Weather mobile measurement tools

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It exists different category of tools to measure weather conditions on the ground during a fire.

Rugged weather meter

It is the most used by fire analysts on the ground. It gives precise data close to where the fire is occuring. Like a little and mobile weather station, it gives the wind speed, temperature, humidity and a lot of further information depending on the tool that you use.

The most common rugged weather meter used is from Kestrel but you can find other brands on the market.

Another tool used on the ground is weather station directly set on the command post or on an analyst vehicule. Such vehicle permit to be mobile and have immediate weather intelligence on the incident. The following picture is an example of the lesson learn vehicle in the French Eastern Pyrenees that carry out observations on the command post and its management of the situation.

Less common, we find psycho-meter. The psycho-meter basically consist of two thermometers -a ‘dry bulb’ and a wet bulb’ – over which air passes at a certain speed. The results are read into a psychometric chart that gives the humidity and the temperature of the air.