PARKNACROSS WEATHER

52.6°N · 6.3°W · North Wexford Coast · Ireland
Observing site

About the Parknacross station

Parknacross Weather is an independently operated personal weather station in the Ardamine area of north County Wexford, Ireland. It provides local observations for a coastal location where conditions can vary noticeably from larger inland stations. The exact residential position is intentionally not published.

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LocationArdamine, Co. WexfordApprox. 500 m from the Irish Sea
Approximate elevation25 m above sea levelIrish local dates and times
Local observations

Meet the sensors

Hover, focus or tap a sensor to see what it contributes to the website.

Parknacross weather station setupA schematic of a roof-mounted weather array, an indoor gateway, a separate lightning detector and a soil sensor in a planting pot. The drawing does not show their precise locations.
Illustrated setup · sensor positions are schematic.

Outdoor weather array

The WS90 measures outdoor air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, rainfall, solar radiation and UV. Wind is measured ultrasonically, with no rotating cups; rainfall uses a piezoelectric sensor.

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Full station specification

Equipment & location

Parknacross Weather uses an Ecowitt WS90 ultrasonic outdoor array paired with an Ecowitt GW3001 gateway. The WS90 records the residential coastal microclimate in Parknacross, Ardamine. Confirmed installation dates, mounting heights and changes are listed in the exposure history below; an unlogged position should not be treated as a verified historical installation.

As a residential installation, the site is not intended to replicate an official World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reference station.

Outdoor arrayEcowitt WS90
GatewayEcowitt GW3001
MountingUltrasonic array · see exposure log
LocationArdamine, north County Wexford, Ireland
Approx. coordinates52.6°N · 6.3°W
Elevation25 m above sea level
Coastal settingApprox. 500 m from the Irish Sea
LightningEcowitt WH57 lightning detector · approximate range up to 40 km
Garden soilEcowitt WH52 soil sensor · moisture, root-zone temperature and electrical conductivity
Time zoneIrish local time · GMT/IST
Contactinfo@parknacrossweather.ie
Rain sensorWS90 piezoelectric sensor
Measurements

What it observes

TemperatureOutdoor air temperature
MoistureRelative humidity
WindSpeed, gust & direction
RainRate & daily total
AtmosphereBarometric pressure
SunSolar radiation & UV
Garden soilMoisture, temperature & conductivity
LightningStrike count & estimated distance

Calculated from observations: feels-like temperature, dew point and sea-level pressure. These are derived values, rather than separate outdoor sensor measurements.

Data path

How the site works

Data collectionWeather observations received from the station
Data processingSecure cloud processing
Live dashboardUpdated approximately every 60 seconds
Weather historyReadings archived approximately every 5 minutes
Garden soil feedSoil-sensor readings received through the GW3001 gateway
WebsiteParknacrossweather.ie
Official forecastMet Éireann
System healthCheck live data & sensor status
Reading the weather

Understanding these observations

A little context helps when comparing Parknacross with another station.

A residential coastal setting

Nearby buildings, roofs and shelter can influence wind and temperature. The exposure log records confirmed changes; mounting details and historical dates should be verified before comparing installation periods. These observations describe this particular location; they are not an official reference-station record.

Rain detected by impact

The WS90 estimates rainfall using a piezoelectric sensor rather than a tipping bucket. Treat very small amounts with care when comparing rain totals with another gauge.

Lightning distance is approximate

The detector reports nearby lightning with an estimated range up to about 40 km. A zero count means no strikes were reported by this detector, rather than proof that no lightning occurred.

Soil readings are very local

The soil sensor describes its own planting location. Moisture and root-zone temperature can differ elsewhere in the garden. Conductivity describes electrical conductivity; it is not a direct measure of plant nutrition.

Station quality

Observation freshness & archive coverage

A simple overview of how reliably the station is collecting and saving weather data.

Feed status--Latest weather reading
Archive reliability--Percentage of expected 5-minute readings successfully saved this month

Freshness describes the latest observation; coverage describes how many expected readings were saved. Missing older readings do not necessarily mean the station is offline now. Explore archive coverage · Open system status

More collection statistics
Readings saved (24h)--Weather observations stored
Typical update interval--Time between saved readings
Longest archive gap--Largest gap in the last 24 hours
Total readings saved--Historical archive
WS90 battery--Battery status
Station stewardship

Recent station changes

Firmware, sensor installation, calibration and maintenance changes are recorded so historical observations have useful context.

Open station log

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Optional local alerts

Weather notifications

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Background alerts, thresholds & quiet hours

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Quiet hours suppress notifications; missed alerts are not queued for later. A matching start and end mutes the whole day. Rain-start alerts are limited to once in three hours, gust alerts to once in two hours, low-temperature alerts to once in six hours, heavy-rain alerts to once an hour, and lightning alerts to once in 15 minutes.

Recent background alerts sent

These are local station notifications, not official weather warnings. Met Éireann remains the source for official warnings and safety-critical decisions.

Important

Personal observations

Parknacross Weather is not an official forecasting or warning service. For safety-critical decisions and official weather warnings, always use Met Éireann. Local observations may occasionally be delayed by internet, power, gateway or cloud-service interruptions.

Technical details

System monitoring

Independent availability and health checks for Parknacross Weather.

System monitoring

Availability & health checks

Independent uptime checks help identify website and service interruptions.

Public websiteMonitoredHTTPS availability
Weather APIMonitoredCloudflare Worker /health endpoint
Database connectivityHealth endpointD1 connection is reported by the Worker; response-content monitoring requires a keyword check.
Check interval5 minutesUptimeRobot free monitoring

Availability checks are handled by UptimeRobot, with email alerts configured for failures. These entries describe the monitoring setup, not live uptime results. A successful HTTP response alone does not prove database connectivity; that requires checking the health response content.

Archive storage & service allowances
Weather archive

Archive storage

Live storage usage for the historical Parknacross weather archive.

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Space remaining -- of available archive storage
Saved weather readings -- readings currently stored
Estimated capacity -- A forecast appears after 7 days of archive history
Estimated database writes today -- Estimated archive activity
Daily storage allowance -- Service allowance
Checking usage… Limit: 500 MB

Archive capacity is estimated from recent growth and may change over time. The site shows a simple estimate of how much storage remains; the hosting service provides the official usage figures.

App installation diagnostics
Installed app

App installation diagnostics

Useful checks when the installed website, offline cache or notifications do not behave as expected.

Installation help
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Service workerChecking…Offline and update support
App cacheChecking…Active app release
NotificationsChecking…Browser capability
PlatformChecking…Detected browser platform
NetworkChecking…Current browser connection