Portable Weather Station

Reviews

If you take the time to read the product insert and Fred's review below, you should have no problem what so ever setting up this unit. -Both the elevation and time zone are fairly easy to set up -I thought the unit was somewhat light in weight, I peeled off the small rubber stoppers at the bottom and replaced them with bigger and more sturdier ones so at least I have some room between the plastic and whatever surface it sits on. I do wish that the buttons were easier to press especially for a light unit as this, I'm sure the casing is strong. -It's accurate to the point, I've drilled the unit for several days matching up data with what internet and tv data had to offer, give the atomic time feature to synchronize over night. The forecaster is about 70% accurate as stated, it is calculating probability with the data it collects and spits out what is likely to happen. -I do like the transmission of the remote, well a lot lol. I have the unit mounted outside on the garage and it transmits the data 65ft through a brick wall with minor obstructions

Works extremely well, predictions are better than anything I've used before.Humidity and barometric pressure readings are very accurate. One weak point is programming the altitude, get assistance on line for this. Simply GOOGLE the model number followed by "programming" and you will find lots of help. Be sure you know your altitude before you begin, this can also be found on line. A second weak point is the small display nomenclature, I can live with that once I've learned where everything is on the display...the actual numbers are large enough. For the price, I really like this product.

Why is it that there aren't any reliable weather instruments in this price range? This is yet another of those exasperating devices that issue continuously from the Orient (oops -- Asia) with inscrutable instructions, erratic behavior, and maddening complexity. Yes, it works -- sort of and sometimes. The outside temp & humidity displays on mine -- or not -- seems to be entirely on how it feels at the moment. The barometric pressure depends on altitude, of course, but I gave up trying to set that -- I just compensate mentally. Even changing from millibars to inches mercury is a puzzle. Ok, so it does a few things well. And it works most of the time. Not bad enough to return, not good enough to be happy. As Casey Stengal said of the first NY Mets: "Can't ANYONE play this game?"

I used (...) and came up with (...) to arrive at my approximate elevation. with that number in hand, I: 1)inserted the batteries into the remote, then pressed the reset button on the back and waited 3 minutes for the remote to get its bearings. 2) located the UNITS & PRESSURE/ALTITUDE buttons on the back of the unit. 3) Inserted the batteries and turned unit over to hold UP/DOWN under one finger, UNITS & PRESSURE/ALTITUDE under the other, and pressed UP/DOWN to change the barometer readout at the lower left of the complete screen (flashing) to bars. 4) pressed the UNITS button to switch the feet/meters (flashing) accepted meters 5) pressed the UNITS button to switch to the elevation, which begins flashing. Press and hold UP button to set the elevation in meters. 6) pressed the PRESSURE/ALTITUDE button to accept the elevation and give my -local- pressure. Then pressed PRESSURE/ALTITUDE button two more times to switch to sea-level readout to match the reading on the National Weather Service website. NOTE: I'm kinda' picky, so I did this several times, changing my elevation up several meters until the seal-level pressure reading matched that on the web-site -- It has continued to match that number ever since. 7) Using the mode key on the front left side, pressed button to switch time display window to Day-of-the-Week from its default of seconds. 8) Press and hold the UP button on the FRONT right until the tiny time-zone icon in the upper-right of the time window switched to Mountain time, then again to switch to Central time. and finally, 9) Press and hold the MODE key to set the time etc. If this sounds confusing, it is not bad, I just write funny. I did not receive the insert that several have referred to. Excellent unit, priced right and easy to read - just what we all wanted.

I just received my Honeywell Weather time barometric weather forecaster. A big 'Thank You' to all the previous buyers who had advice on set-up. That helped until I discovered the unit will not register altitude above 3999'. That means I will never have an accurate reading on this unit. I live at 5240' above sea level. Honeywell TE653ELW Portable Barometric Weather Forecaster

Reviews

A pretty good little unit. Gives good information and has a few extras that help like auto setting of time daily and indoor and outdoor temps. The only problem is that the base tends to lose contact with the outside sensor about once a week and requires resetting the main unit to pick it back up.

After carefully following the set-up instructions the device worked quite well. I checked it against an accurate thermometer and found it gave indoor and remote temperatures within a degree (F). I didn't really expect it to forecast weather accurately so I wasn't disappointed when my expectations proved true. I can't attest to reliability because I've only had it about one month.

I have had this unit for about 2 years now and i was surprised to read the bad reviews. I just came on to get one to give as a gift. I have had no problems with it at all. I don't use it for the alarm but it's always told me the inside temp and humidity as well as the outside. It's still working great after all this time and i have been very pleased with it. when the battery goes out you do have to reset it but it takes very little time. I have to use the directions when i do it. i can't remember what to do if I don't have them in front of me. as I said I am pleased with this purchase.

I was initially delighted with this product when I bought it six months ago. It looks very nice and functions well. The display is easy to read. The alarms work (though as another reviewer noted you don't get two alarms per day). The gentle back illumination works nicely to let you read the display at night. I haven't paid much attention to the weather display except for the temperature and humidity functions, so I won't comment on those. But I have a few comments worth recording. First, the unit has two parts. The remote temperature/humidity sensor unit that you hang outdoors isn't shown in the product picture on Amazon. It's about half the size of a pack of cigarettes and it has its own small temperature/humidity display. This unit requires two AAA batteries. If the temperature outside will ever drop below freezing, even for just an hour or two, these must be expensive lithium batteries (8 Energizer Lithium AAA 1.5V High Energy Lithium e2 Battery. 2 X Card 4AAA for example). That's because normal alkaline and titanium batteries deliver less voltage at low temperature, whereas lithium batteries give much more uniform voltage output down to about -40 degrees. If the voltage supply to the outdoor sensor drops too much, it will lose synchronization with the indoor unit and you'll have to "connect" them again. That brings me to why I think this device is too complicated. When the device is new, or whenever the outdoor unit loses its radio connection to the indoor unit, the two units must negotiate which radio channel they will use to communicate. That's a useful process, because it allows them to choose a radio frequency that has minimal interference from other nearby devices. However, the process for doing it is maddening complex. You must remove the batteries from both units, then insert the batteries in the remote unit, then use an unbent paper clip to press the reset switch on the outdoor unit, then bring the units close together and insert the batteries in the indoor unit. After a minute or so they negotiate a frequency and the temperature of the outdoor unit is displayed on the indoor unit. You can then move them apart. But you're not done. Having removed the batteries from the indoor unit, you must reset the date, choose a time zone and a bunch of other settings, using a combination of button pushes that is too complex to remember: I printed it out in very small type and taped it to the back of the device so I would not have to find the instruction book each time. Finally, the atomic clock, like all such devices, synchronizes to the broadcast signal from NIST during the early morning hours, typically midnight to 5 AM local time. That time is chosen because the radio signal is much easier to receive at night. To get my unit to synchronize I had to put it on a window sill; it could not receive a strong enough signal from my night stand. That requirement is typical for so-called "atomic" clocks and watches. Fortunately it only needs to synchronize once a month or so to keep good time. All in all, I'm glad I bought this remote thermometer, and I'm willing to live with the restrictions noted above. But you should be aware before you buy that this is not a "set it and forget it" device.

This is a slick little clock that we use in our truck camper. The temperature remote is in the fridge and very accurate after you put lithium batteries in it. My only beef about it is that it is hard to read at angles.