Weather Stations
Rain Bird offers two Weather Station Options to help meet your course’s unique irrigation management needs.
Both WS-PRO2 and the WS-PRO LT provide evapotranspiration (ET) management and reporting capabilities; while only the WS-PRO2 offers optional intelligent alarm and irrigation control responses through powerful Smart Weather™ software.

WS-PRO2 Weather Station
The Rain Bird WS-PRO2 Weather Station, when used in conjunction with the Rain Bird Cirrus, Nimbus II, or Stratus II Central Control system, provides the irrigation professional with a powerful tool to aid in the growth of lush, healthy, green turf grass, while conserving important resources, such as water, power, etc.
Rain Bird Smart Weather software interrogates the WS-PRO2 weather station to retrieve information that has been gathered on a daily basis on the climatic conditions that affect the irrigation application for the area. The Smart Weather software subjects the climatic information that it gathers to a version of the modified Penman Equation. The Penman Equation has been proven through over 35 years of university research, to be one of the most reliable predictors of turf grass water use requirements.
The Weather Station monitors the following climatic conditions:
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Rainfall
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Wind Speed & Direction
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Air Temperature
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Relative Humidity
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Solar Radiation
The standard WS-PRO2 configuration includes sensors to monitor these conditions, a data logger to capture this data, a modem to communicate the information to the Smart Weather software located on the central control computer and a power supply.
The Rain Bird Model "PRO 2" Weather Station is available in four (4) basic configurations:
Model WSPRO2SH - A direct wire system intended for use when the weather station is within 20,000 feet of the Central Control Computer and communication is via a wire path between the weather station and the computer. A separate power source is required for this weather station.
Model WSPRO2PH - A phone modem system for use when the weather station is further than 20,000 feet from the Central Control Computer or when they cannot be connected by a communication wire path. The system communicates utilizing a standard, dedicated phone service. A separate power source is required for this weather station.
Model WSPRO2SHS - A direct wire system intended for use when the weather station is within 20,000 feet of the Central Control Computer and communication is via a wire path between the weather station and the computer. This weather station utilized solar power instead of a local power source.
Model WSPRO2PHS - A phone modem system for use when the weather station is further than 20,000 feet from the Central Control Computer or when they cannot be connected by a communication wire path. The system communicates utilizing a standard, dedicated phone service. This weather station utilized solar power instead of a local power source.

WS-PRO LT Weather Station
Designed to help eliminate the guesswork when determining accurate sprinkler run times.
Sensors collect weather data—temperature , relative humidity, wind speed, solar radiation and rainfall amounts—throughout a 24-hour period.
Data is used to calculate an evapotranspiration value, which determines the precise amount of water that must be replaced to maintain soil moisture at a desired level.
Central control will automatically program the sprinkler run times without overwatering or leaving areas of turf too dry.
Offers a cost-efficient option for smaller-budget golf courses.
Ability to connect as many as five weather stations to a central control system.
Allows rainfall from one day to be carried over to the following day for accurate run-time calculations.
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WS-PRO-LT-SH (WS PRO LT-HARDWIRE)
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WS-PRO-LT-SHS (WS PRO LT-HARDWIRE SOLAR)
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WS-PRO-LT-WL (WS PRO LT-WL 916MHZ)
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WS-PRO-LT-WLS (WS PRO LT-WL 916 MHZ SOLAR)
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WS-PRO-LT-WL (WS PRO LT-WL 922 MHZ)
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WS-PRO-LT-WLS (WS PRO LT-WL 922 MHZ SOLAR)
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WS-PRO-LT-WL (WS PRO LT-WL 2.4GHZ)
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WS-PRO-LT-WLS (WS PRO LT-WL 2.4 GHZ SOLAR)
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