Pro WeatherDavis Vantage Vue vs Vantage Pro2: Which to Buy in 2026
Vantage Vue vs Vantage Pro2, compared honestly: price, expandability, siting, and which Davis station actually fits your garden and budget.
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Davis Stations
Davis Instruments stations (Vantage Pro2, Vantage Vue, WeatherLink Live): choosing, siting, calibrating and maintaining the hardware, and putting it online.
How to Calibrate a Weather Station: Rain, Temp, Humidity
How to calibrate a weather station: the rain gauge drip test with exact math, the salt test for humidity, and when to leave a healthy Davis sensor alone.
Read moreWeather Station Maintenance: A Seasonal Checklist
A seasonal weather station maintenance checklist: cleaning the rain gauge, radiation shield care, battery checks, and how to spot a failing sensor.
Read moreWeather Station Siting: Where to Mount It for Accurate Data
Where you mount a weather station matters more than what it cost. Per-sensor placement heights, the 4x obstacle rule, and the mistakes that ruin data.
Read moreWeatherLink Live vs Console vs Data Logger: Davis Options
WeatherLink Live vs Console vs data logger: how the three Davis upload options compare on price, display, local API, and offline behavior.
Read moreWhy Your Weather Station Reads Hotter Than the Airport
Is your weather station temperature too high compared to the airport? It is usually siting, not a broken sensor. How to diagnose and fix radiation error.
Read moreHow to Create a Custom Weather Website Without Any Coding
You do not need to know HTML, CSS, or JavaScript to build a professional weather website for your Davis station. Here is how to do it in minutes.
Read moreHow to Host Your Davis Weather Station on Your Own Domain
A step-by-step guide to putting your Davis weather station on a custom domain with automatic SSL, whether you self-host or use a managed service.
Read moreHow to Put Your Davis Weather Station Online (2026 Guide)
Five realistic ways to put your Davis weather station online in 2026, from the free WeatherLink portal to a fully hosted site that just works.
Read moreHow Weather Station Sensors Work: Temp, Wind, Rain & More
How weather station sensors work, in plain language — temperature, humidity, wind, rain, pressure, solar, and air quality explained.
Read moreHow to Get Your WeatherLink API Key (Step by Step)
A simple, step-by-step guide to generating a free WeatherLink v2 API key and secret so you can connect your Davis station to apps like Pro Weather.
Read moreUnderstanding Air Quality Index: AQI vs EAQI
Two different standards for reporting air quality, one sensor reading. Here is how the US EPA AQI and European EAQI compare, and which one you should use.
Read moreHow Do Weather Stations Measure Rainfall?
The tipping bucket mechanism inside your rain gauge is simple and reliable. Here is how it works, what affects its accuracy, and how to maintain it.
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