Personal Weather Station Buying Guide
Weather Underground has compiled a list of compatible stations in this buying guide. The personal weather stations listed below are integrated with Weather Underground.
When buying a new station you should consider the following criteria:
- Ease of installation and set-up
- Number and quality of sensors
- Ease of connecting data to Weather Underground
- Connectivity of device to internet (wifi or computer)
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RainWise MK4-C Compact Cellular Weather Station |
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Free one-year cellular data plan included, then only $50/year plans! Included Instruments
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Ease of Installation |
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Ease of connecting to Weather Underground [and staying connected] |
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Additional Tools Needed None |
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Upgrade & Adding Sensors No |
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Reliability Score |
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RainWise PWS Direct to Weather Underground Discounted price for WU users! |
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Included Instruments
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Ease of Installation |
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Ease of connecting to Weather Underground [and staying connected] |
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Additional Tools Needed None |
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Upgrade & Adding Sensors No |
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Reliability Score |
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Davis VantageVue Package |
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Included Instruments
Package includes:
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Ease of Installation |
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Ease of connecting to Weather Underground [and staying connected] |
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Additional Tools Needed None |
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Upgrade & Adding Sensors No |
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Reliability Score |
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Comparable Systems Davis VantagePro2 Package - Details
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Ambient Weather WS-2902B |
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Included Instruments
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Ease of Installation |
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Ease of connecting to Weather Underground [and staying connected] |
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Additional Tools Needed None |
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Upgrade & Adding Sensors No |
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Reliability Score |
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Comparable Systems Ambient WS1400ip - Details
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Bloomsky $40 off with the promo code "BLOOMSKY4WU" |
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Included Instruments
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Ease of Installation |
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Ease of connecting to Weather Underground [and staying connected] |
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Additional Tools Needed None |
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Upgrade & Adding Sensors Optional Solar Panel available |
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Reliability Score |
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Netatmo Weather Station |
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Included Instruments
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Ease of Installation |
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Ease of connecting to Weather Underground [and staying connected] |
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Additional Tools Needed None |
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Upgrade & Adding Sensors Yes. Rain gauge and additional temperature modules can be added. |
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Reliability Score |
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AcuRite 5-in-1 Weather Environment System |
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Included Instruments
Package includes:
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Ease of Installation |
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Ease of connecting to Weather Underground [and staying connected] |
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Additional Tools Needed If you purchase any of the other AcuRite units, please make sure it comes with AcuBridge. |
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Upgrade & Adding Sensors No |
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Reliability Score |
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La Crosse Professional Weather Station |
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Included Instruments
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Ease of Installation |
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Ease of connecting to Weather Underground [and staying connected] |
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Additional Tools Needed |
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Upgrade & Adding Sensors No |
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More PWS Options |
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What you need to know about WeatherBridge
The WeatherBridge is a device that allows your weather station to send data to Weather Underground without the need for a computer. WeatherBridge works with many different weather stations. The weather stations connect directly into the WeatherBridge device via a USB connection, and then you can configure your station settings on the WeatherBridge site.
More info is available here:
Feel free to contact the makers of WeatherBridge for any additional questions: info@meteohub.de
The AirBridge can connect to the WeatherBridge wirelessly via WiFi. This eliminates the need to connect the weather station to WeatherBridge using a USB cable.
The WeatherBridge and AirBridge work with Weather Station AND Webcams. The MeteoBridge is designed to work most easily with Ubiquiti AirCam.