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Nice high-end weather station
I just received and set up the Weatherflow station and felt like sharing a review. I've been
geeking out on local weather, climate and home weather instruments for years, and this product
puts all my old gadgets to rest. I saw this online and got pretty excited about the temp, humidity,
rain, UV, lightning, and the integration with my other smart home devices and online
networks, but I didn't think it would actually work, and I figured it would be cheaply built at that
price. I was pleasantly surprised. It came out of the packaging like an iphone, well-designed and simple. It feels sleek and high quality. The set up was simple and took me about 10 minutes. There’s no assembly, you
basically just download the Weatherflow app, plug it in and follow the steps. My weather
readings came online instantly. Amazing. And, literally, one day after I set it up, we got this really
rare May lightning in California, and on the first flash, instantly I got an alert on my phone
warning me of local lightning. So cool.
The only challenge was thinking about where to place the two sensors. The "Air" is supposed to
be in total shade. I put mine up under an eve on the north side of the house. I tested its readings
against other instruments, and it's perfectly accurate. The "Sky" is supposed to go in full sun, so I
mounted mine on the eve of my roof, and it works great. It comes with a mount for a PVC pipe,
but I used the threaded mount on the bottom to attach it directly to a 2x4. The wireless signals
seem solid so far. The wind sensor is crazy accurate. Before putting it on the roof, I set up a fan
to test it various ways, and it sensed everything. I can't wait for another storm. :)
The app is fairly basic and easy to use. I also connected my weather station with my Amazon
Alexa via the Alexa app. Now, when I ask Alexa for the temperature, she gives me a reading
from my own backyard. I'm curious about the feature that allows it to “auto-calibrate” over time
-- we’ll see. I kinda feel like I'm contributing to science.
May 2019 · Patio Lawn and Garden · verified purchase