Current conditions for Magpie Hill
(Figures in parentheses indicate hourly change)
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Temperature: |
16.9°C (3.6) |
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Dew Point: |
10.9°C (2.2) |
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Wind Chill: |
16.9°C (3.6) |
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Wind Speed: |
4.7 km/h (4.7) |
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Wind Direction: |
NNE |
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Pressure: |
1018.1 mBar (-0.2) |
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Precipitation: |
0.0 mm/h (0.0) |
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Current Conditions: |
Light Clouds |
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Time Of Sample (local): |
10:00 24-Jun-10 |
Graphs for Magpie Hill
Current View of Magpie Hill
Details of the Weather Station
Magpie Hill is located above Lake Sihl at 940m. The name is fictitious and is a result of the many Magpies that have nested in the garden. The location of the weather station is in the town Gross, which belongs to the town of Einsiedeln, that lies in a high valley 45 km south of Zurich. The exact position of the WS is 47° 7'8.82"N, 8°46'20.12"E. The webcam is facing SE towards the Alps. The snowy peaks seen on the left are 2000m high.
The equipment is a LaCrosse WS-2317, using LWC on an iMac. The webcam is a Logitech 9000 using EvoCam. The cost of everything was $210 for the hardware and $100 for the software.
The background photo was taken at sunrise from the weather station location.
Generated By Lightsoft Weather Center Version 1.12, Build 30 at 10:01:12 24-Jun-10
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