La Crosse WS-2316U | Wireless Weather Stations

La Crosse Technology WS-2316U & WS 2317U

La Crosse has 6 top level weather stations in production varying from entry level to professional. The WS-2316U and WS-2317U are a good professional home weather station packages for first time buyers and/or those weather hobbyists that are upgrading from lower end models and sensor sets.

Pricing for these units is MSRP $279.95 according to their website, but you will often find them for just over half that price. Although not as robust as some of the other higher end professional weather stations on the market, these are not toys and deliver great bang for your buck.

The WS-2316U & WS-2317U come with a full complement of features and sensors.

Sensors

Wind Chill, Direction and Speed
Rain Gauge/Data
Forecasting
Inside and Outside Temperature
Inside and Outside Humidity
Weather Alarms and Storm Warnings

Top Features

Transmission Range up to 300ft
Time Zone Settings including DST
Atomic Date/Time
Rainfall Data in 1hr, 24hr and total (inches or millimeters)
Time/Date recording of MIN/MAX wind speeds (mph, km/h, m/s)
Time/Date recording of MIN/MAX temperature
Time/Date recording of MIN/MAX humidity
Time/Date recording of MIN/MAX barometric pressure
Weather forecasting with 3 weather icons
Weather tendency indicators
much more...

This package will also easily connect to your computer using La Crosse's "Heavy Weather" PC software and records up to 175 historical data sets. This is great for trending and forecasting. The difference between the 2 packages is the look and feel of the remote monitor with is free standing or wall mounted.