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# Connect

How to connect new weather stations to NOVA

If you have the weather station addon for NOVA, you may add weather stations directly into NOVA and view them individually or from within missions.

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Currently, only **Tempest** weather stations can be added by the user.

For other weather station types and aviation-grade solutions, contact <support@unisphere.io>
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## How to Connect a Tempest Weather Station

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Before adding the weather station, make sure you have your **Tempest access token**, which is needed to access the weather station.
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Navigate to the **Assets** page in NOVA.
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Click the `+ New Asset` button in the top right corner.
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From the menu, select `New Weather Station`

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If `New weather station` is not visible in your asset creation dialog, you are missing the weather stations addon. Contact <support@unisphere.io> to activate it.
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In the `New Weather Station` dialog:

* Select `New Tempest ONE Weather Station`.
* Enter your Tempest access token.
* NOVA will retrieve a list of weather stations linked to your Tempest account.

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From the **weather stations list**:

* Select the weather stations you want to integrate into NOVA.
* Optionally, provide:
  * A custom station name.
  * Latitude and longitude coordinates (for accurate map display and mission association).
  * A station-specific mission radius.

Missions you create in the future will pre-select weather stations if the mission is within the *station-specific radius*. You may override this in the mission wizard.
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