Originally Posted by Diesel Power

I bought one of those wireless weather stations from radio shack that also hooks up to a PC via a serial port. All the PC does, is log the readings to a data file as the sensors update. I have the full system with the rain guage, anemometer, wet bulb, dry bulb, indoor and outdoor temps. The anemometer is bolted to an unused TV antenna pole. All of the outdoor sensors are solar powered, with battery backups. They were running around $250 or so when I bought mine.