Oregon Scientific AWS888 Color Weather Forecaster with Clock

by Oregon Scientific

Product Features

• Weather forecaster and clock with color images depicting weather conditions
• 3.8-inch color LCD display
• Barometric Pressure measurement with bar-chart display
• Max/min temperature and humidity memories
• Temperature and humidity trend indicator

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002PNSM0
• Item model number: AWS888
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #833,667 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Rather than conventional weather icons indicating sunny, rainy and cloudy days, this weather station features photo image animations depicting the type of weather outside-brilliantly displayed with accompanying sound effects. This multi-channel station comes with one remote sensor for monitoring temperature and humidity from up to 165 feet away. The clock feature automatically sets itself to the U.S. Atomic Clock for precision accuracy. A photosensitive dimmer keeps the light low so there's no more putting the clock face down on the dresser, and weekend alarm settings let you sleep in until brunch or rise with the sun for that fishing trip-without hassling with the Sunday night reset. A 3.8-inch color LCD display features 4,096 different colors with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels for lifelike weather displays. The console receives weather data from remote sensors (sold separately) stationed up to 165 feet away, so you'll always know if the pipes might freeze in the basement, or how those starts are doing in the greenhouse. A crescendo alarm eases your brain into the day. The console has 5 channels to receive weather data from up to 5 different remote sensors (additional sensors required). Barometric pressure measurements for past 24-hours are displayed in both numeric and bar-chart formats for easy reading. The purchase includes an AC Adapter and batteries: 4 AA batteries for the console, and 2 AA batteries for the remote unit.

Product Description

Color, wireless weather station with 3.8" color LCD display

4096 different colors with a resolution of 320 X 240 pixels

Remote sensors reception range: 325

Dual crescendo alarm with weekend settings

Automatically sets itself to the U.S. Atomic clock

User interface settings for English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish

Monitors and displays temperature and humidity in 2 seperate locations(comes standard with sensor RTGR328NA)

5-channel capability to monitor temp. and humidity in up to 5 remote locations

Barometric pressure measurement for past 24-hours displayed in both numeric and bar-chart formats

Weather forecasts are displayed in animated, color photo images - with sound effects

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Oregon Scientific AWS888 Color Weather Forecaster, April 7, 2007

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Douglas J. Gray - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oregon Scientific AWS888 Color Weather Forecaster with Clock (Kitchen)

Works good except if you set it to turn the light off at night, when the screen is lit up the barometric reding will rise like .03-.06 and when off it will drop .03-.06 plus even when cold below freezing it will hardly ever predict snow, it just predicts rain

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Weather Station, May 22, 2008

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Jeffrey Green - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oregon Scientific AWS888 Color Weather Forecaster with Clock (Kitchen)

This is just an all out fun tool for all weather buffs like myself. There are a couple of problems, but they are not show stoppers. I had to turn off the sound and turn the clock at a different angle as the sound was a bit too much for my tastes and the advertised dimmer for viewing at night does not seem to do much. However, once you resolve those issues, you are in for a treat. This is one of the few all color weather station combination clock out there on the market. I have it set to rotating screens so the first screen shows the time and dual alarm settings along with the year and date, the second screen shows the outdoor temperature and indoor temperatures, the outdoor and indoor humidity and the barometer with an associated graph and the third screen shows a color weather forcast. You can set the rotation to off or any way you like.
All the weather readings seem to be accurate and I am getting good wireless reception. This is a rather small weather station compared to others, but good things come in small packages in this case. One can say I find the weather station very unique. I hope this does not break down over time since this is truly a remarkable weather station.

5.0 out of 5 stars its very good, February 5, 2008

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Mr. Daniel Powell "GOD_OF_LIFE_GAMES_AND_MONKEYS" (EARTH, SUMWHERE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oregon Scientific AWS888 Color Weather Forecaster with Clock (Kitchen)

I once had one of these, and never had the snow problem.... i ask did it ever snow when it didn't predict it?? just because its below freezing doesn't mean it will snow..... other conditions have to be right..... usually its the dewpoint that will have to drop below freezing before it predicts snow...... not just the temp