New weather app to assist wine growers
Courtesy of DAFWA, wine producers now have access to live local weather data via a new smart phone app. Named ‘DAFWA weather’ the free app gives users access to over 130 weather stations across the state.
Each station provides a report every 10 minutes with base data including air temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and direction, with most stations also measuring incoming solar radiation to calculate evaporation.
There are also derived variables, such as delta-T for spraying decisions, and evapotranspiration for irrigation scheduling. Wind speeds and direction are shown for the most recent minute, and an average for the past 10 minutes.
The app works on iphone and iPad, as well as Android phones and tablets.
For more details on the features of the app see the DAFWA weather stations app page.