I've had a weather station for about 6 years now, and it has slowly been failing, much of the problem with the cables between sensor units due to animals chewing the wires, as well as the humidity sensor reading too low. In addition, the temperature sensor always read too high in direct sunlight, due to inadequate solar shielding. After several months of looking at what is on the market, I decided I wanted an all in one sensor, to avoid the problem with cables. I also wanted one that was solar powered. I had to replace the batteries in the outdoor sensor once or twice a year, invariably when it was raining or snowing. I decided on the Ambient Weather WS-1400-IP because it was significantly less expensive than a Davis station, and while this is a fun hobby, I didn't want to sink a fortune into a new weather station. Another thing that appealed to me about this model is that it automatically sends readings to Weather Underground, which I was doing with my old station, but that required software on a computer, which had to be left on 24/7. There is no indoor display console for this station, you need to look at the Weather Underground site, or use the free iPad/Android app to view your station's readings.
Assembly of the station was straightforward, three supplied AA rechargeable batteries had to be installed, a protective sticker removed from the solar panel, and the wind vane attached. That was really it. The next step was setting up the ObserverIP module, which is the receiver that sits inside, and is connected to your router via a supplied ethernet cable. There's a mini CD with Windows software for configuring it, I have a Mac, so I went to their website and downloaded an app. It locates the ObserverIP module and reports the IP address, I then used a web browser to access it. There's a page where you enter in your Weather Underground account information, in my case I assigned it as a new weather station, so I could keep my old one online as well and compare readings. The ObserverIP module configured itself with an IP address via DCHP, however I was not getting any data sent to Weather Underground. Checking the network settings, I noticed that while the IP address was valid, the gateway address was not - it used 192.168.0.1 rather than my router's actual IP address. While I know many people use that as their router address, the module should have obtained the correct address via DCHP. So I changed to a Static IP address, fixed the gateway IP, and also changed the DNS address to Google's 8.8.8.8. I then started to get data on the Weather Underground site.
There is an indoor sensor (two AAA batteries required, and unfortunately not supplied) that transmits temperature and humidity, as well as pressure, to the ObserverIP module. While I am not sure how important the first two are to me, I could see it being useful if your station is at a vacation home, and you want to check that the HVAC is working. The manual notes that it should be kept inside in a location where the temperature does not vary too much, so as to not affect the pressure sensor. I assume this is to built into the ObserverIP module as that gets slightly warm from the power supply.
The next step was installation of the sensor outside. The instructions suggest the sensor should be installed four times the distance to the tallest obstruction (buildings, trees, etc) assuming it will be close to ground level. I have many tall trees on and around my lot, so it would be impossible to do that. I had previous issues with my old weather station displaying low wind readings, it was mounted on the rood of a shed. Instead I opted to install this one on top of a 20 ft mast. The downsides are that I am not reading 2 meter (6 ft) temperatures, and it will require me lowering the mast to periodically clean out the rain gauge. The station came with two short mounting poles that attach to the sensor, one designed to attach to the side of your mast with clamps, the other slides inside the mast, I used the former, as that gave me locations to tie ropes. I am using four ropes as guy wires to stabilize the mast during winds. They also allowed me to make sure the mast was vertical. The sensor needs to be level, otherwise the wind vane tends to rotate one way, providing invalid wind direction data. There is a small bubble level sensor built into the top of unit, which is great for leveling it if you are at ground level. Less useful when it is 20 feet up in the air. I used a long carpenters level to eyeball the mast from two directions, and adjusted the rope tension to make it vertical. It seems to be working correctly.
I'm quite pleased to see that the temperature readings appear valid. We had a bright sunny day yesterday, and while my old station ready about 10 degrees too high, this one read the same as another temperature only sensor I have in a shaded area outside, as well as within a degree or two of two local airport stations. The dew point readings are also quite reasonable. Wind speed seems comparable to my other sensor, and direction has more resolution which is nice. This sensor also reports solar radiation and UV index, which my old one did not. Now I just need some rain! (I did test the tipping bucket manually before installation to make sure it records data)
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From the manufacturer
Ambient Weather WS-1401-IP Observer Internet Remote Monitoring Weather Station
Components:
(1) Wind vane (2) Wind cups (3) Solar collector (4) Battery compartment (5) LED transmitter indicator (6) Reset button (7) Thermo-hygrometer with solar radiation shield (8) UV sensor (9) Solar radiation sensor (10) Rain collector (self emptying) (11) Bubble level.
The Ambient Weather WS-1400-IP Observer weather station, combines reliability, easy installation and wireless technology. The Observer is accurate, precise, and affordable.
It transmits 915MHz from the outdoor sensor array and indoor temperature sensor to the ObserverIP module, which plugs directly into your router, providing real-time internet monitoring.
This one-to-one wireless sensor link to your router eliminates idiosyncrasies with a shared WiFi network.
The wireless all-in-one integrated sensor array measures wind speed, wind direction, temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, UV and solar radiation.
The all-in-one sensor array features a pagoda thermo-hygrometer radiation shield with passive aspiration for the upmost accuracy, a bubble level for plumb installation, and a solar panel.
The ObserverIP module receives data from the sensor array and connects to your router. The ObserverIP is configured through any web browser.
The sensor array mount includes a small swedged pole for mounting into a standard Ambient Weather mounting solution.
Special Notes and Limitations:
- The WS-1401-IP replaces the WS-1400-IP. The WS-1400-IP uses rechargeable batteries that are charged by a solar collector. The WS-1401-IP uses a super capacitor for energy storage, and is charged by the solar collector in the day, and non-rechargeable batteries at night.
- The wireless signal will not pass through metal, earth or ground.
- 915 MHz RF wireless transmission with 300' line of sight range (100 feet under most conditions, with the exception of metal barriers).
- 14 second real-time updates on the ObserverIP and the internet.
- Not recommended for salt water environments. Not recommended for use in the Arctic Circle.
- The weather station array includes a short 8 inch pole, and is not a final mounting solution in itself. Explore Ambient Weather's mounting solutions, or supply your own pole. The array includes brackets and adapter for mounting to any 1-2 inch diameter pole.
Note:
iPad, iPhone and iMac pictured are not included. iPad, iPhone and iMac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Specifications:
- Indoor temperature range: 32 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit
- Indoor temperature accuracy: ± 2 degrees Fahrenheit
- Outdoor temperature sensor Range: -40 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit
- Outdoor temperature accuracy: ± 2 degrees Fahrenheit
- Indoor humidity range: 10 to 99%
- Indoor humidity accuracy: ± 5%
- Outdoor humidity range: 10 to 99%
- Outdoor humidity accuracy: ± 5%
- Barometric pressure range: 8.85 to 32.50 inHg
- Barometric pressure accuracy: ± 0.08 inHg
- Solar radiation (light) range: 0 to 400,000 Lux
- Solar radiation accuracy: ± 15%
- UV range: 0 to 15
- UV accuracy: ± 1
- Rain accuracy: ± 10%
- Rain resolution: 0.01 inches
- Wind direction accuracy: ± 1º
- Wind direction resolution: 1º
- Wind speed range: 0 to 100 miles per hour (operational)
- Wind speed accuracy: ± 2.2 miles per hour or 10%
Connect to Wunderground
Share your data with the world
Wunderground allows you to view, store, analyze, share and compare data from local personal weather stations with beautiful, customizable charts and graphics.
There is never a service fee, and once you begin reporting to Wunderground, you receive Data Hosting Services and Member Benefits, including Email alerts and no ads.
WunderStation brings real-time data from over 37,000 personal weather stations that make up our unique network of weather enthusiasts.
Other apps include Weather Underground for iPhone and Android, and WunderMap for IPhone, Android and IPad.
All of the data can be viewed and analyzed through any computer web browser.
Other Features of the Wunderground Cloud Service Include:
- Real-time Streaming Updates (rapid fire flash), Weather Station Google mapping, Historical data archiving (daily, monthly, yearly and custom). Personal weather station stickers for your website, Graphs and tabular data, Comma Separated File (csv) export, XML Feeds.
Additional Specifications:
- Wind speed calculation: Average wind speed in 16 second update period
- Wind gust calculation: Peak wind speed in 16 second update period
- Indoor remote sensor : 2xAAA batteries (not included)
- Outdoor sensor array: 3xAAA batteries (not included)
- Sensor arrray, approximately (HxLxW): 14 x 12 x 6 inches
- Indoor thermometer-hygrometer-barometer (HxWxW): 2.5 x 3.5 x 1 inches
- ObserverIP dimensions: 3 x 2.5 x 1 inches
Connect to the Ambient Weather Network
Your own private web server
Do more with IFTTT. Compatible with Alexa.
Dashboard Displays Dials, Gauges, Graphs and Text Reports
Send real time data to AmbientWeather.net, an exclusive. The Ambient Weather Network is the most user friendly design for monitoring your data across different platforms. Quickly view detailed information with our animated expandable modules.
Monitor indoor and outdoor conditions, including wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, UV, solar radiation, indoor temperature, indoor humidity, barometric pressure, dew point, heat index, wind chill and more.
Includes dials, gauges, graphs and text reports for every parameter. Download the data to your computer for further data analysis.
Send email or text alerts for high and low conditions for every parameter. Send multiple alerts for the same parameter.
Includes handy timeline for tracking alert history.
Do more with IFTTT. Connect your weather station sensors to IFTTT and control other devices, like blinds, rain gauges, lights and switches.
Use the IFTTT feature to connect to other web services.
The AmbientWeather server includes a handy timeline for tracking IFTTT triggered applets.
Compatible with Alexa
The Ambient Weather skill provides Ambient Weather personal weather station owners with the ability to get real-time, and past weather information generated by the devices they have set up.
Enable the skill and get started: say 'Alexa, ask Ambient Weather for a weather report.' This will provide you with your outdoor weather report, but you can ask for your indoor weather report as well by saying, 'Alexa, ask Ambient Weather about the indoor conditions.'
You can also ask for a report about a specific day, month or year! Just say 'Alexa, ask Ambient Weather about the weather yesterday.' or 'Alexa, ask Ambient Weather about the weather in May'.
Features
- Private Network. Must login to view personal data
- Supports email and text alerts
- View indoor temperature and humidty
- Responsive and mobile friendly web design means apps are not required. Simply view through any web browser
- Text Reports. Export csv files to other applications for further analysis
- Extensive graphing capability for the day, week, month and year
- Do more with IFTTT
- Compatible with Alexa
- RESTful And Real-Time APIs. Retrieve your own real-time and historical personal weather station JSON formatted data, or build 3rd party apps and get data from multiple devices.
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Works with the Google AssistantThe Ambient Weather app provides Ambient Weather personal weather station owners with the ability to get real-time, and past weather information generated by the devices they have set up at our official site. Link your account get started: say 'hey google, Ambient Weather'... weather report.' This will provide you with your outdoor weather report. You can also ask for your indoor weather report as well by saying, ' indoor conditions', or request the weather history on a specific date. |
Compatible with AlexaThe Ambient Weather skill provides Ambient Weather personal weather station owners with the ability to get real-time, and past weather information generated by the devices they have set up at our official site. Enable the skill and get started: say 'Alexa, ask Ambient Weather for a weather report.' This will provide you with your outdoor weather report, but you can ask for your indoor weather report as well by saying, 'Alexa, ask Ambient Weather about the indoor conditions.' You can also ask for a report about a specific day, month or year! Just say 'Alexa, ask Ambient Weather about the weather yesterday.' or 'Alexa, ask Ambient Weather about the weather in May'. |
Connect to IFTTTDo more with IFTTT. Connect your weather station sensors to IFTTT and control other devices, like blinds, rain gauges, lights and switches. Use the IFTTT feature to connect to other web services. The AmbientWeather server includes a handy timeline for tracking IFTTT triggered applets. |
Free Hosting Services at Wunderground and Ambient WeatherSend your data to Ambient Weather Network, your own private server, as well as Weather Underground, one of world's largest network of weather stations. View indoor conditions, set alarms and view the data on any platform (phone, tablet, laptop and desktop). Includes gauges, dials, graphs and text data for further analysis. Supports email and text alerts, with history timeline. |
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| Outdoor Measurements | Temperature, humidity, barometer | Wind speed and direction, rainfall, temperature, humidity | Wind speed and direction, rainfall, temperature, humidity, solar radiation, UV | Wind speed and direction, rainfall, temperature, humidity, solar radiation, UV | Wind speed and direction, rainfall, temperature, humidity, solar radiation, UV | Wind speed and direction, rainfall, temperature, humidity, solar radiation, UV |
| Indoor Measurements | Temperature, humidity, barometer | Temperature, humidity, barometer | Temperature, humidity, barometer | Temperature, humidity, barometer | Temperature, humidity, barometer | Temperature, humidity, barometer |
| Display Technology | TFT (best) | TFT (best) | Color Film LCD | |||
| Software connectivity | ✓ | |||||
| Internet Publishing | LAN (direct to Internet) | LAN (direct to Internet) | LAN (direct to Internet) | LAN (direct to Internet) | WiFi to Internet | WiFi to Internet |
| Radio Frequency | 915 MHz | 915 MHz | 915 MHz | 915 MHz | 915 MHz | 915 MHz |
| Web Hosting | Weather Underground, Ambient Weather Network | Weather Underground, Ambient Weather Network | Weather Underground, Ambient Weather Network | Weather Underground, Ambient Weather Network | Weather Underground, Ambient Weather Network | Weather Underground, Ambient Weather Network, WeatherCloud |
| IFTTT. Amazon Alexa, Google Home, API Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Price | Unavailable | $179.99 | $119.99 | $162.08 | $144.99 | $179.99 |
| Sold By | — | Ambient Weather | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Ambient Weather | Angohistory-USA |
| Item Dimensions | 14 x 6 x 12 inches | 7.5 x 0.75 x 4.5 inches | 1.2 x 7 x 8.1 inches | 1.8 x 1.8 x 6 inches | 3.5 x 1 x 2.5 inches | 8.3 x 0.6 x 6.2 inches |
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Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2016
Assembly of the station was straightforward, three supplied AA rechargeable batteries had to be installed, a protective sticker removed from the solar panel, and the wind vane attached. That was really it. The next step was setting up the ObserverIP module, which is the receiver that sits inside, and is connected to your router via a supplied ethernet cable. There's a mini CD with Windows software for configuring it, I have a Mac, so I went to their website and downloaded an app. It locates the ObserverIP module and reports the IP address, I then used a web browser to access it. There's a page where you enter in your Weather Underground account information, in my case I assigned it as a new weather station, so I could keep my old one online as well and compare readings. The ObserverIP module configured itself with an IP address via DCHP, however I was not getting any data sent to Weather Underground. Checking the network settings, I noticed that while the IP address was valid, the gateway address was not - it used 192.168.0.1 rather than my router's actual IP address. While I know many people use that as their router address, the module should have obtained the correct address via DCHP. So I changed to a Static IP address, fixed the gateway IP, and also changed the DNS address to Google's 8.8.8.8. I then started to get data on the Weather Underground site.
There is an indoor sensor (two AAA batteries required, and unfortunately not supplied) that transmits temperature and humidity, as well as pressure, to the ObserverIP module. While I am not sure how important the first two are to me, I could see it being useful if your station is at a vacation home, and you want to check that the HVAC is working. The manual notes that it should be kept inside in a location where the temperature does not vary too much, so as to not affect the pressure sensor. I assume this is to built into the ObserverIP module as that gets slightly warm from the power supply.
The next step was installation of the sensor outside. The instructions suggest the sensor should be installed four times the distance to the tallest obstruction (buildings, trees, etc) assuming it will be close to ground level. I have many tall trees on and around my lot, so it would be impossible to do that. I had previous issues with my old weather station displaying low wind readings, it was mounted on the rood of a shed. Instead I opted to install this one on top of a 20 ft mast. The downsides are that I am not reading 2 meter (6 ft) temperatures, and it will require me lowering the mast to periodically clean out the rain gauge. The station came with two short mounting poles that attach to the sensor, one designed to attach to the side of your mast with clamps, the other slides inside the mast, I used the former, as that gave me locations to tie ropes. I am using four ropes as guy wires to stabilize the mast during winds. They also allowed me to make sure the mast was vertical. The sensor needs to be level, otherwise the wind vane tends to rotate one way, providing invalid wind direction data. There is a small bubble level sensor built into the top of unit, which is great for leveling it if you are at ground level. Less useful when it is 20 feet up in the air. I used a long carpenters level to eyeball the mast from two directions, and adjusted the rope tension to make it vertical. It seems to be working correctly.
I'm quite pleased to see that the temperature readings appear valid. We had a bright sunny day yesterday, and while my old station ready about 10 degrees too high, this one read the same as another temperature only sensor I have in a shaded area outside, as well as within a degree or two of two local airport stations. The dew point readings are also quite reasonable. Wind speed seems comparable to my other sensor, and direction has more resolution which is nice. This sensor also reports solar radiation and UV index, which my old one did not. Now I just need some rain! (I did test the tipping bucket manually before installation to make sure it records data)
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Great all in one weather station, especially for the price
By pre_567 on April 27, 2016
I've had a weather station for about 6 years now, and it has slowly been failing, much of the problem with the cables between sensor units due to animals chewing the wires, as well as the humidity sensor reading too low. In addition, the temperature sensor always read too high in direct sunlight, due to inadequate solar shielding. After several months of looking at what is on the market, I decided I wanted an all in one sensor, to avoid the problem with cables. I also wanted one that was solar powered. I had to replace the batteries in the outdoor sensor once or twice a year, invariably when it was raining or snowing. I decided on the Ambient Weather WS-1400-IP because it was significantly less expensive than a Davis station, and while this is a fun hobby, I didn't want to sink a fortune into a new weather station. Another thing that appealed to me about this model is that it automatically sends readings to Weather Underground, which I was doing with my old station, but that required software on a computer, which had to be left on 24/7. There is no indoor display console for this station, you need to look at the Weather Underground site, or use the free iPad/Android app to view your station's readings.By pre_567 on April 27, 2016
Assembly of the station was straightforward, three supplied AA rechargeable batteries had to be installed, a protective sticker removed from the solar panel, and the wind vane attached. That was really it. The next step was setting up the ObserverIP module, which is the receiver that sits inside, and is connected to your router via a supplied ethernet cable. There's a mini CD with Windows software for configuring it, I have a Mac, so I went to their website and downloaded an app. It locates the ObserverIP module and reports the IP address, I then used a web browser to access it. There's a page where you enter in your Weather Underground account information, in my case I assigned it as a new weather station, so I could keep my old one online as well and compare readings. The ObserverIP module configured itself with an IP address via DCHP, however I was not getting any data sent to Weather Underground. Checking the network settings, I noticed that while the IP address was valid, the gateway address was not - it used 192.168.0.1 rather than my router's actual IP address. While I know many people use that as their router address, the module should have obtained the correct address via DCHP. So I changed to a Static IP address, fixed the gateway IP, and also changed the DNS address to Google's 8.8.8.8. I then started to get data on the Weather Underground site.
There is an indoor sensor (two AAA batteries required, and unfortunately not supplied) that transmits temperature and humidity, as well as pressure, to the ObserverIP module. While I am not sure how important the first two are to me, I could see it being useful if your station is at a vacation home, and you want to check that the HVAC is working. The manual notes that it should be kept inside in a location where the temperature does not vary too much, so as to not affect the pressure sensor. I assume this is to built into the ObserverIP module as that gets slightly warm from the power supply.
The next step was installation of the sensor outside. The instructions suggest the sensor should be installed four times the distance to the tallest obstruction (buildings, trees, etc) assuming it will be close to ground level. I have many tall trees on and around my lot, so it would be impossible to do that. I had previous issues with my old weather station displaying low wind readings, it was mounted on the rood of a shed. Instead I opted to install this one on top of a 20 ft mast. The downsides are that I am not reading 2 meter (6 ft) temperatures, and it will require me lowering the mast to periodically clean out the rain gauge. The station came with two short mounting poles that attach to the sensor, one designed to attach to the side of your mast with clamps, the other slides inside the mast, I used the former, as that gave me locations to tie ropes. I am using four ropes as guy wires to stabilize the mast during winds. They also allowed me to make sure the mast was vertical. The sensor needs to be level, otherwise the wind vane tends to rotate one way, providing invalid wind direction data. There is a small bubble level sensor built into the top of unit, which is great for leveling it if you are at ground level. Less useful when it is 20 feet up in the air. I used a long carpenters level to eyeball the mast from two directions, and adjusted the rope tension to make it vertical. It seems to be working correctly.
I'm quite pleased to see that the temperature readings appear valid. We had a bright sunny day yesterday, and while my old station ready about 10 degrees too high, this one read the same as another temperature only sensor I have in a shaded area outside, as well as within a degree or two of two local airport stations. The dew point readings are also quite reasonable. Wind speed seems comparable to my other sensor, and direction has more resolution which is nice. This sensor also reports solar radiation and UV index, which my old one did not. Now I just need some rain! (I did test the tipping bucket manually before installation to make sure it records data)
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Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2014
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Couldn't be happier. Seems like a great weather station
By Koop on December 6, 2014
Couldn't be happier. Seems like a great weather station, especially considering the price. Other reviewers have already commented on how easy it is to set it up; I can confirm that. Also, I couldn't find good info anywhere on the size of the included, small mounting pole. Turns out, it fits perfectly on 1-inch EMT conduit; and I mean perfectly. Slides right on, nice and snug. A very helpful gentleman at HomeDepot helped me figure that out. Drilled a small hole through both poles, put a self-tapping screw in and now it's rock-solid. Purchased a $15 antenna chimney mounting kit, mounted a 5-ft piece of the 1-inch conduit I just mentioned, and the weather station sits up nice and high on my roof, and dutifully reports weather to Wunderground.com every ~15 seconds. I downloaded the Wunderground "Wunderstation" iPad app which is basically the console. It shows everything the station reports, including the indoor temp and humidity from the separate indoor sensor and also give you historical graphs, etc. This very nice (and free) app kind of makes the console you get with the WS1200 obsolete. I had a question about calibration values and emailed AW's customer service. I received a very helpful email the next day so that further increased my positive experience I've had so far. Originally I wanted to get the Cadillac of home weather stations, the Davis Vantage Pro2, but by the time you get it, add the UV sensors that are included with the WS1400 and the software required to connect to the internet, you're looking at around $1200. The $150 was much more palatable and, based on my very informal and unscientific sampling, I'm not sure you get that much more accuracy by spending the extra grand. Good thing about Davis, of course, its that it's all US-made stuff and their service is reported to be outstanding. But again, for around $150, plus $15 for the antenna mounting kit and $10 for the 1-inch EMT counduit I think I have a heck of a deal. Highly recommended. If you're interested, my Wunderground station ID is KNCRALEI123 (Raleigh, NC).
By Koop on December 6, 2014
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