La Crosse Technology Weather Station with Customizable Alerts, Weather Forecast, Temperature, Dew Point, Humidity, Time, Heat Index, Large Display, Adjustable Brightness, Wireless, Black, C85845-INT

Hopefully a glitch in QC at factory – updated: replacement works great!
Seems like a good product, lots of information for the $$ spent.However, the QC at the factory missed – at least this one.10-digit of indoor humidity level has dead and weak segments. They are 8-segment numbers and several are either dead or weak on the 10-digit. Giving it 4-stars for now…Returning for a replacement.If the replacement works, then I will be happy. I will add information to how it works at that point…If the replacement shows the same or other defects, my review will be edited/appended and the stars “will plummet”.NOTE: Amazon made the return process painless – they get 5 stars for that!=================Update, 02/16/2023 – now 5 stars!Have owned and used the replacement for ~6 days now.=> Display on replacement unit has ALL segments for all digits and information visible!What I like:——————-*Easy to program. I set the clock deliberately “off” enough to check the WWV/NIST receiver. By next morning when it had found the transmitter, the clock was set!*Very bright display, even in a fully lit room. It can be read from across the kitchen. One small gripe, if they had auto-dimming feature, that would be fantastic. Like I said… VERY bright display…*Accurate as far as I can tell – indoor seems very accurate (see pics), the outdoor within +/- 2 degrees more or less (see pics). I have to say that outdoor, I am happy with that – I use it to get a general idea of if it is “sweater/fleece or T-shirt” weather anyway, not for precision measurements!——————-I used a Fluke 179 multimeter with a “type K” thermocouple, Fluke 80BK-A to measure against the LaCrosse. The meter is “good for” 0.1 degree resolution with a 1% accuracy between -40F and +752F (!), however the thermocouple is listed as “Accuracy: +/- 2.2 °C or 2% whichever is greater ((0 to 260 °C)”.All measurements were taken before sunrise, to avoid any solar “influence” on the outdoor readings.=> I will NOT say that my Fluke is more accurate than the LaCrosse station – I have no evidence to support that! And I will not go through the rigmarole of calibrating the thermocouple…*Outdoor sensor: placed it in the ribbed weather housing (LaCrosse 925-1418) they recommend and attached it to the north side of a 4″x4″ post. One gripe there: the screwheads (Phillips) require a very “sharp” (read: new) screwdriver if you don’t want to slip and round out the screw heads’ “+” grooves. …and predrill the holes for the screws!Not so fond of:——————-*The “landscape” weather forecast. Yes, it has trend arrows, etc. But being “old school” I would like the barometer reading in numbers presented. The WX-station I replaced (Ac*rite) had a 12 hour barometer graph with numbers readings, that was nice!*Minor gripe: the buttons on top are labeled on the backside and since I have my station wall-mounted I need to take it down to read the button labels so I know which one to push (do YOU remember all buttons on all equipment you have?) Will print a label strip and attach on the front for my benefit…*Minor gripe 2: If they had made the major numbers a little smaller, they could have fit max/min reading numbers in w.o. you having to push the temp button to cycle through and view them…Summary:——————-*Comes with AC adapter, and uses three AA-batteries for backup*Has all the information available that I want (except the barometer numbers…)*Shows trends (with arrows)*Shows min/max (requires button push)*Automatic time adjustment through the WWV/NIST receiver*Very bright and clear display. VERY bright…*Display is a bit “busy”, and they seem to not knowing when to mix graphics, bars, and numbers.*I believe it to be a “good investment”. Time will tell. I will recommend this, but do buy the outdoor housing for the sending unit!——————-The Ac*rite it replaces has served us well, but started to give trouble with the remote sending units, one dying all together and the replacement not staying connected. Whether the connection issue is with the sending or receiving unit I have not figured out. Also, the Ac*rite display was getting very dim (yes, all new batteries and AC adapter connected) and the brightness is set to 100%… Perfect for a completely dark room, however, my kitchen is not. Can’t complain – had it for MANY years…

Neat little gadget
This is a neat little weather station.I live in Phoenix, and the primary reason I wanted to have something like this was to make sure that my indoor air quality, both temperature and humidity, were always at acceptable levels. The outdoor thermometer was a bonus because I always like to have one, and in my home, I was having trouble finding a place to mount one outside where it would not be in the sunlight and be visible from a window.The outdoor temperature sensor has proven to be remarkably accurate. I’ve compared it to a digital food-grade thermometer that I have calibrated to both freezing and boiling temperatures. Just before writing this review, the reading show it was 107 outside. I went outside with my digital thermometer to find it was 106.5. When I came inside, the display showed 106. That’s pretty accurate, and this has been the norm. Last Thursday, for instance, the reading showed 120, which is very hot even for Phoenix. I took the digital thermometer outside, and it topped out at 119.7.The indoor temperature sensor is close, but no cigar. Accuracy on the indoor sensor is far more important than the outdoor one, as this is what I use to determine whether my body is freaking out or if it really is warm in here. The indoor sensor tends to be about 2-3 degrees warm, and for a while, I was running my air conditioning 2-3 degrees cooler than it had to be because I was believing what the display was telling me. After freezing my butt off for a few days, I finally decided to check the accuracy with my digital food thermometer. Right now, for instance, the display is telling me 81, but my handheld thermometer is saying 78.3.78.3 is right where I want to be.Now I don’t have much to base the hygrometer on. I have one other tiny unit that I use in another room in the house. That tends to be a good gauge, as the temp is accurate, but it takes a long time (as in hours) to register significant changes. It’s hard to match up relative humidity numbers between two gauges when they are displaying different temperatures, but I’m not looking for an exact number with humidity. I’m just looking for a ballpark, and the difference between the two gauges seems to be reflective of what the difference should be with slightly different temperature readings.The forecast was an interesting piece. I’ve been using this device for several months now, and we haven’t had any rain in that time. Every day, the device shows it’s going to be sunny. And every day, it is sunny. Well, this afternoon it started showing rain. I literally started laughing until I went and checked the forecast on my favorite weather website. Well I’ll be darned if there isn’t a 40% chance of rain tonight. And when I peaked my head out the window, there were some gloomy clouds forming. The way I see it, living in Phoenix, it’s not a question of whether or not it *will* rain as much as it is a question of whether or not we should be prepared for rain, and I’m pretty happy with the prediction it delivered.I don’t recommend using the alerts. When one goes off….it will continue to go off until you do something to stop it. I found it to be pretty annoying. It would be great to know when the temp gets above 118, but I don’t need to be reminded of it every three minutes.All in all, I’m happy with the device. I really wish it delivered an accurate indoor temperature, and that is why I only rated it four stars.

Although this is an old model it still stands out on its own.Beautiful bold display. Not very bright though and little difficult to read if it is not approximately at your eye level.But I am loving it. Accurate sensors. Simple no frills setup and it does what is supposed to do very well – read temperature, humidity, air pressure and forecast the short term weather!The trend arrows and weather improving / worsening indicator arrows are super useful as well!I have hung it near my key holder so that I can read the weather before stepping out of the house everytime.It definitely adds a charm to my living room.

La estación es de muy buena calidad, es muy decorativo y esta funcionando sin problemas … desempacar e instalar las baterías y funciona …la programación manual del horario es fácil si saben leer las instrucciones en ingles