Research and upper-air station · est. 1962
Vale Observatory
The stone observatory where the valley's weather balloon leaves twice a day, at dawn and at dusk, regardless of the season. The visitor window is Thursday to Sunday, 10:00 to 16:00, and the logbook is on the desk for anyone who signs the visitors' page.
Today's log
Readings so far
| Hour | Temp | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 4.2 °C | calm | 0.0 mm |
| 03:00 | 2.6 °C | W 4 | 0.0 mm |
| 06:00 | 6.1 °C | W 9 | 0.0 mm |
| 09:00 | 9.9 °C | NW 12 km/h | 0.0 mm |
The rest of today's rows appear as the observer writes them. Fictional readings, of course.
Site
The instruments
The Stevenson screen sits on the south fence, painted the regulation white and repainted every spring. The rain gauge is the brass one from 1962, still the reference.
Automatic sensors log every minute; the observer's hand entries settle any argument between them. On windy days the anemometer talks more than the observers do.
Visiting