Product Description

The La Crosse Technology WS-450B Color Wireless Weather Station displays animated color graphs so you can gauge weather at a glance. It monitors indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity, and indoor and outdoor heat index and dew point. The time is set from the U.S. atomic clock. It has a time alarm with snooze.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #209 in Lawn & Patio
• Color: Black
• Brand: La Crosse Technology
• Model: WS-450B
• Dimensions: 4.00" h x 2.00" w x 6.00" l, 2.00 pounds

Features

• Animated color graphs designed to gauge weather at a glance
• Weather forecast icon based on barometric pressure changes
• Indoor/outdoor heat index and dew point
• Indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity
• Atomic time display

Amazon.com Product Description
Learn weather conditions and forecasts at a glance with the easy-to-read color displays on this weather station from La Crosse technology. The station and its remote, wireless temperature/humidity sensor monitors indoor and outdoor temperatures and humidity levels, as well as indoor and outdoor heat index levels and dew point. The station is equipped with a precision alarm clock with snooze that sets itself automatically to the U.S. Atomic Clock and for Daylight Savings Time where applicable. Animated color weather graphics make it easy to read conditions and forecasts 12 to 24 hours in advance on your way out the door so you know how to dress for the daily commute or how to prepare for that camping trip tomorrow. Graphs also display the heat index to help avoid heat stroke. And, a dew point display lets you know how icy those roads might be or when to cover up the tomato plants before they freeze.

More great features include a comfort level indicator that helps you control indoor temperature and humidity, and a memory function that records the minimum and maximum readings for the temperature, humidity, heat index and dew point. The clock displays in 12 or 24 hour format and includes an alarm with snooze. The weather station is also equipped with a backlight with automatic brightness control. This weather station is backed by a La Crosse Technology 1-year manufacturer warranty.

Customer Reviews

La Crosse Weather Station - What to expect.
Good: Pretty, Accurate, Atomic clock, back light, easy to configure.
Bad: Viewing angle, Sensor works only with Batteries in winter.

I did not expect a color LCD at that price, but the colorful background is just a printout on a piece of paper with a normal black LCD as an overlay. I must highlight that the backlight is very well diffused and it does not have any hot spots nor does it look like if it's 4 white LEDS that are lighting the display. The black LCD does not provide a wide viewing angle, but it's acceptable for my application. It works on batteries or provided AC adapter.

I live in Montreal(Canada) and the Atomic clock does synchronize (at my surprise!) but my unit stops responding for a minute when it syncs. But Montreal does get very cold for a good part of the year, that brings me to my worry: the whole sensor needs to be placed outside and it can only operate on batteries. I'm not sure that the batteries will survive very long at -20C. My older station had a remote temperature sensor which allowed me to place the sensor inside the house but place the probe outside.

The advertised animations are just the semi-circle moving up when the sensor selection changes. Don't expect the clouds or sun to dance around !

A great weather station!
At first, I was skeptical that the atomic clock would work correctly because no other atomic clocks worked in our house. I was pleasantly surprised that this one works! Also, the range of broadcast is also fantastic. I wanted a unit that would do pressure, humidity, temperature all indoor and outdoor. This one does it and does it reliably and is visually pleasing. It also works on AC current, which saves on batteries and the lighted screen can adjust to room brightness. Nice feature. The screen even shows you the battery status of the remote sensor!

La Crosse Weather Station
I find the station very accurate in all areas. The setup is easy, although I found I had to do the pressure several times before I got the altitude right. I would also like the ability to change the inside and outside settings manually or automatic. Other than that the only problem I have is when it is checking the time from colorado, it seems to freeze the system for several minutes. But this only happens a couple of times a day. A very nice and easy to read system.