There is one on the A34 near Newbury next to a layby...

On a windless calm day you can watch the anemometer spin like mad every time
a lorry races by!

GREAT!


Barry Kirley


"Paul Crabtree" <mail@spamcrabtree276.fsnet.co.uk (remove spam for valid
e-mail)> wrote in message news:bfrkbn$c10$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Any chance some of this data being made available on the net
>
> Paul
>
>
> "Dorian Speakman" <dorian@countrygoer.org> wrote in message
> news:bfrblc$t5a$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > Hi Shirtie ,
> >
> > The roadside stations are  for highway maintenance, in respect of
checking
> > for icy conditions, as well  for wind speed checks on important routes.
> The
> > stations accompany sensors in the road tarmac, measuring road surface
> > temperatures, salt levels and moisture so that councils's highway
> department
> > know whether to add salt on to the roads. They also have knowledge of
> likely
> > conditions along the road having done "thermal mapping" surveys
> previously,
> > so they should know of any frost pockets in the area. The aim is to use
> just
> > enough road salt as is required, and to have an idea whether a road
might
> > need re-salting after rain etc.
> >
> > Most counties have them in the UK. A lot of this work was pioneered by
Dr.
> > John Thornes of Birmingham University.
> >
> > Dorian
> >
> >
> > "Shirtie" <richard.screech@btinternet(removenospam).com> wrote in
message
> > news:bfqkqm$93f$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
> > > Recently when driving around I've noticed what appear to be weather
> > stations
> > > positioned by the side of roads. Trouble is you see one then you start
> > > noticing them all over the place !!!
> > >
> > > They are all on poles about 10 ft high, look to be solar powered, and
> have
> > > various instruments on. These are presumably for measuring wind
> strength,
> > > direction, temperature, etc. From what I can see they aren't the air
> > quality
> > > measuring stations that are also cropping up.
> > >
> > > I've noted them on the M4 (betwen Reading and Newbury) , M4 spur road
to
> > > Heathrow, A22 Godstone, Surrey.
> > >
> > > Hopefully someone will be able to enlighten me as to what they are
used
> > for
> > > and who they belong to.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>