NOAA Weather Station
If you have been on top of the mountain and seen these two interesting looking items, you may have wondered what they were. We have an actual NOAA Weather Station that sits below the dining room. 
Rain Gauge
The tube is a rain gauge. We measure the rainfall by collecting it in the gauge. 
I call this the Temperature Gauge.
No, the white box is not a bee hive. We have had all kinds of guesses. This is the box that houses the temperature gauge. This is now considered the back up gauge since the weather guys at NOAA installed a digital reader that is located in our pantry. We have a sensor in the white box and it relays the information to our indoor reader.
Speaking of weather, I am sure you wan to know what our high and low were. The high yesterday was 49º with a low of 25º. It is currently cloudy but no rain. It is cold up top. If you are hiking up today, bring warm clothing with you. You will need it. Happy Hiking
Paul B
4/6/2014 03:22:36 am
I have to admit that I was one that thought the temperature gauge was a beehive. Gulf Coast Doug mentioned the book by Paul Stutzman "Hiking Through". I read the book last fall after someone on this site recommended it. I agree, it is a great book not just about hiking the AT but a life journey of soul searching after the loss of his wife.
elktonbrant
4/6/2014 06:58:15 am
Growing up, a neighbor of mine had one of these white boxes in his backyard. He was my home county's ag extension agent, and one of his jobs was to keep up with the daily climate conditions for our neck of the woods. I appreciated that he took the time to explain this to me, and I have had a fascination with weather ever since! In fact, one of my favorite pre-hike activities is to dig deep into the NWS weather pages and look at hour by hour predictions for Mt. LeConte so I know what types of clothing and equipment to pack.
Tom C
4/6/2014 08:08:49 am
I love this kind of info, being the engineer that I am. Would also be interested in how much of your power comes form solar vs. gas. Is there telephone cell service? How do you get water...do you have a well and how is the water purified? How deep it must be!? Can you make ice? Do you heat water? I'm just a nosy kind of guy. See you on April 23 for my first trek up the mountain and overnight stay. Thanks for all your posts, you all do a great job!
Debi
4/6/2014 08:49:17 am
Bee hive, that's funny. Maybe that wouldn't be a bad idea. You have enough beautiful flowers up there, I bet those bees would love it. Then you could start selling Mt. Leconte Honey. Hmmm!! Those bees would pay for themselves.
Frank Edwards
4/6/2014 01:19:21 pm
Will we need crampons to come up the Alum Cave Trail? Hiking up Tuesday...
Ron Adams
4/7/2014 09:41:27 am
I am curious. Wouldn't a temperature gauge be inaccurate if it is housed in that "bee hive" box contraption? I would think that, at least by a few degrees, it would be warmer inside the box than out. I am sure I am wrong, but still, how does the gauge accurately reflect what the temps are outside the box? Comments are closed.
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