What you will need

This is a list of all the parts you will need in order to complete this project. Most of these are available at high-street electronic components stores and online distributors:

• A Raspberry Pi

• A Wi-Fi dongle

• A long micro USB cable

• A clear/translucent Tupperware box

• A DHT11 (www.adafruit.com/product/386) or DHT22 (www.adafruit.com/products/385) sensor

• BMP180 (www.adafruit.com/product/1603)

• A Maplin anemometer (wind speed sensor) (www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-replacement-wind-speed-sensor-for-n96fy-n82nf)

• A Maplin wind direction sensor (www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-replacement-wind-direction-sensor-for-n96fyn96gy-n81nf)

• A Maplin rain gauge (www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-replacement-rain-gauge-for-n25frn96fyn96gy-n77nf)

• An Arduino Uno (www.adafruit.com/product/50)

• A selection of resistors (www.maplin.co.uk/p/e12-025w-resistor-610-piece-pack-fa08j)

• A 1 inch square section of a stripboard (www.maplin.co.uk/p/veroboard-copper-stripboard-100x160mm-a62rl)

• A row of four 0.1 inch pin headers

• A strip of...