ent time "0".
for the display
y of a new gra
ecessarily sun
nny
iny icon is
means that th
he air
ny.
ours. This will
l
itude and
er forecasting
he Weather st
tation
xample from s
sunny
weather is
initial standin
g
ather forecast
t for
on as being a
a
the left and r
right
essure is
ds, the air-
change. For
the last notic
eable
change in the
ntly
SSURE TREN
ND)
essure history
y.
hours in five
3-
nd 0 hour). Th
he
scale on the
right
ure.
.12. The "0"
he
nce between
the
rising it indica
ates
it indicates a
a drop
aph bar. The

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