Agricultural Weather Networks

When you run an agricultural weather network, you carry the weight of every user relying on accurate, timely data. Your network powers critical decisions from irrigation timing and pest control to disease models and insurance benchmarks. Your job is high stakes, and the tools you use need to meet that challenge. What if your monitoring system could deliver reliable, field-level data without gaps, uncertainty, or calibration mismatches?

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Most weather systems weren’t built for ag, or for scale

Traditional stations are often expensive, complex, and tough to maintain. As your network expands, you face:

Data gaps from unreliable or sparsely distributed stations

High-maintenance costs and time-consuming upkeep

Inaccurate or delayed data that limits its value in field decisions

You’re not just installing weather stations, you’re laying the foundation for smarter farming across an entire region.
METER makes it simple to build high-performance ag weather networks with sensors you can trust in even harsh conditions:
ATMOS 41 all-in-one weather stations measure 12 environmental variables: no moving parts, no recalibration headaches.
TEROS 12 soil sensors monitor VWC, temperature, and EC right at the root zone: perfect for correlating plant response to local weather.
ZENTRA Cloud provides centralized data visualization, alerts, and API integration, so your users can access and act on clean data instantly.
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From install to full-scale coverage, no IT department required

You don’t need a massive infrastructure overhaul to create a reliable ag weather network. With METER, it’s easy to get started and even easier to expand:

Deploy ATMOS and TEROS sensors in representative zones and microclimates across your ag region.

Connect all devices to ZENTRA Cloud: accessible by anyone, anywhere.

Streamline reporting, sharing, and analysis via automated dashboards and secure API tools.

A reliable network. A stronger region.

Smarter decisions.

Inconsistent data can cost you, and your network, more than you think. If your network isn’t delivering timely, localized data, growers are left making decisions in the dark. Without reliable, field-specific data:
Growers misapply water, chemicals, and time

Forecasting models lose precision

Trust in your network—and your funding—starts to erode
METER systems help you deliver data your region can depend on, supporting more efficient irrigation, smarter pest management, and higher grower trust, so you can:
Build dense, low-maintenance networks that scale fast

Deliver data farmers can act on

Reduce system downtime, increase model accuracy, and build data trust

Support sustainable, data-driven agriculture
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"It was METER that really bought into our vision and our mission and then provided us all the support that we needed to have such [weather] stations."
CEO Frank Ohene Annor | TAHMO

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Weather network solutions

The future of agriculture depends on better data. Build a network growers can count on. Get reliable, research-grade data from every field, delivered simply, affordably, and at scale. Explore METER Ag network solutions.

Weather monitoring

Building a reliable ag network shouldn't require a team of specialists. When you're managing or expanding an agricultural weather network, every station added should strengthen your data—not slow down your deployment. METER’s all-in-one weather stations are designed for simplicity without sacrificing accuracy—install in under 15 minutes and start streaming data immediately. With flexible configuration options—including cellular or Wi-Fi cloud connectivity—you can tailor your setup to fit regional infrastructure, scale faster, and get high-quality environmental data flowing from the field to your platform with minimal overhead.

Soil moisture

If you're only measuring weather, you're only seeing half the picture. For agricultural weather networks to drive truly accurate forecasts and actionable insights, you need to understand what’s happening below the surface. Measuring both volumetric water content (VWC) and soil water potential is critical to modeling water movement through the system—from rainfall and evapotranspiration to root zone availability. With METER’s research-grade soil moisture solutions, you can integrate deeper insight into your network—giving growers the clarity to protect yield, reduce water waste, and respond with precision.

API connection

With an ag weather network, collecting great data is just the beginning. The real power lies in how quickly and seamlessly you can put that data to work. ZENTRA Cloud makes it easy to push environmental data directly into your database or platform using REST or Push API connections. In just a few steps, you can integrate real-time weather and soil data into custom dashboards, analytics tools, or decision support systems—amplifying the value of every data point across your network.

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ZENTRA System

Customize your data collection and logging solution by combining multiple METER sensors with the ZL6 Data Logger and ZENTRA Cloud. ZENTRA stores your data in the cloud, allowing easy access to your data and near-real-time reports from all of your data loggers.

Avoid costly field visits by accessing your data from any web-connected device. Analyze it with ZENTRA Cloud’s built-in visualization tools, and easily share insights without tracking down log files on individual computers.

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