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BioBlitz Kestrel 5500 Pocket Weather Meter Kit

Help your students to discover the impact weather conditions have on forest environments. The Kestrel 5500 Pocket Weather Meter is a handheld weather-monitoring device that measures essential environmental factors like temperature and wind speeds. Additionally, an external temperature sensor and waterproof casing allow you to gauge the temperature of water (it even floats) and snow, as well as the open air.

This kit includes:

  • 5 Kestrel 3000 Pocket Weather Meters (Includes: Neck Lanyard, Slide-On-Cover, Coin Cell Battery (average life 300 hours) and Kestrel Certificate of Conformity.

The Kestrel Meter 3000 Wind Meter measures:

  • Current Wind Speed
  • Maximum Wind Gust
  • Average Wind Speed
  • Air, Water & Snow Temperature
  • Wind Chill
  • Relative Humidity
  • Heat Stress Index
  • Dewpoint

Other Resources for this kit:

Heather Phelps

WCEE Resource Specialist

Contact Heather with any kit-related questions.