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Weather station in Eyre Sq.

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  • 26-11-2014 8:59am
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    jkforde
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    anyone know who's weather station it is on top of one of the flag poles in Eyre Sq., just curious

    🌦️ 6.7kwp, 45°, SSW, mid-Galway 🌦️



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    galwaycyclist
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    jkforde wrote: »
    anyone know who's weather station it is on top of one of the flag poles in Eyre Sq., just curious

    Pure speculation but it might be part of a sensor system to warn the City Council roads department when conditions are conducive to the formation of black ice.

    The NRA use similar equipment to predict black ice on motorways.

    I have a comment forming at the back of my mind regarding the typical council response to ice but I'll keep it to myself.


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    biko
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    Funny, I noticed it today before seeing this post and wondered as well what it's there for.


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    AutostratusEB
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    My guess it's for the Christmas Market? Most temporary structures (stages, tents) tc are only good up to wind strengths of 60 kph or so. The market closed for a night last year due to gale force winds. The organisers would have to have a method of determining local wind conditions as part of their licence.


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