A system for monitoring weather conditions for performing agricultural field operations, the system comprising: a plurality of weather devices (500,600,700,1200) for monitoring weather conditions of fields, the plurality of weather devices comprising: at least one weather device located in proximity to each field that is being monitored; the system further comprising: an agricultural computer system that includes at least one processing unit for executing instructions for monitoring weather conditions, wherein the at least one processing unit is configured to execute instructions to receive weather data, from the plurality of weather devices (500,600,700,1200), for monitoring weather conditions of fields, to process the weather data, and to generate data including precipitation rate for monitoring weather conditions and for performing agricultural field operations, characterized in that at least one weather device, of the plurality of weather devices, comprises: an electronics module (540,670,720) for determining weather data including precipitation data; an enclosure (512,702) for collecting precipitation; a filter (708,770); an outlet (550,710,750) for releasing precipitation that has been collected by the enclosure (512,702) and a transceiver (524,674,724,) for transmitting communications to the agricultural computer system, for receiving communications from the agricultural computer system during a first power mode of the at least weather device, and for transmitting and receiving no communications during a second power mode, wherein the at least one weather device of the plurality of the weather devices is configured to switch from the second power mode to the first power mode upon detection of precipitation. at least one weather device located in proximity to each field that is being monitored; the system further comprising: an agricultural computer system that includes at least one processing unit for executing instructions for monitoring weather conditions, wherein the at least one processing unit is configured to execute instructions to receive weather data, from the plurality of weather devices (500,600,700,1200), for monitoring weather conditions of fields, to process the weather data, and to generate data including precipitation rate for monitoring weather conditions and for performing agricultural field operations, characterized in that at least one weather device, of the plurality of weather devices, comprises: an electronics module (540,670,720) for determining weather data including precipitation data; an enclosure (512,702) for collecting precipitation; a filter (708,770); an outlet (550,710,750) for releasing precipitation that has been collected by the enclosure (512,702) and a transceiver (524,674,724,) for transmitting communications to the agricultural computer system, for receiving communications from the agricultural computer system during a first power mode of the at least weather device, and for transmitting and receiving no communications during a second power mode, wherein the at least one weather device of the plurality of the weather devices is configured to switch from the second power mode to the first power mode upon detection of precipitation. an agricultural computer system that includes at least one processing unit for executing instructions for monitoring weather conditions, wherein the at least one processing unit is configured to execute instructions to receive weather data, from the plurality of weather devices (500,600,700,1200), for monitoring weather conditions of fields, to process the weather data, and to generate data including precipitation rate for monitoring weather conditions and for performing agricultural field operations, characterized in that at least one weather device, of the plurality of weather devices, comprises: an electronics module (540,670,720) for determining weather data including precipitation data; an enclosure (512,702) for collecting precipitation; a filter (708,770); an outlet (550,710,750) for releasing precipitation that has been collected by the enclosure (512,702) and a transceiver (524,674,724,) for transmitting communications to the agricultural computer system, for receiving communications from the agricultural computer system during a first power mode of the at least weather device, and for transmitting and receiving no communications during a second power mode, wherein the at least one weather device of the plurality of the weather devices is configured to switch from the second power mode to the first power mode upon detection of precipitation. an electronics module (540,670,720) for determining weather data including precipitation data; an enclosure (512,702) for collecting precipitation; a filter (708,770); an outlet (550,710,750) for releasing precipitation that has been collected by the enclosure (512,702) and a transceiver (524,674,724,) for transmitting communications to the agricultural computer system, for receiving communications from the agricultural computer system during a first power mode of the at least weather device, and for transmitting and receiving no communications during a second power mode, wherein the at least one weather device of the plurality of the weather devices is configured to switch from the second power mode to the first power mode upon detection of precipitation.