WS-8035: La Crosse Technology Wireless Forecast Station with Pressure History
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The WS-8035 forecasts local weather for the next 12-24 hours
to help you plan for any kind of outdoor activity.
It shows pressure trends over the last 24 hours using a tendancy
arrow and graph of pressure.
Internal temperature and humidity, external temperature and
humidity and moon phase are all measured.
Temperature and humidity at up to 3 locations* to monitor
different parts of your garden, home or office, a wine cupboard or attic.
Time can be set automatically from a radio broadcast based on an
atomic clock: the WS-8035 will always show the correct time and date.
The WS-8035 Forecast Station Features:
- Wireless sensors for easy setup
- Up to 3 remote temperature & humidity sensors
can be monitored from a single base station*
- Weather forecast, with tendency
- Moon phase
- Temperature (indoor & outdoor)
- Humidity (indoor & outdoor)
- Min/max weather measurements
- Time & date automatically set
* 1 remote temperature/ humidity sensor is included with the
Weather Station. Additional sensors may be purchased for measurements
at up to three locations.
The WS-8035 Forecast Station Includes:
- Base station display
- Detachable wall stand
- 1 x Wireless Outdoor/remote Thermo-Hygro Sensor
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WS-8035 Base Station
The base station is powered using
3 type “AA” batteries. Batteries will in the base station
will last about 1 year under normal conditions. Alkaline batteries
are recommended.
The base station measures: 10" x 7.75" x 1" (25.4cm x 19.7cm x 2.5cm).
In Comparison
The biggest advantage the WS-8035 has over less expensive models is the
pressure history display. The pressure history shows changes in atmospheric
pressure as a bargraph providing better understanding of the weather forecast
and the local weather. It also includes outdoor humidity measurement and
a moon phase display.
Neither the
WS-9029 Wireless Weather Station
or the
WS-7014 Wireless Forecast Station
offer outdoor humidity measurement, but they do cover most of the other measurements
of the WS-8035. The
WS-7014
includes
a weather forecast; the
WS-9029
focuses on temperature and humidity measurements.
If you are interested in monitoring rainfall or windspeed, as well as the
standard weather measurements, the
WS-2315 Weather Pro Center
and
Wireless Vantage Pro2
both offer a good
choice.
The
WS-2315
also includes a computer
interface. You can use the computer interface to compile your own weather
history or publish weather information on the Internet.
The
Wireless Vantage Pro2
collects a similar
weather measurements (rain, wind, temperature, humidity) to the
WS-2315
and it can display more than 100 graphs of
these measurements right on the display. It is also the best choice for
weather forecasting. The
Wireless Vantage Pro2
uses 10 weather variables when forecasting the weather (most other weather
stations just use atmospheric pressure). The Vantage Pro2 does not include
a built-in PC, but one can be added with an optional
datalogger. A
wired Vantage Pro2
, which uses cables
instead of a wireless link between the sensor and base station is also available.
Sensor
A temperature and humidity sensor is included with the WS-8035 Forecast Station
to measure the outdoor temperature and humidity, or temperature and humidity at
any location. The measurements from this sensor
are transmitted to the base station using 915MHz wireless transmission.
The wireless range is up to 330 feet (100m) if no obstacles are
in the way. Obstacles such as trees, walls and windows will reduce the
range somewhat.
By purchasing additional remote sensors you can measure the temperature
and humidity in up to 3 locations. This is a good way to keep track of the
environment in a wine cellar, storage room or in different areas
of your home or office. The temperature/ humidity sensor itself has a
display showing temperature and humidity measured by the sensor.
The temperature/ humidity sensor would normally be installed out of
direct sunlight; under the eaves of your house, for example.
Batteries in the temperature/ humidity sensor supply power for the radio
transmitter and sensor measurements.
The temperature/ humidity sensor uses 2 type ‘AA’ batteries that will last about
1 year (under normal conditions).
- Temperature range: -39.8°F to 139.8°F (-39.9°C to 59.9°C)
- Humidity range: 1% to 99%
- Data transmission interval: 4 seconds
- Dimensions: 5.05" x 1.50" x 0.83" (12.8cm x 3.8cm x 2.1cm)
Forecasting
Changes in atmospheric pressure are the
most important factor in predicting the weather.
The WS-8035 displays increasing or decreasing trend in pressure with
arrows next to the weather forecast.
Along with an arrow indicating
increasing or decreasing pressure trends, the WS-8035 Weather Station
displays a bar graph illustrating changing weather conditions. The 7 bars show
the pressure over the last 24 hours providing a valuable insight into
changing weather patterns.
When pressure is increasing, good weather is generally on its
way while decreasing pressure heralds poorer weather.
The WS-8035 monitors changes in pressure and forecasts the weather for
the next 12 to 24 hours. The forecast is presented using
3 diffent symbols: a scale from generally improving weather to
increasingly poorer weather.
Time and Date
Time and date displayed by the WS-8035 Weather Station can be
set automatically using a radio signal broadcast from near Fort Collins in
Colorado. You'll find more information on the
NIST Radio Station here.
Controlled by this very precise clock, the WS-8035 Weather Station
will always show the correct time, adjusting automatically for daylight
savings time. The time can be displayed in 12 or 24 hour format and you can set
the time and date manually if you are unable to receive the radio broadcast.
The WS-8035 Weather Station can be used as an alarm clock, sounding an
alarm each day at a time you set. A snooze button lets you silence the alarm for
10 minutes.
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