- Weather station forecaster with radio-controlled time and date
- Displays daily maximum and minimum temperatures; weather forecasts with percentage chances within time frames
- Specifies probability of snowfall, fog, glazed frost, tempests, strong winds, and storms
- Displays indoor temperature/humidity and outdoor temperature/humidity
- High/low temp and humidity alarms
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Snowfall, fog, frost, wind, and other inclement weather patterns can make or break a good outing. So knowing if weather is coming, staying, or about to go away can keep you dry, safe, or even extend the weekend if the sun's about to overcome the clouds. La Crosse's Intelligent Weather Station uses state-of-the-art forecast technology to display real-time temperatures and humidity, and to keep you abreast of the conditions outside: the current ones, and those to come. The device also sets itself automatically to the correct time and date by tuning in to atomic clock broadcasts anywhere in the contiguous 48 states--a really nice feature if the battery-switch reboots the clock and no one on the hiking trip has a watch. The station displays maximum and minimum temperature of the day, probability of the weather forecast, and time frame for the weather forecast. It also monitors weather patterns based on barometric pressure changes and displays probability of snowfall, fog, glazed frost, tempests, strong winds, and other storms, so you know when to put the studs on the Oldsmobile, or when it's safe to hike that mountain. Display in your choice of English, French, or German. The main console receives input from up to three remote sensors (one remote sensor included). Hang it on the wall or attach it to the included stand. All this and much, much more in a device that measures only8.5 by 4.5 by 1.2 inches. --Brian Olson
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In addition to monitoring many weather conditions, the forecasting of special weather events can be determined by this weather station.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not perfect, but better than the reviews suggest,
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This review is from: La Crosse Technology WS-9119U Intelligent Weather Station (Kitchen)
Some of the reviews of this weather station looked pretty poor, but I took a chance and bought it anyway. Overall I am very pleased and glad that I didn't take the reviews too seriously.
I found that the temperature accuracy seems to be fine; I put the base unit, external sensor, a second extra sensor, and my old Radio Shack digital thermometer all in the same location, and within a half hour they were all within 1 degree of each other, indicating to me that the temperature sensors are consistently acccurate. I also had no problem with the LCD viewing angle; it is adjustable and seems to have a wide viewing angle anyway so I haven't seen any need to adjust it. One of my few complaints is that ALL external temperature sensors are shown on the display as "outside" temperature, where in reality I would think it's more likely that most users will place one sensor outside, and any extra sensors beyond that would be indoors (I could be wrong here). At first I was concerned that the forecasting function would be 'confused' by seeing several outside temperature/humidity readings that vary greatly, but eventually I found one sentence in the manual that indicates only the first external sensor is used for weather forecasting. So it's a little confusing but works fine as long as you make sure that external sensor #1 is truly outside temperature. Another heads-up is that the base unit is larger than I imagined, and it looks pretty chunky sitting on my bathroom vanity. So be sure and read the dimensions!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Weather Station,
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This review is from: La Crosse Technology WS-9119U Intelligent Weather Station (Kitchen)
I bought this as a Christmas gift for my mother, and as my parents were staying with us for the holidays, I had over a week to see this gadget in action after we set it up in our house. We were all very pleased with its performance. We found the display very easy to read, the readings (temperature, humidity, barometric pressure) accurate and easy to understand, and the "intelligent" weather icons right-on. Read the directions carefully and be patient -- it takes at least 15 minutes after setting up the station for the temperatures to sync properly. Our only possible criticism is that you must press the buttons VERY firmly to get them to respond, but other than that, we have no complaints, and my mother is very happy with this gift.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Met my expectations - especially after reading the reviews,
By Sloop John B (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Crosse Technology WS-9119U Intelligent Weather Station (Kitchen)
Seems to be a quality product, but as others have already mentioned, the instruction booklet is seriously lacking. For one thing, there is no Index, nor Table Of Contents. I have spent about an hour trying to figure out how to engage the alarms for outdoor High Temp, etc., to no avail. I guess I am just not hitting the right buttons, or leaving them depressed long enough. I WAS able to calibrate the barometer to match my wall-mounted barometer and I have to admit - it works VERY well. I enjoy too the barometric histogram, covering the last 36 hours.
Because the booklet doesn't explain, I am still trying to figure out what the percentage factor of the "Forecast Index" really means, and why it sometimes is presented as "12 hour forecast", and other times it is 24 hour forecast. Because the outdoor sensor is not waterproof, it becomes a bit of a challenge in locating the device to where it will be protected from rain, and direct sun exposure, etc., and yet be out in the open for a true reading, so as to not be influenced by warmth radiating from the house. La Crosse ought to strive for a waterproof sensor someday.
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