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Ambient Weather Station Mounting Ideas

Some Great Ambient Weather Station Mounting Ideas

In this article, I will give you Ambient weather station mounting ideas. 

To begin with, you need to pick the right place to mount your Ambient weather station. The best places are usually trees or poles.

You can also mount it on a wall or a fence between properties if there is enough space on the top or the side to do the installation.

If you are looking for some Ambient Weather Station mounting ideas, here are a few things you should keep in mind:

Weather stations should be mounted on a wall that is at least 10 feet away from any heat sources.

Keep your weather station out of direct sunlight and away from windows.

Mount your weather station at least 18 inches above the ground.

where to mount ambient weather station

Where To Mount An Ambient Weather Station

Mounting an Ambient Weather Station is not that difficult.

You just need to place it in a location where it can get a good view of the sky and be away from any obstructions.

What Is Ambient And Why Pick One?

An Ambient Weather Station is a device that measures, records, and transmits various environmental conditions.

An Ambient Weather Station has a sensor that detects the temperature and humidity in the air, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, and snowfall.

It also detects atmospheric pressure, dew point, and barometric pressure.

The sensor then transmits this information to a display unit which can be mounted on a wall or pole for easy viewing.

The mounting location of your weather station should depend on what you want to monitor.

If you want to measure indoor temperature and humidity then it would be best to mount it indoors in close proximity to the area you want to monitor.

You could also mount it outdoors if you want an accurate reading of outdoor temperature and humidity

4 Fantastic Ambient Weather Station Mounting Ideas

If you are looking for some ambient weather station mounting ideas, here are some of the best places to mount your Ambient Weather Station. 

Try out one of these 4 mountings on your Ambient weather station.

  • Mount your Ambient weather station on a wall or a window.
  • Mount your Ambient weather station on a tree or pole.
  • Mount your Ambient weather station on the roof.
  • Mount your Ambient weather station on an outdoor post.

Ambient Weather Station Mounting Ideas

Ambient Weather Station Mounting Ideas

Have You Ever Mounted a Weather Station?

There are a few things to consider when mounting your Ambient Weather station.

First, you’ll want to make sure that the unit is mounted in an area where it will be able to get an accurate reading of the Ambient temperature.

This means that it should be mounted in a spot that is not in direct sunlight and is not near any heat sources.

Additionally, you’ll want to make sure that the unit is mounted at a level where it will not be obstructed by any objects.

Once you’ve found the perfect spot for your Ambient Weather station, you can then decide on the best way to mount it.

There is a variety of Ambient Weather station mounts available, so you’ll want to choose one that best suits your needs.

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Whether you opt for a traditional mount, or something more unique, make sure that your Ambient Weather Station is mounted securely so that you can always get accurate readings.

Once you’ve found the perfect spot, you’ll want to use mounting brackets or velcro strips to secure the station in place.

With a little trial and error, you should be able to find the perfect spot for your Ambient weather station.

What Type Of Mount Did You Use?

Ambient weather stations are designed to be mounted on a variety of surfaces.

The most popular surface for mounting is the wall.

Wall-mounted Ambient weather stations provide an unobstructed view of the display, making them easy to read.

Ambient weather stations can also be mounted on poles or tripods.

Pole-mounted Ambient weather stations are often used in public areas, such as parks and playgrounds, where they can be easily seen by passersby.

Tripod-mounted Ambient weather stations are commonly used in classrooms and science labs, where they can be placed at eye level for easy viewing.

When choosing a location for your Ambient weather station, make sure that it is in a secure and accessible spot.

ambient weather station dashboard

Ambient Weather Station Dashboard

I really don’t see any reason you would need to hire someone unless you can afford it, or if you just really are not handy enough to set up the right brackets, clamps, pole, and have the right tools to get the job done.

Ambient DYI Weather Station Mounting

Ambient DYI Weather Station Mounting

In fact not only can you check out my DYI ideas but, you can learn more about the Ambient product line by going to Ambient Weather at Ambient Weather Best Performing Weather Stations

I have written Ambient Weather Station reviews previously as well.

You may reference these to get yourself better informed on my views of Ambient weather stations.

Ambient Weather Weather Station-Complete Review of the WS-1002 Observer

Ambient Weather WS-1201-IP Observer-We Take a Close Look

Ambient Weather WS-2902 Pro Weather Station Reviewed

Ambient WS-2902 Pro Weather Station

Ambient WS-2902 Pro Weather Station

How Much Did the Mount Cost You In Total?

One thing that will always be a concern if you are on a budget, and honestly who isn’t these days, you are probably concerned about getting the correct information and lining up your ducks on what the cost of mounting will end up being.

So you see the mounting I believe can probably be completed for around $75.00  as a DIY project.

Maybe quite a bit under, as well.

However, if you do go to the weather station pole mounting kits, you will notice many of them are for sale at between $55-$75 as well.

But some of the kits like a tripod kit can run you as much as $199.99.

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Conclusions of Ambient Weather Station Mounting Ideas

My conclusions are that mounting is a very important step for you.

Protect your investment by getting your weather station properly mounted as well as soundly mounted.

Strong winds, severe heat, and severe cold are a prominent part of our weather not sometimes, but usually.

Remember weather is a very powerful thing.

Day in, day out, and ordinarily it is very basic, but once in a while, it rears up its power and forcefulness.

Be aware, and work with your weather to have a much better life.

Monitor your weather, track it, record it, and become familiar with it.

Befriend it it can be a great friend once you get to know it.

That is why I love weather stations. I watch and learn from my weather being monitored.

I hope this conversation helped you out with getting some good Ambient weather station mounting ideas.

Please feel free to contact me at support@georgelovesweather.com

Details For Mounting AcuRite Weather Station-I Report On Mounting An AcuRite Iris 5-In-1

How Does Mounting An AcuRite Weather Station Look To A New Buyer

If I were to start telling you about mounting AcuRite weather station, you would say that there is a lot more to it than you thought there would be. 

I intend this article to give you a clear picture of what you will need to do to mount your AcuRite weather station.

It is your property, so the best thing is that you can choose where you wish for it to be installed.

The only thing is that you will need to make sure that you will be able to receive the instrument’s transmission to your display.

If the transmission is good then have a go at installing your AcuRite weather station.

Installing a weather station can be that easy, but you may also want to include a few other things to think about before deciding where your station goes on your property.

You may get your copy of my Free Report, Site Placement-Install Your Weather Station

This report will shed much more light on how, where, and why you would want to install or mount your personal AcuRite weather station.

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AcuRite Station In My Son’s Yard

Mounting AcuRite Weather Station

With Mounting an AcuRite Weather Station you will experience making a few decisions.

In my report, Site Placement-Install Your Weather Station, many, many diverse reasons that will affect where you actually would be best served to place your weather station.

So I suggest heavily considering using the report as a guide, not a dictum.

You will get better results from your weather instruments if you do. Be happy that you did, instead of sorry later that you didn’t.

So in detail let’s now discuss the actual mounting of the AcuRite Iris 5-In-1 weather station.

As you know from my previous post, AcuRite Iris 5-In-1 Weather Station Review-What’s It Like, I go over why I picked out this AcuRite weather station, as my gift to my son and his family.

So the rest of this post details the actual mounting, my son and I did the other evening on his property.

Here are a few steps you should perform in this process.

5 Easy Steps To Mounting A Weather Station

5 Easy Steps To Mounting A Weather Station

Here are the actual steps I completed as I completed mounting the AcuRite weather station in his yard.

  • First, we decided where in his house he wished to be using the display, day in, day out. We knew the line of transmission would not be interrupted.
  • Next, we had already used the Site Placement Report a few weeks earlier, and it had been decided where the sensor array for the AcuRite Iris was going to be mounted.

I had purchased ahead of time the mounting pieces that we were going to use for installing the AcuRite Iris 5-In-1 sensor array.

I have listed the first items as they are what I used to mount my AcuRite Iris 5-In-1 weather station. As you can see in this video. 

Here is the video with the details of my purchases.

This Buying List Gives Great Mounting Weather Station Ideas

I did research on my Amazon sales for the past year. All of the weather station mounting poles, brackets,  etc have been purchased by users of George Loves Weather.

I feel this can save you time researching, and that it can also give you actual suggestions that could prove answers for you.

Thus here is my list of actual mounting poles, brackets, etc that have been used to mount their very own weather stations. 

List Of Customer Purchases Ideas You Can Use For Mounting Your Weather Station

So I hope you will use this list to save time.

Installing AcuRite Weather Station

Installing AcuRite Weather Station

Installing AcuRite Weather Station

Steps 3-5 From My Actual Mounting Of the AcuRite Iris

We left off with two steps discussed earlier. Now onto the rest of the steps.

  • We cut a piece of a 4″x 4″ to enough length to allow the Solare Steel Pole Bracket to be fastened onto that 4″x 4″ wood piece.
  • We then used large wood screws to drive the screws into the tree stump. A Note Here (As time goes by, eventually this tree stump will rot out and a new base will need to be found)
  • After the pole bracket is set up, we need to prepare the 5-foot Channel Master Pole to be inserted into the pole bracket. An inserted screw will hold the pole in the mounting bracket. Then it will not be able to move in any direction.

acurite weather station mounting bracket

AcuRite Weather Station Mounting Bracket

You must prepare to set the Iris sensor array onto the top of the pole.

That is why I made sure the top of the pole was bought with a Swedged End.

This will allow for the sensor array to fit nicely over the top of the pole. Then you may insert a couple of screws through the sensor array into the swedged end of the pipe to secure the array firmly in place.

I do mention using the bubble level on the top of the array as a guide to level up your instruments.

This will ensure that the rain gauge is level for collecting the rain.

Before you secure the sensor on top of the pole very important to make sure the transmission switch is set to “Switch A” Button.

I will be setting the display inside on “Switch A” Button as well.

This is on Page 6 of the AcuRite 5-In-1 Weather Sensor instruction manual for the rain gauge calibration

There are directions in the sensor manual where you can set up the calibrations for your rain gauge

What Does Swedged Pipe Mean
What Does Swedged Pipe Mean 

It’s Time To Go Inside To The AcuRite Iris Display

So now after everything is secured, I need to go inside the house to the Iris display, to make sure the display transmission switch (inside by the batteries) is set to the “Switch A” button as well. 

After I did this within a few minutes (give it at least 15 minutes to talk to the sensor) we had results.

Weather instrument readings were showing up everywhere on the display.

The display has now populated with weather instrument data from all of your weather sensors in your yard.

Now your display is working.

Remember, the forecaster will start forecasting within a few hours.

Remember as well that it will take at least 15 days for the forecaster to hone in on your weather, so that it can give you accurate forecasts all the time, from here on out.

Actual Video Shows Mounting Of the Acurite Iris 5-In-1

See the AcuRite Mounting Highlights on this video footage.

Please comment on these posts as well as please write me with any questions you may have concerning mounting your weather station.

You may write me at support@georgelovesweather.com

List of Customer Purchases-Ideas You Can Use For Mounting Your Weather Station

In light of the fact that it is one of the hardest parts of mounting a personal weather station, I thought I would help you out. Give you a leg-up if you will.

As I thought about creating this post, I said to myself, what would really help a beginner with weather stations.

As I have moved forward with my website, George Loves Weather, several things have stuck out to me.

Mounting a weather station is key to getting there most from your weather instruments

Where you place your weather station instruments or your sensor array is very important.

Good results come from having a good location where you installed your instruments

Keeping all of these things in mind, I realized in looking at actual sales I have made to real users of my site, that their decisions often came from research and hard work.

What they ended up buying to mount their weather station is important to them

Thus here is my list of actual mounting poles, brackets, etc that have been used to mount their very own weather stations.

Wireless Weather Station AcuRite

Wireless Weather Station AcuRite

I have listed the first items as they are what I used to mount my AcuRite Iris 5-In-1 weather station.

The Channel Master and the steel pole for Solare are the two items you will notice in my video.

HSYFUNA Steel Pole Light Fixture Mounting Bracket Extension https://easyproductdisplays.com/multi-product/#ArmHSYFUNA Steel Pole Light Fixture Mounting Bracket Extension https://easyproductdisplays.com/multi-product/#ArmHSYFUNA Steel Pole Light Fixture Mounting Bracket Extension https://easyproductdisplays.com/multi-product/#ArmChannel Master Heavy Duty TV Antenna Mast Pole with Swedged end 1.25 Inch Diameter - 5 Ft LongChannel Master Heavy Duty TV Antenna Mast Pole with Swedged end 1.25 Inch Diameter – 5 Ft LongChannel Master Heavy Duty TV Antenna Mast Pole with Swedged end 1.25 Inch Diameter - 5 Ft LongAmbient Weather EZ-NPP Tripod and Mast Assembly with PlatformAmbient Weather EZ-NPP Tripod and Mast Assembly with PlatformAmbient Weather EZ-NPP Tripod and Mast Assembly with Platform

 

Here is the finished mounting of the AcuRite Iris.

We had to modify the block of wood that the steel pole bracket holder was attached to.

Everything is working just fine at my son's home.

AcuRite Mounting Pole Ideas

AcuRite Mounting Pole Ideas

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Skywalker 4” Heavy-Duty Wall Mount PairSkywalker 4” Heavy-Duty Wall Mount PairSkywalker 4” Heavy-Duty Wall Mount PairAmbient EZ-48 Weather Station Tripod AssemblyAmbient EZ-48 Weather Station Tripod AssemblyAmbient EZ-48 Weather Station Tripod AssemblyStarlink Gen 3 Mount for Wall & Roof MountingStarlink Gen 3 Mount for Wall & Roof MountingStarlink Gen 3 Mount for Wall & Roof MountingProxicast Solid Stainless Steel Antenna MountProxicast Solid Stainless Steel Antenna MountProxicast Solid Stainless Steel Antenna Mount

 

Here is what the base of the mounting  for the AcuRite Iris looks like.

You can see here the slight angle of the pole bracket that I referred to in this video...
Steel Pole Mounting Bracket

Steel Pole Mounting Bracket

I have created a video on my George Loves Weather You Tube Channel. 

You may watch this to see how and what I actually did to mount this weather station for my son.

It was a gift from me to him. It was also a father-son project which admittedly I thoroughly enjoyed as as well.

Please watch and see if it helps you out. 

You may also want to receive my Placement Pdf as a guide and help.

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As you can see this is quite the impressive list.

Many of these will work for your current mounting needs.

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The prices range from the inexpensive to more pricey selections.

Since all of these have been used and purchased by viewers of Georgelovesweather.com, you can rest assured that all of these do fit the need for good solid weather station mounting.

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Weather Station With 2 Displays

Is It Better to Use A Weather Station With 2 Displays

Consider for a moment what having a weather station with 2 displays, would be like for you. 

Many weather stations come with a single display that shows all of this information at once.

Weather Station With 2 Displays

Weather Station With 2 Displays

However, some weather stations come with two displays. One display is typically placed inside the house, while the other is placed outside.

Having two displays can be very beneficial. It allows you to see the current conditions inside and outside your home at a glance.

In addition, it can help you to keep track of the weather conditions in both sunny and shady areas. 

AcuRite weather stations are a great option if you are looking for weather stations with two displays.

They offer a wide variety of features and are very user-friendly. Many weather stations come with a single display, but some models offer two displays.

Is it worth paying extra for a weather station with two displays?

A Deeper Look At a Weather Station With 2 Displays

Weather stations are becoming increasingly popular, as people strive to be more prepared for extreme weather events.

A personal weather station can provide invaluable information about the current conditions, as well as forecaster conditions, helping you to make informed decisions about how to dress, what activities to engage in, and when to take precautions.

Weather stations are a great way to keep track of the weather conditions in your area.

They can be used to monitor the temperature, humidity, wind speed, and precipitation.

There are a few things to consider when making this decision. First, do you have a need for two displays?

If you only plan on monitoring the weather in your immediate area, then one display may be sufficient. 

AcuRite Multi room weather station

AcuRite Multi Room Weather Station

However, if you also want to keep an eye on the weather in other parts of the country or world, then two displays may be necessary.

Second, consider the size of the displays. Weather stations with larger displays may be easier to read, but they will also take up more space.

Finally, think about the features that are important to you. Some weather stations offer additional features like barometers and humidity sensors; others offer more basic features like temperature and rainfall readings.

Ultimately, the best choice for you will depend on your specific needs and preferences.

Advantages Of a Weather Station With 2 Displays

Having two displays can be useful because it allows you to see information at a glance.

For example, if you want to know the current temperature and the forecast for the day, you can easily check both displays.

However, a weather station with 2 displays can also be more expensive to buy.

If you’re on a budget, you may want to stick with a single-display model.

AcuRite is one brand that offers weather stations with 2 Displays; they are usually very affordable, yet proficient weather stations.

Many other manufacturers offer similar products.

Do some research to find the model that best meets your needs.

Here Are Some Scenarios Where You Can See Yourself Needing 2 Two Displays

There are many advantages to having a weather station with 2 displays.

The first is that it provides you with a visual representation of the forecast on your front and back porch, which is great for those who have large yards. 

Another advantage is that it can provide more accurate readings than one display can.

For example, if you have trees and shrubs in your yard that provide shade, the sensor on the back porch may not be able to sense some of the weather data. 

So by having a front and back porch, you can get an accurate reading of what your yard is experiencing.

Additionally, having double the screens will provide more card options for those who are interested in this is because the sensors are closer to one another, so they can pick up on subtle changes in the weather.

Acurite 3 Sensors

AcuRite 3 Sensors

You, Will, Raise Your Weather Efficiency

A weather station with two displays is a more efficient way to monitor the weather.

It has a digital display that can be placed in an area that is visible to the user and a backlit display for those who may have trouble seeing the digital display.

The advantages of having a weather station with 2 displays are:-It saves time by giving you an update on the forecast and current conditions on one screen.-It can be used as an alarm clock, so you don’t need to set your phone or watch the alarm.-

It has a backlit display for those who may have trouble seeing the digital display. It’s easy to set up and use. It’s not too heavy or bulky. The disadvantages of having a weather station with 2 displays are:

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Other Considerations With Two Displays

A weather station with 2 displays is a great way to know what the weather is like in two different places. at once.

A weather station with a 24-hour clock: it’s great for knowing the time around the world.

Some displays on the left side of the screen will show you what’s happening in your local area, and the one on the right side will show you what’s happening at your destination.

There are many benefits to having a multi-room temperature sensor.

It allows you to monitor temperatures throughout your home, and it also helps you identify where there might be any heating or cooling issues.

best weather station with multiple sensors

Kalawen Home Weather Station Multiple Sensors

One of the best weather stations with multiple sensors is the Kalawen Weather Stations Wireless Indoor Outdoor Weather Station. 

This device has a variety of sensors that help you monitor your home’s environment.

It has an indoor and outdoor sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor, a light sensor, and a wind speed and direction sensor.

This weather station is also very easy to set up and monitor.

This weather station also has an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning as well as an alarm clock for when it is going to rain. 

You can also set alerts for high or low temperatures so that you are notified when there is a change in the weather.

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AcuRite 3 Sensors Weather Station

Time To Take a Close Look at A 3-Sensor From AcuRite

The AcuRite 3-Sensor  Smart Home Environment System is a perfect example of where technology has taken the development of personal home weather stations.

It has evolved into offering customers a choice of having more sensors with their weather stations.

Instead of just adding an extra display for another room of your home you are now getting the ability to add extra sensors that can monitor special things for you.

If you go to either the AcuRite site post titled Multi-Sensor Display & 3-Sensor Indoor / Outdoor Smart Home Environment System with My AcuRite ,

You will see that The AcuRite 01152M Unit will provide you with the following coverage as an example.

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This means you receive a sensor for outdoor use, the normal temperature, and relative humidity, but you also receive two more sensors that can be set up in two rooms inside your home.

As they suggest you may want to use a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, or an office as examples.

Let’s use my home as an example. My office is in the basement of a split-level ranch, and it gets colder than most other areas of my home.

In the winter it can be 10 degrees cooler and in the summer the same thing.

Both because of dependency on the outside temperatures.

So I would set one up in my master bedroom, where we like to keep it cooler at night, but not too dry.

We need the relative humidity to be higher so we don’t get dried out by the furnace running much more.

And the other one would be in my office.

The Use Of Extra Sensors To Control Home Environments

So as you can see, AcuRite does promote that you may add as many as 7 extra sensors to your weather station (Environment Control Center).

You will not be tracking it on the normal Display units but through I-pad, or Cell Phone Apps.

From the AcuRite page, they discuss what is available to you the customer.

My AcuRite App

  • View your sensors on any iPhone, Android smartphone, computer or tablet with the complimentary My AcuRite App. Choose either a light or dark theme.
  • Create email and phone alerts to notify you when conditions change or your presets are reached.
  • Alerts can be triggered by events like high or low temperatures, high or low humidity conditions and more.
  • Easy-to-read, comprehensive trend observation with graphic charts and historical data.

AcuRite Access

  • Provides access to AcuRite sensor data using the My AcuRite app
  • Reports data for up to 7 compatible AcuRite sensors simultaneously (additional sensors sold separately)
  • Easy setup: Ethernet cable plugs into your internet router
  • Works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for a hands-free experience

So as you can see, more choices, more technology, and more things to take advantage of.

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AcuRite Iris 5-In-1 Weather Station Review-What’s It Like

AcuRite Iris (5-in-1) Indoor/Outdoor Wireless Weather Station

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My Review of the AcuRite Iris 5-In-1 Weather Station

I would like to introduce you to the AcuRite Iris. This is my complete review of the AcuRite Iris 5-In-1 weather station.

This can be thought of as the middle level in the weather station level of wireless personal weather stations that are manufactured by the Chaney Instrument Company.

This weather station from AcuRite is the second-highest level in the AcuRite personal weather station family. The highest professional level is the AcuRite Atlas series of weather instruments.

To explain this better you may check out a couple of the beginner level of weather stations, AcuRite produces for weather fans.

AcuRite Iris 5 in 1 Indoor Outdoor Wireless Weather Station

AcuRite Iris 5 in 1 Indoor Outdoor Wireless Weather Station

In a couple of earlier reviews, I covered the simple, beginner type of weather station from AcuRite. You can take a look at these two reviews.

AcuRite 02007 Weather Station-With Morning, Noon & Night Forecasting

AcuRite 75077 Weather Forecaster Review-A Deeper Examination

I also have done a review of the top-end weather station that AcuRite produces. Read it here

AcuRite 01007M Atlas Weather Station-New & Exciting

The Main Reason the AcuRite Iris Is a Popular Seller

Consumers like that it is a 5-in-1 weather station. Weather fans seem to be looking exactly for what this wireless weather station provides. It gives you, the temperature, the humidity, the wind direction, and wind speed as well.

And the last reading is a gauge, which measures the rain amounts for you. That is one step up that is enjoyed very much by weather buffs. Let’s look at what you get from AcuRite.

Your Purchase Includes:

  • Digital Display with PC Connect for 5-in-1 Sensor Data
  • 5-in-1 PRO 5-in-1 Weather Sensor
  • USB cable
  • mounting bracket
  • mounting hardware
  • power adapter

You may see the whole package being unpacked in my post,  Watch As I Unbox The AcuRite Iris 5-In-1 Weather Station

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What is the Display Like (Indoor Part)

Here are a couple of photos of the display unit. This is a gathering part of the AcuRite Iris. The updates are completed

This is what I covered in the above video. This is all about the AcuRite Display unit. That is the inside part of the AcuRite Iris 5-In-1 Weather Station.

In this video, we’re going to do a quick introduction to the AcuRite Iris, the weather sensor, and the display that is going to be for inside your home. What do this real quick, just a quick intro video?

I’ll have it in the video and also have it in the text below. There’ll be a link for this manual as well, which you can get from the AcuRite website, but I’ll provide the link so that you can download this.

What you get with the download is a nice little manual that talks about it.

And then I’m going to show you real quick what is involved with this manual. And then we’ll show you dramatically in display and demonstration.

What is involved? You can see the readings available on the display unit at the peak wind speed, miles per hour, that the wind is blowing and the average speed.

AcuRite 01036M Wireless Weather Station

 

So you’ll have a current once it’s running, current speed here in the middle, you’ll have what the last hour the peak wind has been and the average for the hour for wind speed.

You’ll have wind direction right here and you’ll have exterior humidity percentage. And you’ll have the temperature outside currently as well.

Everything’s laid out here for you. You’re also going to have it here. This is your internal temperature and your internal humidity.

And that’s going to be taken from the measurements in the display unit itself, that is inside, on your desk, on your bookshelf and your kitchen counter, kitchen window, whatever, wherever you decide to put it.

And you’re going to have your forecaster, which is one of the newest nest things about this unit from Acura is that this will give you a forecast at twelve-hour forecast, 12 hours out. What’s coming?

For weather. It’ll give you two icons and this list of barometric pressure, whether it’s up or down as well.

For you, it will be the current time, the current date. And then down here, you have the alarms that are set.

You’ll have to set them up for like 99 degrees. If you want it to be told when it’s over 99 degrees outside, set up a sensor. These are all sensors for outside as well. And everything matches up here. And there’ll be directions right here.

I’ll tell you all about it. What I want to do, the last thing in this video just shows you looking at the display unit, how you hook it up, and just a couple of things to be aware of at the bottom here. So we’re going to switch to that next.

Okay, so this is what the display unit looks like. I’ve got it plugged in. This isn’t an operation because it’s not communicating with the sensor array. After all, we haven’t gone out to my son’s house to set it up yet.

But I want to show you a little bit about this display unit. Okay, so we’ve got our display unit. I want to do is show you the back of it and how this works. Now, this is all black. Hopefully, this is not enough.

Now, I was looking for a way to plug in the power adapter, and I looked around it, underneath the sides. I couldn’t find anywhere to plug it, but I didn’t have to look at my manual, the manual that came with it. It’s right here.

This is right here. I’ll provide a link for you down below, too, in case you didn’t get it, so you can download it. But this manual has everything that you need. Now, in the back, you open this up.

This comes out there’s the place for six A batteries. So I recommend six A batteries because those are used for backup only. What I found was up in here on the left side is where you plug in the power adapter.

Then you plug in your cord that goes from here to display into your computer to keep track of everything for history, for you goes in there.

The other thing is you’ll want to know there’s a switch right here.

For this switch, you have to make sure it matches up with the switch on your sensor array. That’s outside. The other thing is very important here at the top there’s what they call the Mac address, the numbers below the barcode.

You’re going to want to record them because you’re going to need them for communication between your phone apps.

If you’re going to use the phone app on your phone and the communication between your sensor array and this, you’ll need that a couple of times to enter that number.

So make sure you have that. We’ll try to hook in the power adapter here with my older fingers, but you can see it just slips right in here and is inserted in there.

And you got your power adapter set up to go. That’s the rest of the information on the display unit that I wanted to share with you.

And the intro to the display unit for the AcuRite Iris 5-In-1.

The Manuals for the AcuRite Iris may be found here

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The Power Information and How Often Are the Updates Sent?

This information is for the sensor array. The Outside weather instruments.

Power for the sensor array is 4 AA alkaline or lithium* batteries*Lithium batteries are recommended for temperatures below -4 degrees Fahrenheit / -20 degrees CelsiusThe following is how often updates are sent from the sensor array to your inside display unit.

  • Data Reporting Wind Speed: 18-second updatesWind Direction: 36-second updatesTemperature and Humidity: 36-second updates

When it’s time to buy, I would recommend either from AcuRite itself, which is the Chaney Instrument Company in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin or from Amazon. 

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AcuRite Iris Product to buy. Amazon Link

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