If merely sharing your weather data to the world is your biggest goal, then just uploading it to the service will be sufficient. The Weather Underground has its limitations. The service is ideal for displaying up-to-the-minute data from your station.
However, its historical data options are limited. Because of the sheer amount of data the Weather Underground must process due to the thousands of stations on its network, it only captures data about every 10 minutes. It's, for this reason, we instead recommend you install a software package to analyze historical data versus relying on a service like Weather Underground. This is because the software itself is bundled with a special dongle that is necessary to connect your Vantage Vue or Vantage Pro2 to your computer.
While the software itself is a bit dated, it offers a high degree of customizability on how you can view your data. It also allows you to upload your weather data to the Internet, either through the Weather Underground or to your own website. The interface is intuitive and user-friendly because it is both a cloud and web-based service that it will run on any device with a web browser. Compatible with a wide variety of manufacturers either directly or with the addition of the Ambient Weather WeatherBridge.
What catches our eye here is the IFTTT support, which allows you to use your weather data to trigger events on your smart devices and the Amazon Alexa support which allows you to ask Alexa for a report on the current conditions or for a report about a specific day, month or year. Its interface reminds us a lot of WeatherLink.
Dated, but incredibly powerful. We'd even argue Cumulus does graphs better. Sandaysoft says the software should work with Davis stations with the dongle, in addition to some Oregon Scientific, Fine Offset, and La Crosse models.
Check their site to confirm your station is compatible. If you have some tech and computer smarts, WeeWX might be a worthwhile option. It can even upload your data to Weather Underground too. Hi, thanks for stopping by. I'm the lead contributor here at Weather Station Advisor. I've had a lifelong interest in the weather spanning more than 30 years, culminating with the pursuit of a Meteorology degree from Millersville University in Pennsylvania.
My interests lie in severe weather and climate change. I also have a degree in Journalism from Temple University, and have spent nearly my entire journalism career covering consumer gadgets. I've written quite a bit! At Weather Station Advisor, I joined the team to provide you with the best reviews, recommendations and advice to get the most out of your investment.
As I've found out on my own, weather stations aren't cheap, and it's easy to make a costly mistake. This was the only model I which would let me add up to 8 extra sensors for around the house. As a former Air Force Meteorologist I was hesitant to buy this unit, fearing that it would not be sufficiently accurate. It is sufficiently accurate and I really like the app, enabling me to see all info wherever I am, and to set alarms for all of them.
I have found the readings to be accurate and in line with the official weather station about 3 miles away. Seems fairly accurate out of the box and appears fairly well built. Readings have been accurate and updates are near instant. It has worked perfectly and appears to be very accurate to my other gauges. I'm finding the unit to be accurate. I've been comparing the readings to a neighbor about a mile away and it seems consistent.
Device Compatibility. I like that you can use it on your computer as well as on your smart phone as apple product. Everything was connected in a matter of a minute. Everything connected right out of the box s. Setup was fast and it reliably connects to various online sites so I get data where I need it. Very easy to connect to the Ambient Weather app to get all the data on your phone. I also like being able to monitor the station while away from home. Lots of data, terrific internet connectivity and hooks that allow me to use it for home automation.
Hooked up to my wifi on the second try and I love the display. Build Quality. Materials and design appear to be a good quality, hoping for a long term value. Construction appears well made, mounted on the rooftop with extension perfectly. I just purchased this weather station a few days ago and have it mounted on a very heavy duty tripod and 2 meter pole in my back yard. Took care of this with 3 small pieces of black plastic electrical tape.
Taking the cue from a few other smart folks who wrote reviews, I made a ring of plastic spikes that easily attached to the top of the funnel using black plastic electrical tape and 2 inch chunks of 7 inch zip ties see photos.
He snapped back with the design is great and tested with Tornado winds. The rain gauge is also very sensitive and standing side by side with an expensive stand alone gauge I have, they match almost exactly every time. Seems like quality materials and components. You bet In fact I am getting a full 5 bars reception.
Signal is good and I really like being able to easily monitor the conditions remotely. Has a stronger signal than my old system also. You can spend hundreds more and get a Davis but for 10 seconds I simply did not think it was worth the extra money.
This unit seems to be well worth the money and price range. This truly exceeded my expectations. It provides features others have for more than twice the price. Where did they get their WiFi chipset from? Also loses connection with the Weather Underground network quite regularly. It does not see our strong wifi signal but does connect to our private network, so we can't share. Tech support did answer quickly though had no solutions on the wifi issue except to reboot the router with the device three ft.
It does everything about reporting the weather, current and history, graphs and trends, and then sends them to my devices on WiFi. Software Platform. Their app and website are well designed and a pleasure to use.
I will update very soon. Will update again soon. Great instructions, website, apps. The app works great and I really like the connection to weather underground. The indoor display and the web interface are exceptional. I'm a software developer and natural born critic myself, but I couldn't find anything to complain about the software and was impressed with the functionality.
Fortunately, you can upload everything to their servers, and get much better data. Still working with the system itself, Will update if any other issues. Downloaded app to our phones and can now see the weather at home from anywhere on earth as long as we can connect to internet.
I am now past my return period, yet stuck with a broken radiation shield. Had to return and get a different model. I asked for a return of the unit to purchase the next unit up I have purchased several and have them in basement, barn, wellhouse, and tractor shed. What is really the biggest plus is the ability to have remote sensors.
If it does not require a remote sensor. The WSb works great and very affordable but not expandable with remote sensos. Battery Life. I have replaced the batteries and reboot several times , but no luck. The battery compartment has no seal and the solar window holds water at the seam. As Gift.
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