Oregon Scientific BAR688HGA Wireless Weather Station with Temperature/Humidity Display and Self- Setting Atomic Clock, White/Silver
List Price: $44.99
Moon phase indicatorHiGlo™ electro-luminescent backlightHigh/Low Temp. & Humidity AlarmCrescendo alarm with snooze functionThree-channel temperature & humidity channel capabilities (additional sensors required)
Product Description
Stay informed and keep safe by knowing the weather in advance for those beach outings, camping trips and days in the garden, with Oregon Scientific's wireless weather station. Weather icons depicting rain, snow, sun, and clouds display 12- and 24-hour weather forecasts. The integrated clock automatically sets itself to the U.S. Atomic Clock and never needs adjusting for Daylight Saving Time. Bold digits on the unit's LCD screen display indoor and outdoor temperatures and humidity. The barometer shows pressure as rising, steady or falling to indicate where the weather is heading. A moon-phase indicator makes for safer days at the beach or on the open water. And, a crescendo alarm with snooze function eases sleepers into the day. Plus, the unit's thermometer and humidity gauges team up to feed data to the Heat Index mechanism for monitoring comfort levels-a great feature when heat stroke is a fear. High- and low-temperature and humidity alarms warn when conditions aren't right in the baby's room, greenhouse, wine cellar or music room. No more frozen pipes during that cold snap, this stylish weather station is equipped with an ice-alert feature that warns when temperatures have dropped low enough to freeze things up. The included wireless, remote sensor also has an LCD screen that displays humidity and temperature. The main console can receive signals from up to 3 sensors (additional sensors sold separately). The temperature range capacity of the sensor that comes with this station is -22F to 140 degrees F.
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
Summary:
Doesn't work in cold environments
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Comment:
Living in Fargo, ND, I would like a wireless thermometer to work from temperatures of 40 to 110. While this seems to work from 20-90 the signal from the remove quits working when the temperature drops.
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Summary:
Functionality good with a poor design
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Comment:
The features all work as advertised but since it only will go through one wall, which isn't a surprise, and I'm using it to monitor the temp to ensure paint and other liquids I don't want to freeze in an out building in MN,I need to have it located where it can "see" the out building. The window sill closest is the idea place but because of the case design, it's not meant to mount on a wall or sit close to one, it has to sit on a counter since the battery case sticks out the bottom back almost three inches. Poor design to allow adaptability.
I do like having the remote sensor have a display as well so I can check on it when I'm in the building as well.
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Summary:
Works Great
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Comment:
All of the functions work perfectly.
It has been right on with the weather function.
The only problem I had was you need a very small stright edge screwdriver to put the batteries in the outside remote.
Atomic Clock takes about 24hrs to catch up.
You have to change the time zone yourself.
I am very glad I bought this item.
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Summary:
enjoyable
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Comment:
Considering the price and the functionality, we are generally pleased with the weather station. The only fault I have with it is that there is no back light for seeing the time at night. This is oddly lacking since the product was clearly designed to be used by the bedside -- hence the "snooze" feature on the alarm.
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Summary:
Malfunctioned after a year
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Comment:
Worked nicely for first 6 months although outdoor humidity was always inaccurate. Later temperature readings went beserk reading 30 degrees low and after a reset, reading 30 degrees high. Finally the remote quit totally. A disappointment considering it's not a cheap gadget.
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