Weather stations are a popular project for experimenting with various environmental sensors, and for wind speed and direction the choice is usually a simple cup anemometer and wind vane.

Weather stations are a popular project for experimenting with various environmental sensors, and for wind speed and direction the choice is usually a simple cup anemometer and wind vane.

Here’s a list of materials you’ll need: Once you have all your materials, you’re ready to build your anemometer! First, staple the straws to the tops of the cups (the rim of the cup), making ...

Debris and insect meshes help keep the instrument clean. Cup anemometer with separate wind vane - Uses three cups to measure wind speed, while a wind vane measures wind direction. The vane always ...