La Crosse Technology WS-9611U-IT Wireless Sun/Moon Forecast Station with Oscar Outlook

Cheap La Crosse Technology WS-9611U-IT Wireless Sun/Moon Forecast Station with Oscar Outlook Review

I consider myself a weather nut. I own a Davis weather station with its own web site, and follow the weather religiously each day.

I wanted a little "weather station" for the bedroom, a step above a simple outdoor thermometer. This thing is really cool. It has a built-in barometer that detects rising and falling pressures. Like all weather stations, except those that receive forecasts from an external source, it uses that information to predict the weather. That is the purposes of the "little boy" display. Rain/Snow clouds will be shown if the pressure has been falling along with him holding an umbrella. His attire is determined solely by the current outside temperature. The unit does not predict the temperature for the day (no weather station does except those that receive broadcasts from weather sites). So if you wake up and the temperature is 40 degrees or less, he will be shown wearing a scarf even if the high temperature is going to be something like 70 degrees. Of course, his attire will change through the course of the day as the temperature outside rises/falls.

The outdoor temperature sensor seems accurate. It is usually within 1-2 degrees of my main weather station. Like all weather stations, you should try and keep the outdoor temperature sensor out of direct sunlight to avoid wide temperature fluctuations.

The unit also has a clock that receives 915 MHz WWVB shortwave broadcasts. This keeps the clock accurate.

One pleasant surprise is the theoretical battery life. According to the manufacturer, you can expect a 2 year running time in both the indoor station and the wireless outdoor temperature transmitter. Having owned a similar Sharper Image station whose batteries I had to replace every 5-6 months, I sure hope that is true.

Finally, the unit activates an LED backlight when a button is pressed, shows you the moon phase, sunrise time, sunset time, sun duration, date, indoor temperature and indoor humidity. It also has an alarm clock, although I have never used it, and will record the min/max temperature for both indoor and outdoor sensors as well as the min/max for the indoor humidity sensor.

For me, this ranks as one my best purchases for the money. The unit does everything it advertises and does it well.

La Crosse Technology WS-9611U-IT Wireless Sun/Moon Forecast Station with Oscar Outlook Feature

• Wireless weather station with remote sensor and atomic clock for wall or tabletop
• 15 forecast icons Oscar Outlook character dressing for the weather as an example
• Sunrise/sunset and duration for 99 North American cities; moon phase display
• Radio-controlled atomic time and date mechanism auto-updates for Daylight Savings Time
• Wireless sensor transmits up to 330 feet away; displays indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity

La Crosse Technology WS-9611U-IT Wireless Sun/Moon Forecast Station with Oscar Outlook Overview

The La Crosse Technology WS-9611U-IT(TBP)Wireless Sun/Moon Weather Station with 15 Advanced Forecast Icons helps you prepare for your day and decide what to wear. This unit also displays sunrise/sunset for 99 cities along with moon phase. In addition, it displays indoor temperature and humidity, and outdoor temperature. Time is set by the U.S. atomic clock. Compatible with La Crosse Technology TX29U-IT 915 MHz Wireless Temperature Sensor.



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