Kalawen Weather Station with Outdoor Indoor Sensor, MSF Wireless Digital Alarm Clock, Barometer, Temperature, Humidity Monitor, Weather Forecast for Home Garden

This weather station was easy to set up and the external sensor and the clock both connected by radio within a few minutes of inserting the batteries. The unit can be powered from a USB adapter so can easily be run off a 12v USB adapter for use in a motorhome or caravan. Compared to 4 other household digital home thermometers, placed adjacent to each other, I found that the temperature and humidity readings on this weather station were about 0.2 °C and 1% in error respectively. There is an option for displaying C or F and also the date or sunset time in the bottom corner. There is also provision for setting remote temperature alarms provided the external sensor is located in a protective housing such as the Dostmann 98.1114.02 Case For Sensor also available on Amazon – it is not very waterproof on its own. My main gripes: 1. On my previous weather station pressing the top button 4 times switched the display off at bedtime. On this unit I have to feel round the side of the unit and hope that I select the correct button and similarly have to press it 4 times. The top button is useful for checking the time at night and the display goes of in a few seconds, which is convenient. Having said that, the buttons on the side are more practical than on the back when wall mounting like most previous units that I have owned. 2. The other issue, mentioned by other buyers, is there is no barometer compensation button, only absolute, but it is a simple sum to add the local difference if known. 3. The display is much better viewed from above than below which might determine the best location for it. 4. Casing is black only, no option in white. Overall, an excellent unit which, I considered, was quite good value but I notice that the price has increased by 20% since I purchased it a few months ago.

Good item. Great with the external sensor.

A larger display than I was expecting which is no bad thing as it can clearly be seen from a distance. This weather station appears under various brand names on Amazon and elsewhere, basically they are sourced from China with a brand name of the buyers choice added (this one is made by Fanju Technology), so worth checking Amazon for other brands of this same one as it might be cheaper and will be identical except for the brand name. A lot of the images and photos taken do not do justice to the display, often looking washed out. Note that the display is definitely better viewed looking down at it, rather than having it at eye level or higher. Looking up at the unit the display will become hard or impossible to read. Supplied with a UK power supply which is required for permanent illumination. I've checked the power consumption and it uses so little it doesn't register, so less than 0.1 watt so you will not notice any change to your electricity bill. It will run without mains power using 2 AA batteries but the lit display will go dark, however it is still possible in a well lit room to see the display, and touching the top will turn on the back light for 15 seconds when on battery power. Even if plugged in, use the batteries anyway as this will provide backup power should the mains go out or you wish to move it, and it will not reset itself. The radio clock works on the UK MSF signal, and in my case it quickly picked up the time in a couple of minutes, although reception will vary for everyone and it may take longer to acquire the time. A negative (hence only 4 star), the pressure reading can not be adjusted for relative pressure (many weather stations allow adjustment by dialling in height above see level but not this one), this isn't very good as it means the pressure it reports will not be accurate for most people due to being higher than sea level, and the pressure will not match weather observations seen online or in forecasts. The weather forecast graphics shouldn't be taken too seriously, its as accurate as a barometer on the wall, and it changes the graphics based on the pressure trend, so even though the actual pressure reading number will be inaccurate due to not being adjustable for altitude, this doesn't affect how the forecasting works, it will be as accurate, or rather as inaccurate, regardless. Also the graphics predict the weather in the next 12 to 24 hours, it isn't suppose to show what the weather is doing right now. The outdoor sensor, like all of these type of weather stations, is not waterproof. They must be put outside and sheltered so that rain can not fall directly on it. Complaints of the outside sensor failing or humidity stuck at 99% are almost always because water has got into the unit. So a nice little weather station, I can imagine children will like it, especially when it forecasts snow (which will happen when the outdoor sensor sees temperatures close or below freezing and it would be forecasting rain, where it then switches to show snow).

Great display with all the inf you need . Easy to set up. Very good value.

I bought this weather station for my stock room. I need to keep a relatively constant temperature and humidity. It was super easy to install, just plug it will the power cable provides and it's good to go. If you want to use it as a proper weather station you'll need some batteries for the outdoors sensor. It has a very good display and it's very easy to see both during daylight and at night, the intensity it's very easy to change with the buttons on the side as well as scales of measurement. In terms of pricing it's good value for money, the screen is big and clear and I have double checked the readings for accuracy, it's very accurate. I'd definitely recommend it

I purchased this model in 2020. It has been perfectly reliable until about a year ago. Surprisingly, it’s the indoor temperature sensor which has given up the ghost. The external one is still functioning flawlessly. I’m trying, yet again, to let the unit become completely discharged before switching it on again. It’s such a shame as the display is so bright and clear. I’m loath to spend another £46 to purchase another.

After our old weather station going wrong, we decided to try out this new weather station, when it arrived it came with decent instructions which makes a change unlike other weather stations that can have confusing or hard to understand instructions. Easy enough to set up, put the outdoors sensors, put batterys into both sensors then the main station/interface will do the rest. The interface contains information about the indoor temperature as well as outdoor temperature, there's a option that you can install additional sensors if you wanted too. The interface also includes a "forecast" it also records pressure as well as history going back to 24 hours, additionally it tracks the current humidity conditions both indoors and outdoors. In general, this is quite a good weather station, works well and it's good value for money.

Quite pleased with this so far. The colour display is clear and easy to read. Accuracy wise; it sits next to my Hive thermostat and the internal temperature is always within 0.1 degree difference. Not very scientific, they may both be miles out but seems ok. As for the external sensor: I have it in a white box( small Stevenson screen) at the bottom of my garden. It reads 1 degree lower than my boiler's external sensor but this it attached to the house wall (north facing) so I would expect this difference. I'm not sure that the external sensor should be exposed to the elements, which is why I contain it. I may be wrong but I wouldn't risk it. The reason I bought this was because an old sensor finally packed in. This one has a much greater range (25m for mine) , something with which I am quite impressed. If you choose to run the main unit with batteries the display cuts out. It is best to connect to the mains.