Looking for wireless weather station

[HeLa]

I bought it direct from Acurite. If you sign up on their website, you can get a 10% off coupon. Also, watch their FaceBook page as they run specials. I got 20% off the displays (yes, the unit as a whole counts the display separately) and saved quite a bit.

I just received it today, so I hope to get time to put it up in the next couple days.

thanks!

 

[forestcreature1]

I have been using Davis gear for 15+ years. If you have any interest in soil moisture, leaf moisture - Davis has attachments for that also.
If you want the best hand held unit, look at Kestrel. {we use these to understand the weather conditions at the site of chem spills}

 

[PandDLong]

I've had an Acurite for 3-4 years. One of their Pro 5-in-1 weather stations. While I've been pretty happy with it, two of the anemometer cups recently broke off (it just looks like the plastic got too brittle with age) and in the last year the temperature reading has started to lag reality on occasion (eg. as the temperature drops in the evening it is still showing warm afternoon temps). I never found the forecasting to be very accurate but perhaps that is a function of my locale.

So it is probably time to replace. As per the other posters, I may go back to Acurite and just recognize I may need to replace the unit every few years but the outlay each time is pretty reasonable. But two features I'd like to get with the next unit is:

1. Data logging. I want to be able to look up recent history - particularly rainfall where my current unit tells me how much rain has fallen in this "event" and in the month but not in the last week or in the last "event". Of course once I had data logging I would think of more uses for it. Looks like this feature is available, so I am sure I will get it.

2. Snowfall. Living in the north, how much snow and/or rain equivalent is pretty useful information for half of the year. Do any units measure this?


Weather! Always something to talk about and being the local micro-climate expert is nice.

 

[Scooby074]

I'm curious as to whether anyone has had any problems with the rain gauge tipping cups in below-freezing weather,
especially when freezing rain occurs? Any icing damage?

No issues with my units.

Davis offers a heater for the rain gauge as well. Im considering it, or at least a home brew version of it.

 

[HeLa]

I've had an Acurite for 3-4 years. One of their Pro 5-in-1 weather stations. While I've been pretty happy with it, two of the anemometer cups recently broke off (it just looks like the plastic got too brittle with age) and in the last year the temperature reading has started to lag reality on occasion (eg. as the temperature drops in the evening it is still showing warm afternoon temps). I never found the forecasting to be very accurate but perhaps that is a function of my locale.

So it is probably time to replace. As per the other posters, I may go back to Acurite and just recognize I may need to replace the unit every few years but the outlay each time is pretty reasonable. But two features I'd like to get with the next unit is:

1. Data logging. I want to be able to look up recent history - particularly rainfall where my current unit tells me how much rain has fallen in this "event" and in the month but not in the last week or in the last "event". Of course once I had data logging I would think of more uses for it. Looks like this feature is available, so I am sure I will get it.

2. Snowfall. Living in the north, how much snow and/or rain equivalent is pretty useful information for half of the year. Do any units measure this?


Weather! Always something to talk about and being the local micro-climate expert is nice.

thanks for the feedback. i would love to get a davis based on the specs and reputation (looks like nearly all the WUnderground PWS units listed near me are davis!) but i'm just not ready to drop that kind of coin on it at the moment. i think the acurite will be a good start into this hobby and already much more informative than what we are using now - a wireless indoor/outdoor thermometer. let's see how it goes!

 

[HeLa]

I've had an Acurite for 3-4 years. One of their Pro 5-in-1 weather stations. While I've been pretty happy with it, two of the anemometer cups recently broke off (it just looks like the plastic got too brittle with age) and in the last year the temperature reading has started to lag reality on occasion (eg. as the temperature drops in the evening it is still showing warm afternoon temps). I never found the forecasting to be very accurate but perhaps that is a function of my locale.

So it is probably time to replace. As per the other posters, I may go back to Acurite and just recognize I may need to replace the unit every few years but the outlay each time is pretty reasonable. But two features I'd like to get with the next unit is:

1. Data logging. I want to be able to look up recent history - particularly rainfall where my current unit tells me how much rain has fallen in this "event" and in the month but not in the last week or in the last "event". Of course once I had data logging I would think of more uses for it. Looks like this feature is available, so I am sure I will get it.

2. Snowfall. Living in the north, how much snow and/or rain equivalent is pretty useful information for half of the year. Do any units measure this?


Weather! Always something to talk about and being the local micro-climate expert is nice.

thanks for the feedback. i would love to get a davis based on the specs and reputation (looks like nearly all the WUnderground PWS units listed near me are davis!) but i'm just not ready to drop that kind of coin on it at the moment. i think the acurite will be a good start into this hobby and already much more informative than what we are using now - a wireless indoor/outdoor thermometer. let's see how it goes!

 

[B7510HSD]

thanks for the feedback. i would love to get a davis based on the specs and reputation (looks like nearly all the WUnderground PWS units listed near me are davis!) but i'm just not ready to drop that kind of coin on it at the moment. i think the acurite will be a good start into this hobby and already much more informative than what we are using now - a wireless indoor/outdoor thermometer. let's see how it goes!

What's the price on the Acurite unit? The Davis Vue can be had for around 257.00..

 

[HeLa]

What's the price on the Acurite unit? The Davis Vue can be had for around 257.00..

the acurite that i went with 01057 (same as OP) was 143$ delivered. includes sensor unit, display console and internet bridge (i want it online for sure).

what does davis give you for that price? that seems considerably lower than the prices i found for sensor/console/connectivity solutions.

if/when i upgrade, i would really like a unit that separates the anemometer from the other sensors.

 

[fordmantpw]

thanks for the feedback. i would love to get a davis based on the specs and reputation (looks like nearly all the WUnderground PWS units listed near me are davis!) but i'm just not ready to drop that kind of coin on it at the moment. i think the acurite will be a good start into this hobby and already much more informative than what we are using now - a wireless indoor/outdoor thermometer. let's see how it goes!

Those were the reasons I went with the Acurite.

What's the price on the Acurite unit? The Davis Vue can be had for around 257.00..

You can get an Acurite unit for < $100.

 

[fordmantpw]

the acurite that i went with 01057 (same as OP) was 143$ delivered. includes sensor unit, display console and internet bridge (i want it online for sure).

what does davis give you for that price? that seems considerably lower than the prices i found for sensor/console/connectivity solutions.

if/when i upgrade, i would really like a unit that separates the anemometer from the other sensors.

The Davis unit does not come with internet connectivity for $257. There is an extra charge for that.