The Boltwood Cloud Sensor

This seems to be the Dogs Bol...s and will detect rain, cloud and even claims to be able to tell the difference between rain and snow :idea:

A bit pricey though

The Boltwood Cloud Sensor

Ah yes, but for the price a computer generated voice will tell you its raining whilst you are sitting comfortably warm in your imaging retreat sipping on your third Irish Coffee. Then you hit the big red button and your (expensive) dome will close and keep your (expensive) kit lovely and dry!

I was checking this out today funnily enough and as you say, the specs look very good. But the price would only be justified if you had expensive kit to protect. Oh, and because its made in the US, you have to pay extra for a 220V power supply

Dave