Viewing Weather Observations
The WOW-IE logo in the top left corner of this website links to the map webpage.
The weather stations are indicated on the map. The current Temperature degC values from the weather stations are the default element displayed in its circle. Scientific rounding has been applied to all data on the map.
The filter options on the map outlines 3 station types:
- WOW Observations - observations from private weather stations and manual observations
- Official Observations - National Meteorological Service weather stations
- Registered Stations - all active and non-active weather stations
From the homepage click on a stations' circle as indicated on the map or use the 'Weather Station Search' function using the station name or site ID. This will display its weather observation Summary and the Weather Forecast pane. Click on 'View Full Observation' to access the available weather station data from that station.
The Observation tab displays the full list of the latest weather observations from that station.
To view a range of observations select the Data Display tab which provides a time/date range search facility of weather station observation reports for that station. You can enter a time/date range, choose the Filter(s) you wish to view and click 'Update'. The data will display on the Graph. These can be unticked to view some separately. Alternatively, the Table view option is also available to view the listed table of 'Full Observations' (times in UTC) and links to those observations.
It is possible to compare data against another station on this page by adding the station name to the 'Compare Sites' box.
WOW allows for more than one recorded observation from a station during an hour, this frequency is defined by the station owner. For example, the Met Éireann Automatic Weather Stations send an observation report twice an hour. If the weather station owner has allowed Data Download from that station - the Export button will be displayed.
Note: The WOW-IE map may not load stations correctly on the Safari browser.
All Registered Stations (Pending Observations)
This option shows the locations of all weather stations that have been registered on the WOW database. They may appear as a black dot for the time period requested if they have not reported an observation for that time. Many weather stations do not report an observation until many minutes after the hour. the Reset Map function is available as a refresh for an update. Most stations are active but please note some stations may be non-active, as defined by the station owner.
Met Éireann's AWS and ACS
WOW-IE displays the observations from Met Éireann's Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and our Automatic Climate Stations (ACS). This will be indicated by our logo and details on the station's View Full Observation page in the Site Details, see the example below. The values on the map come from the half-hour report from each of those stations. Click View Full Observations - Data Display to obtain further raw observations. Data download from these stations is not permitted because the data has undergone minimal quality controls filtering. The download of quality-controlled data from our AWS sites and voluntary climate stations is available from our Met.ie website here.
Met Éireann's AWS reports are available at approximately 10 minutes past and again at 40 minutes past the hour.
Temperature, Wind Speed/Direction and Humidity element shows the average value for the last 10 minutes of each report, known to us as the '10-minute mean'. The Rainfall Accumulation value displays the accumulated rainfall since that unit was reset, this is indicated in the Location Attributes - Reporting Hours section on each station's View Full Observations page. The AWS Pressure value is the last pressure value recorded (at station height) in each report.
How to upload to WOW-IE
If you are interested in getting a weather station and uploading the observations to the WOW database to be viewed on WOW-IE, there is further information on these pages Weather Station Information and Submit data
