However, it's been very difficult with my limited HAM experience to figure out how to tackle this project until I found out that a nearby RC club has a weather station up and running using this technology! They even have the data piped into their club website so anyone can check out the current and historical wind and temperature data lcaa.org/weather
Knowing that RC people are the most helpful people around, I reached out to their club leadership & HAMs and within a couple of days they had sent me diagrams, parts lists, plenty of feedback on my own ideas, and generally been extremely helpful getting this HAM noob pointed in the right direction!
I've prepared the bones of the plan for club vote next week, and with funding approval will proceed with the build over the next several weeks.