Automatic weather station

An automatic weather station is like a special robot that helps people know what the weather is like outside. It has a special computer brain that can measure all sorts of things that tell us about the weather, like how hot or cold it is, how much rain has fallen, or how fast the wind is blowing.

The station has different parts that work together to gather all this information. One part is a thermometer, which checks how hot or cold it is, like when you stick a thermometer under your tongue when you have a fever. Another part is a rain gauge, which catches the raindrops and measures how much rain has fallen. There's even a wind vane that spins around and tells us which way the wind is blowing.

All of this information gets sent back to a computer that collects and analyzes it. Then that information can be shared with people who need to know the weather, like pilots who need to land planes safely, farmers who need to know how much water their crops need, or families who want to know if it's safe to go outside and play.