Home and Professional Weather Stations

Weather Reading and Tracking Devices for the Home and Professional

This is about and includes information about personal weather stations for reading, tracking, and reporting weather.

About Weather Stations

Personal weather stations of today can have a wide array of performance and reporting options. In addition, there are many, many different brands and models for you to choose, along with having a range of pricing considerations.

The main consideration is choosing between a wired and wireless weather station.

Once you've decided upon wired or wireless, then it's down to functionality, performance, reliability, and ease of use.

Virtually all weather stations will read a combination of indoor temperature/humidity, remote temperature/humidity, rainfall, wind speed and direction, wind chill, dew point, and barometric pressure.

Some weather stations will allow you to connect to a personal computer (PC) as well.

Considerations before you buy:

Cabled Systems

Cabled systems will perform reliably and usually for a lower cost than solar powered wireless systems.

The potential problem is determining how you will run the wires from the sensor to your weather station, located indoors. This typically involves drilling a hole in a perfectly good wall. If you decide to do this, take care not to drill through electrical wires within the wall.

In addition, sensor signal strength can be reduced as the length of the cable length increases between the console and the sensor.

Wireless Systems

There are four concerns you need to consider before purchasing wireless weather station:
~ Location of weather station console location within your home
~ Known sources of radio frequency interference
~ Optimum siting location of sensors on your property
~ The realistic transmitting distance between the sensor and the console, as specified by the weather station manufacturer, and often determined by weather conditions.

Factors included in the distance and location, include other electrical devices and interference and any walls or other obstructions to the wireless signal. If the distance between the console and the optimal location of the sensors is greater than the wireless transmission distance, then wireless communications may not be a good option for you.

The frequency(ies) used by the weather station is also important factor. In the United States, these will typically be either in the 433 MHz range or the 906-928 MHz range. However, many cordless phones are in the 900 MHz range, and these can cause interference with your weather station. Typically, cordless phones in the 2.4 or 5 GHz range, along with wireless networking devices (typically known as 802.11b or 802.11g devices) will not cause interference to a weather station using either of these frequency ranges.

Wireless Weather Stations

La Crosse WS-8035U-IT

La Crosse WS-8035U-IT Wireless 915mhz Forecast Station with Pressure Graph & In/Out Temps!

Amazon Price: $97.39 (as of 07/06/2009)
List Price: $99.95

Product Features

* The Weather Channel Wireless Weather Station
* ovides useful information on easy-to-read LCD display
* Time and date; alarm with snooze; indoor/outdoor temperature and humidity
* Indoor comfort-level icon; weather forecast icon; current moon phase
* Measures 7-1/2 by 1 by 10 inches; 1-year limited warranty

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La Crosse Technology WS-8035U-IT-SAL

La Crosse Technology WS-8035U-IT-SAL Wireless Weather Station with Remote Temperature and Humidity Gauge

Amazon Price: $76.97 (as of 07/06/2009)
List Price: $99.95

Product Features

* Forecast icon with air pressure display and pressure history chart
* Radio controlled time and date
* Indoor temperature and humidity; outdoor temperature and humidity
* Moon phase display
* Min/max temperature with time and date stamp

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La Crosse Technology WS-2317

La Crosse Technology WS-2317 Professional Weather Station

Amazon Price: (as of 07/06/2009)
List Price: $279.95

Product Features

* "Displays extensive weather data, in all cases with programmable alarm functions for certain weather conditions as well as records of all minimum and maximum values along with time and date of their recordings
* Monitors all types of weather conditions, including indoor temperature/humidity, remote temperature/humidity, rainfall, wind speed and direction, wind chill, dew point, and barometric pressure
* Receives and displays the WWVB radio controlled time and date
* Optional PC interface included
* Three remote sensors are wired together and use two AA batteries total, with wireless transmission back to display unit

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P3 INTERNATIONAL P3-E9300

P3 INTERNATIONAL P3-E9300 Wireless Professional Weather

Amazon Price: $193.01 (as of 07/06/2009)
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The Weather Channel WS-9035TWC

The Weather Channel WS-9035TWC Wireless Weather Station with Wind

Amazon Price: $79.99 (as of 07/06/2009)
List Price: $159.95

Product Features

* Sensitive, wireless weather station
* Wall-mount or place on table; easy-to-read display; LED backlight
* Included wind and climate sensors share transmission and power
* Radio-controlled clock resets daily; also functions as alarm clock
* Measures 9 by 4-3/4 by 1-1/4 inches; weighs 3 pounds; 30-day guarantee

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Oregon Scientific WMS801/WBXS Weather Station

Weather Station, WMS801/WBXS Silver

Amazon Price: $123.46 (as of 07/06/2009)
List Price: $199.00

* Weather Forecast and Description
* Temperature and Humidity with Trend Indicator
* Wind Direction, wind speed
* UV Index
* Sunrise and Sunset Time

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Honeywell TE653ELW

Honeywell TE653ELW Complete Weather Forecaster with Indoor/Outdoor Temperature and Humidity

Amazon Price: $44.97 (as of 07/06/2009)
List Price: $99.99

Product Features

* Economical way to monitor indoor and outdoor temperature, humidity and more of up to three locations
* Wireless sensor has transmission range of up to 100 feet
* Measures temperatures to as low as minus 38 degrees Fahrenheit and up to 158 degrees Fahrenheit
* Clock never needs resetting; automatically adjusts to within one second of official government time
* Measures 7.24 x 4.96 x 1.31 inches (WxHxD)

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Wired Weather Station

Oregon Scientific THT312 Wired Indoor/Outdoor

Oregon Scientific THT312 Wired Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer and Clock

Amazon Price: $16.28 (as of 07/06/2009)
List Price: $19.99

Product Features

* Indoor/outdoor thermometer and digital clock with large easy-to-read LCD display
* Monitors indoor temperatures from 32 degrees F to 122 degrees F
* 10-foot weather-resistant cable with probe monitors outdoor temperature
* Wall mount or display on desktop or shelf; 2 AAA batteries required
* Measures 4-1/2 by 2-1/2 by 3/4 inches

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