Weather station with direct wifi internet connection

[BrianR]

Hello,

are there any amateur weather stations on the market (Europe/UK) which connect directly to the internet via wifi on base station to router, rather than base station to PC to router?

Many years ago I had two Oregon Scientific weather stations where the base stations connected to the PC (serial and USB ports) to connect to the internet. I want to by pass this hurdle.

It would be ideal if the weather station had extras like UV etc.

thanks

BrianR    

[Morning Rain]

I have this station: Watson W8686. Includes solar and UV sensors and wifi connectivity for uploading to weather underground ect. Very good weather station for the price £189.95 from here: 

Watson W8686 – NEW! – Nevada Radio

WWW.NEVADARADIO.CO.UK

 

[BrianR]

Thanks for the link.  Interesting.  I was looking at the ambient weather ws2000 and this Watson looks almost identical (except for different colour Base unit).

Any thoughts? A UK rebrand? Or coincidence?

[Morning Rain]

Yes it is the same, the Watson is the UK branded version. It is a clone of Ecowitt.

Think Weatherspares sell additional sensors that work with it too such as lightning detector, soil sensor ect. I have the lightning sensor connected to the Watson base unit.

[Dancerwithwings]

On 05/09/2021 at 20:20, Morning Rain said:

Yes it is the same, the Watson is the UK branded version. It is a clone of Ecowitt.

Think Weatherspares sell additional sensors that work with it too such as lightning detector, soil sensor ect. I have the lightning sensor connected to the Watson base unit.

In looking at the spec, is it me.... ( Dew Points readings don't come with this WS ) ???

 

 

[Morning Rain]

11 hours ago, Dancerwithwings said:

In looking at the spec, is it me.... ( Dew Points readings don't come with this WS ) ???

 

 

Hi, i can confirm the station does give dew point readings including humidity and feels like readings.

[BrianR]

To what weather sites can this watson device send data to? Until my oregons packed in a few years ago i was posting to wonderground and awekas.

And btw thanks for the info on this device, and spares. 

Edited September 8, 2021 by BrianR

[Morning Rain]

It can send data to WU, Weathercloud and WOW

[BrianR]

Ordered a station from nevada and a separate pm25. Quick to arrive, quick to set up and already atop  my old pole attached to the garage.  Just need to configure wifi and wunderground and sit back

Now where is that damn rain!

BTW I had a spare and still new  crud basket from my old oregon rain bucket as the watson doesn't come with one. Advisable to keep out leaves etc (part of an old sieve would suffice )

Thanks for all your help.

[Morning Rain]

Enjoy, it is an excellent station for the price 

[Dancerwithwings]

The link/model you’ve shown earlier in this thread doesn’t show/state *dew points* but the Pro model does, that model is still very good value though

Watson W8681-ProII – Nevada Radio

WWW.NEVADARADIO.CO.UK

 

[BrianR]

The screen shows a dew point reading and it's documented in the manual for ws8686

[BrianR]

Does the ecowitt lightning detector work with watson? Nothing relating to one in compatible sensors. However it does use dew point exceeding 70f for lightning icon to appear.(page 76)

 

[Morning Rain]

Yes the ecowitt lightning sensor works with Watson ws8686, i have one transmitting to the console 

[Morning Rain]

13 hours ago, Dancerwithwings said:

The link/model you’ve shown earlier in this thread doesn’t show/state *dew points* but the Pro model does, that model is still very good value though

Watson W8681-ProII – Nevada Radio

WWW.NEVADARADIO.CO.UK

 

That model is older than the ws8686. The ws8686 definitely does dew point 

[Dancerwithwings]

8 hours ago, Morning Rain said:

That model is older than the ws8686. The ws8686 definitely does dew point 

Thanks for letting me know that

[Dancerwithwings]

On 10/09/2021 at 08:03, Morning Rain said:

That model is older than the ws8686. The ws8686 definitely does dew point 

Well it’s landed

Weather isn’t to good today for setting it up, so I’ll leave it to the weekend....then again I could get itchy fingers and it could be done as soon as tomorrow.

Can anyone give me a little guidance on where to obtain a pole

[BrianR]

Mines on a dog leg TV pole attached to the garage with a mounting plate

[BrianR]

I had mine talking to wunderground without issue, little WU symbol appears on screen to show it's connected . Results arrived at wunderground.  I connected it to met office wow and ecowitt.  Now it's stopped sending data to wunderground and the WU support haven't answered my query.

I originally had ambient ws2000 selected as the station type as ecowitt doesn't appear.

[Dancerwithwings]

11 minutes ago, BrianR said:

Mines on a dog leg TV pole attached to the garage with a mounting plate

Thanks Brian,

Seen em,  Tool Station/Screw Fix

keep us updated with your data issues

Hope mine looks as good as yours does on ya profile photo

[BrianR]

The watson sits on top of the post, make sure the bolts are tight. The other (lower) anemometer is a spare from my old oregon. I now use it solely as a weather vane that I can see from the house.