Smart Irrigation

What Is Weather-Based Irrigation?

Weather-based irrigation adjusts watering schedules using weather information and landscape conditions.

Sun and weather information plus landscape settings feed a controller panel. It estimates changing landscape need and adjusts the watering schedule. — Original conceptual diagram. Not to scale; actual equipment and site conditions vary.

How to Understand It

A controller uses these inputs to estimate changing landscape water needs. It can change watering timing or amount rather than repeating an unchanged timer schedule. This differs from directly measuring soil moisture; correct landscape settings still matter.

Related terms

Irrigation Controller
Rain Sensor
Soil Moisture Sensor

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Weather-Based vs. Soil-Moisture-Based Irrigation Controllers

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