Working with weather integrations in FarmQA

Adding a Davis weather station to your FarmQA account

Setting up a virtual weather station in your FarmQA account

Accessing weather station data in the FarmQA web app

Accessing field specific weather data in the FarmQA web app

Overlaying weather radar over your fields in the FarmQA web app

Assigning a weather station to a specific folder in your organization

Assigning a virtual weather station to your fields

Adding a Davis weather station to your FarmQA account

• Login to your FarmQA account from the web app if you haven't already. 
• Click on the Settings icon, then click on the Sensors tab.
• Click the blue Add button in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen, then select the Add new weather station option (pictured below). 

• In the Add weather station page, click the Davis button. 
• Complete the following steps in the Add Davis weather station page (pictured below): 
  1. Input the Station ID.
  2. Enter your Password.
  3. Click the Validate button. 

• After you've clicked the Validate button, your Davis station will be setup and it will be viewable in the Map page. 

Setting up a virtual weather station in your FarmQA account

• Log in to your FarmQA account from the web app if you haven't already.
• Click on the Settings icon, then click on the Sensors tab. 
• Click on the Add button in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen, and then select the Add new weather station  option (pictured below). 

• In the Add weather station window, click on the Virtual button. 
• Complete the following steps in the Add Virtual weather station window (pictured below):
  1. Give your station a Name.
  2. Use the map to Select a location for your virtual weather station.
  3. Click the Validate button once you've completed steps 1 and 2.

• Once your virtual weather station has been validated, click the Add button in the Add virtual weather station window (pictured below). 

Accessing weather station data in the FarmQA web app

• Log in to your FarmQA account from the web app if you haven't already. 
• In the Home page, click on the slide-out map pane and check the box next to Weather stations under the MARKERS header (pictured below).

• Once you turn on the Weather stations markers, click on the station you want to view data for. 
• When you click on the weather station you'll be able to access the data associated that that station (pictured below).

Accessing field specific weather data in the FarmQA web app

• Log in to your FarmQA account from the web app if you haven't already. 
• In the Home , locate and click on the field you want to access weather data for. 
• In the slide-out map pane, scroll down until you see the WEATHER HISTORY header and click on the Expand button. 
• You'll then be able to access the following information (pictured below): 
  
  • Hourly temperature and precipitation graphed over the last 3 days
  • Accumulated growing degree days (GDD).
  • Today's total precipitation.
  • Total precipitation this growing season.

Overlaying weather radar over your fields in the FarmQA web app

• Log in to your FarmQA account form the web app if you haven't already.
• In the Home page, click on the slide-out map pane. 
• Under the OVERLAYS header, click on the Radar button. 
• We will now overlay radar and overlay this over your fields. We can also show radar over time by clicking on the Play button under the Radar button (pictured below). 

Assigning a weather station to a specific folder in your organization

• Log in to your FarmQA account from the web app if you haven't already.
• Click on the Settings icon, then click on the Organization tab. 
• Click on the folder you want to assign a weather station to, then click on the Unspecified button under the Default weather station header (pictured below). 

• Complete the following steps in the Choose station window: 
  1. Use the Select a station dropdown to select the station you want to assign to this station.
  2. Click the Save button.

Assigning a virtual weather station to your fields

• Log in to your FarmQA account from the web app if you haven't already. 
• Click on the slide-out map pane, then turn on the Weather stations map layer under the MARKERS header.
• Locate and click on your desired weather station, then click on the Assign station to fields button at the bottom of the weather station window (pictured below). 

• Complete the following steps in the Assign weather station to field(s) pane (pictured below):
  1. Select a station to assign to your fields.
  2. Click on the field(s) you want to assign to this station.
  3. Click the Assign button once you've made your selections. 

Please contact FarmQA Support with any further questions