AcuRite Color Weather Station with Rain Gauge, Lightning Detection, Hyperlocal Forecast, and Outdoor Temperature and Humidity (01021)

This gauge gives me all the information I need. Humidity, lightening strikes, outside temperature, heat index, humidity, forecast, and of course, the rain gauge. I don't care about wind speed because that's going to be subject to where the device would be located in the surrounding property and if it is surrounded by trees, fences, height, etc.

Purchased this to replace a weather station that had stopped working . Information easy to read, screen well illuminated, really like the lightning detection feature

We love this just a quick check to know the rainfall and other weather conditions.

There is no better weather station if you want the lightning alerts, rain gauge, temperature, barometric pressure, etc, as well as tracking history. Easy to set up and link with wifi. I purchased this system years ago and it's still working perfectly. I just purchased another for a new home and I'm sure will be enjoying it for years to come.

Have had this operational for about 5 months without a problem. Seems accurate when compared to other temp reading sensors I have within 1degree. Like the large colorful display. I only wish it would also provide a temp for indoor.

It does not use an internet connection, but it's still a very nice personal weather station with a lightning and rain theme. You will be amazed at how many lightning strikes actually occur in a thunderstorm within a 25 mile radius of your location. One thing I like is the sensors are separate and easier to replace inexpensively, but that also means more batteries to keep up with. Fortunately the batteries last a long time, and although the instructions do not recommend rechargeable batteries, the sensors seem to run just fine on freshly charged Energizer rechargeables. You do NOT have to replace the batteries as soon as the low battery warning comes on, you can simply wait until the batteries are too weak to transmit a signal. Another thing I like is there are actually 2 audible alarms for the lightning detector. One alarm is on the outdoor sensor which beeps on the first 10 strikes and then switches to mute afterwards. The indoor alarm on the display beeps on every strike, but you can turn it off manually if desired. The display keeps a record of strikes and shows the most recent calculated distance. The rain gauge comes already calibrated. All you have to do is install it on a flat open surface. If the weather station detects too much rainfall too quickly, then the display also features a visual Flood Warning Condition alarm. The 12-24 hour Future Forecast feature seems to be relatively accurate. In fact sometimes it's more accurate than common weather apps. It still misses the mark occasionally, which is no different than anybody else's prediction. Temperature seems to agree with most other sources within 2 degrees of ambient temp. Humidity, Dew Point and Barometric Pressure varies according to exact location, but are usually in the same zone of agreement with other sources too. I have one DISLIKE ... When batteries die in either sensor you would think replacing the batteries would resume normal communication with the display. Turns out it's not quite that simple. You have to toggle the channel switch on the back of the display to reestablish communication. Doing this causes the Today's sensor history to reset to zero. Sad face there, but not a deal breaker. It resets anyway automatically every day at midnight. One other thing ... if you don't have a shady area to hang the Temp/Humidity/Lightning sensor in, then search for "AcuRite Solar Radiation Shield". It does help to reduce heat from direct sunlight exposure and give a more accurate reading. A shady area is always the better option, but not everybody has access to continuous shade.

I love the color screen - so easy to read! And the lightning detection capability is very cool. My only complaint is that dew point is removed when the temperature goes about 80 in favor of heat index. I would much rather have the raw data. I would also like to compliment Monica for her excellent customer service when i had trouble with the unit!

The weather station display is pretty good. We're in winter, so looking forward to using the rain gauge and lightening detector. The user manuals and website content is pretty weak and takes more time to understand the product. I probably would have purchased from another company.

Only issue I have with it is that it does not show the indoor temperature

Loved it at first. Christmas gift for my husband. Unit stopped communicating with receiver sometime in February. Cannot recommend. Lot of money for a thermometer.