Knotts Island
Weather Center



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Local Radar from the
National Weather Service

Marine forecast for Currituck Sound

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How does the weather station work?

Other Frequently Asked Questions.

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Summer
Weather


Current heat index, updated every 20 minutes. vws609

Pay attention to the heat index.  The thermometer may tell you one thing but this number tells you how hard the high temperature is on your body.  Don't forget to drink plenty of water when this number is up.

 

  Winter
Weather


Current wind chill, updated every 20 minutes.  vws607

The wind chill factor is the  temperature that you are feeling when the wind blows on a cold day.  The faster the wind, the lower the wind chill factor.  Make sure you are dressed to protect yourself from this temperature gauge.

 
       

How does the weather station work?

The weather station here is a unit made by Oregon Scientific.  It collects weather data using five or six different sensors and collects the data on base station display.  The display panel is connected to a computer here in the office.  The computer is on line all the time and every twenty minutes, it sends data to Weather Underground using cool software.  You use links on this site to access the data anytime you like.  You can have the data on your desk top all the time by downloading Weather Exchange.

 
How come the wind speed hasn't changed in a few days?

The sensors on this weather station send the data to the base station using radio signals and, like most radio, there are days of interference.  It's during these times of no or low signal that the reading remains constant, usually North at zero miles per hour.

It rained today but the data didn't record it.  How come?

The rain gauge o this system must have at least a few hundredths of an inch of rain before it will register any rainfall.  Chances are, if it doesn't rain enough to tip the indicator, then there wasn't enough to make a difference for us anyway.  We occasionally tip it manually to reflect what we think is significant rainfall.

Send us your questions.  We're happy to answer them.