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The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'DW7248' marker) will display the latitude/longitude of that point.
If the displayed location (or elevation) of the weather observing location is incorrect, please drag the marker to the right location (or click in the right location), and then send the updated information. Please note that we are trying to spot either the Stevenson Screen (or equivalent) or the location where the barometric readings are taken.
NOTE: The Registered Location is the location that the station owner provided when they signed up with CWOP. Show location history.
Latitude: dummy (deg min sec), dummy (decimal), dummy (LORAN)
Longitude: dummy (deg min sec), dummy (decimal), dummy (LORAN)
Estimated elevation is dummy metres (dummy feet) from dummy.
Location is dummy (reverse geocoded).
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Weather data was seen at findu.com around 53 days ago on 2025-05-02.
A recently received report from this station was
DW7248>APRS,TCPXX*,qAX,CWOP-3:@021226z4100.00N/08700.00W_086/000g000t053r000p000P000b10054h93eMB36
If this is not a weather report, then your station may not be transmitting weather reports, and this may be the problem. Check the recent reports at findu.com to see if any look like weather reports.
A reasonably recent weather report (53 days ago) received from this station was
DW7248>APRS,TCPXX*,qAX,CWOP-3:@021226z4100.00N/08700.00W_086/000g000t053r000p000P000b10054h93eMB36
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| Site | Distance | Location | ||
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| KD9NSC | 8.4 miles | North | OGDON DUNES, IN, US (lat 41.6232°, long -87.1947°, altitude 192 metres) (data present) | |
| W9EWA | 8.7 miles | Southeast | Valparaiso/Cobbs Corn, IN, US (lat 41.4345°, long -87.1124°, altitude 230 metres) (data present) | |
| DW5677 | 13.6 miles | South | Hebron, IN, US (lat 41.3159°, long -87.1976°, altitude 212 metres) (data present) | |
| FW9856 | 14.2 miles | West | Munster, IN, US (lat 41.5272°, long -87.5200°, altitude 610 metres) (data present) | |
| FW3005 | 14.4 miles | West | Munster, IN, US (lat 41.5537°, long -87.5197°, altitude 187 metres) (data present) | |
| FW9001 | 16.4 miles | Southeast | Kouts, IN, US (lat 41.3408°, long -87.0242°, altitude 209 metres) (data present) | |
| GW4700 | 17.3 miles | Southwest | LOWELL, IN, US (lat 41.3000°, long -87.4308°, altitude 214 metres) (data present) | |
| CW5229 | 17.6 miles | West | Glenwood, IL, US (lat 41.5375°, long -87.5843°, altitude 188 metres) (data present) | |
| GW5720 | 20.0 miles | Southwest | BEECHER, IL, US (lat 41.3247°, long -87.5462°, altitude 748 metres) (data present) | |
| CW7762 | 30.6 miles | Southwest | Peotone, IL, US (lat 41.3333°, long -87.7887°, altitude 217 metres) (data present) |
Degrees Minutes Seconds: VWS/VWSAPRS, WeatherLink 5.5, WeatherLink (5.2-5.4), WeatherView (Linux)
Decimal degrees: FreeWX, WeatherView32 (PC application)
LORAN: WeatherDisplay, WUHU, Henriksen WServer
CWOP Siting Guide (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.
Another CWOP Guide (PDF): This is another guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.
Urban Siting and Operations (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station in an urban environment.
APRS WX Message format: This describes the actual format of the messages transmitted that carry WX information.
WXQC Mailing List: This is a mailing list where data quality issues are discussed. Assistance with software configuration can often be found here.
Topo Map Reading Guide: How to read USGS topographic maps, with a good section on reading contours.
Geographically nearby web pages: Use Geourl to find web pages that deal with locations geographically close to this site.