Weather Station reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 227 Reddit reviews across 15 subreddits and 59 posts to rank the best Weather Station brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/myweatherstation, r/homeassistant, r/weather, r/meteorology, r/homeautomation. Top-rated brands include Ambient Weather (4.3/5), Davis Instruments (4.8/5), WeatherFlow (4.6/5).
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Reviews227
Subreddits15
Posts59
Brands50
Products49
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#1
Ambient Weather
4.3
(50)
"Personally I use an Ambient Weather station. It’s great. They have a wide variety of options/prices. They come with the little display. I also have mine connected to wifi so I can always check info from my phone."
"I have an Ambient Weather WS-2000. It integrates easily with HA."
"I absolutely love the Ambient Weather stuff."
"The data on there always matches what we can measure and record"
"Best so far"
"I had an Accurite but... bought an Ambient Weather Station, and zero complaints for 2 years so far."
"I have an Ambient WS-5000 and love it."
"Checks all the boxes and works great."
"I have an ambient weather station and love it."
"All local and only costs about $150."
#2
Davis Instruments
4.8
(30)
"I have had a Vantage outside now for 15 years in Southern California, works great."
"Here is a site for a Davis Vantage Vue"
"I would only do a Davis Instruments like 6153"
"Davis vantage vue or Pro 2"
"I have a Davis Vantage Pro2 Plus."
"Research quality, endlessly customizable and super durable and reliable."
"There is a reason the Davis Vantage Pro 2 is essentially hardware unchanged for the last 30 years."
"Davis Vantage Pro 2. Either hardwired or wireless."
"I have a Davis Instruments VantageVue weather station."
"Davis Vantage Pro 2."
#3
WeatherFlow
4.6
(29)
"I’ve had the tempest for a few years and love it."
"You're going to want a Tempest by WeatherFlow."
"I ended up with a Tempest and am pretty happy with it so far."
"If it’s my money: Tempest"
"WeatherFlow Tempest provides forecast data that is derived from your personal weather station."
"Weatherflow tempest."
"I recently purchased the Weatherflow Tempest and couldn’t be more happier."
"Tempest station by weather flow."
"I'm using a WeatherFlow Tempest weather station."
"I LOVE my weatherflow tempest."
#4
Davis
4.8
(23)
"A very durable station the Davis 6242 from Scaled Instruments would give you a station that measures wind temp, humidity and rainfall."
"Davis Vantage Pro 2 vote here too and it has been going here 10 years."
"My Davis Vantage pro 2 lasted 18 years."
"I love the Davis and go with that for all of my installs."
"I’ve had a vantage pro2 for 20 years, highly recommend."
"I have a Davis Vantage Pro 2 Plus and I have had really good results."
"Davis Vantage Pro 2 with Weather display software."
"My davis is top notch."
"The only best weather station is the Davis vantage pro 2 with 24 hour fan for about $900... It last 15-20 years with just a little maintenance!!!"
"Start him off right with at least $2000 worth of Davis gear."
#5
Ecowitt
4.5
(22)
"Really like my Ecowitt stuff using Home Assistant for custom Dashboards."
"Anything on that list is great!"
"Jumping on the Ecowitt Wittboy bandwagon; have it linked via its hub to the ecowitt2mqtt Add On / docker container for faster sensor refresh."
"The ecowitt wittboy is pretty good for less than 199€."
"Easy integration and works perfectly."
"I have been very happy with it."
"It's excellent."
"Ecowitt or FineOffset clones, like Froggit, Ecowitt, Ambient, Eurochron."
"EcoWitt weather station receivers all have the ability to POST the data to a local system."
"+1 for ecowitt."
#6
AcuRite
4.2
(12)
"Highly recommend acurite 5-1. Had one for 5 years."
"I run an AcuRite 5in1 station on WeeWX and pipe this into HA."
"I have an acurite brand wx sensor for wind temp and humidity data."
"You might want to check out the AcuRite weather station. It's solid."
"I have an AcuRite Iris 06014 PRO+ (5-in-1) integrated with HA."
"Any cheap acurite 5/7 in 1, I use atlas."
"First thought is to use the battery/solar power for sensors, like the type used for home weather stations such as Acurite."
"I got 5 years out of an Acurite 5-in-1 before the outdoor unit failed."
"AcuRite or Tempest for a relatively cheap one."
"I've had my Acurite Atlas up for two years now and it's still doing great."
#7
Netatmo
3.7
(6)
"I've had a Netatmo station for a few years and it's been good."
"Netatmo is the only one I know of."
"I use netatmo, it has a public https and API."
"Easy to add and not had any issues."
"Netatmo is very popular as compact but I have no experience with it."
"We have a netatmo system installed"
#8
La Crosse
3.3
(4)
"I have frequently been astounded by the accuracy of the La Crosse - and it is my cheapest station!"
"I bought a LaCrosse station many years ago and it still works extremely well."
"I just installed a Le Crosse station and so far have not been able to get it connected to the internet."
"Absolutely do not buy a La Crosse whatever you do. They are a terribly incompetent company."
#9
BloomSky
3.7
(3)
"I have a BloomSky Weather1 and an Acurite 5in1 station."
"Does a surprisingly good job of detecting rain."
"BloomSky was an affordable station option for connecting with WU, but not Home Assistant compatible yet"
#10
Tempest
3.0
(3)
"The Tempest is solar powered so it combined with a power boaster in worst case could measure and transmit."
"I have a Tempest. I do not use the HACS integration."
"I would not recommend Tempest, bought two and both have died shortly after warranty expired."
#11
La Crosse Technology
4.5
(2)
"Had it for years and absolutely love it."
"I use this: [https://lacrosse-technology.myshopify.com/products/926-25100-wgb] with a couple sensors and monitor my freezer."
#12
Ecowit
4.5
(2)
"Had mine out side in extreme heat for 3 years never missed a heat"
"I have the Ecowit 2900 integrated in HA and it works like a charm!"
#13
Eve Weather
4.0
(2)
"Eve Weather is another option that supports temperature, humidity and barometric pressure."
"Eve Weather only supports temperature, humidity and barometric pressure. But should that be enough, it’s fantastic."
#14
FanJu
4.0
(2)
"I can confirm the sensor for the "Fanju Weather Station" does work."
"I'd try the sensor for "FanJu Weather Station" which looks similar."
#15
Fine Offset
4.0
(2)
"Fine Offset is the OEM for various of these devices."
"The Ecowitt hardware is perfectly adequate and very affordable."
#16
Davis Vantage Vue
5.0
(1)
"Well made and durable."
#17
Cordulus
5.0
(1)
"Also take a look at Cordulus - offer API-integration besides App access."
#18
Davis Vantage Pro
5.0
(1)
"I've had 2 separate vantage pros over the last 15 or so years."
#19
Davis Weather Station
5.0
(1)
"Keep the Davis and get a meteobridge."
#20
Davis Vantage
5.0
(1)
"My Davis vantage is integrated with weewx and sends locally to ha via mqtt."
#21
WS2902b
5.0
(1)
"I've had it since August, 2020. I've been really happy with it."
#22
VEVOR
5.0
(1)
"[VEVOR 7-in-1 Wi-Fi Weather Station 7.5 in Color Display Wireless Outdoor Sensor]"
#23
Sensecap
5.0
(1)
"Sensecap station would work the best, literally a set and forget setup."
#24
BRESSER
5.0
(1)
"I am very happy with it."
#25
WS
5.0
(1)
"I’ve been very happy with the WS-5000 over the last year."
#26
Vaisala
5.0
(1)
"Vaisala does premium, government level weather stations. They are accurate to within climate reporting specs"
#27
Weather Stick
4.0
(1)
"I use the Weather Stick. If it's white, it's snowing, wet, burnt, ice, etc."
#28
Weatherxm
4.0
(1)
"Look into Weatherxm. Its a global decentralized network that pays stations owners for the data."
#29
Ecowitt WS6006
4.0
(1)
"I'd suggest one of those: https://shop.ecowitt.com/products/ws6006"
#30
Alecto WS-3500
4.0
(1)
"Absolutely entry level weather station, I bought it in 2012."
#31
Ambient Weather WS-2XXX
4.0
(1)
"Reliable, cost effective and have terrific battery life IMO."
#32
Ambient Weather WS-2902
4.0
(1)
"Deal link: Amazon"
#33
La Crosse S82950-INT
4.0
(1)
"Mine is a La Crosse S82950-INT"
#34
AccuRite
4.0
(1)
"Invest in an Accurite weather station - it may be able to connect to the cell phone in hot spot mode."
#35
WS5000
4.0
(1)
"WS5000 is a solid unit with many expandable modules."
#36
Bresser
4.0
(1)
"If you want a bargain, watch eBay for a Bresser 5 in 1."
#37
Maximum
4.0
(1)
"Look at Maximum https://www.maximum-inc.com/"
#38
Bunnings
4.0
(1)
"I bought one from Bunnings. It’s worked great so far."
#39
Wireless Sensor
4.0
(1)
"I got this one last year. Has a little outdoor sensor."
#40
Jay Cars
4.0
(1)
"Check out Jay Cars for some reasonably priced stations."
#41
Weather Plus
4.0
(1)
"If you have Homebridge you can add nearby weather stations to your home with the Weather Plus plugin."
#42
Unknown Cellular Weather Station
4.0
(1)
"I build cellular weather stations that are exactly that. Cheap (compared to the alternative) stations that can be set up very quickly and can transmit anywhere with cell service."
#43
Acurite 5-in-1
4.0
(1)
"I use WeeWX to get my data from my Acurite 5in1 locally via MQTT into HA."
#44
RTL433
4.0
(1)
"I would look at weather stations that are supported by the "RTL433 to MQTT Bridge" addon for hass."
#45
NWS
4.0
(1)
"However I think that the NWS uses these types of stations for their corporative observer program."
#46
AirGradient
3.0
(1)
"Have you looked into the AirGradient Open Air?"
#47
AcuRite 5-n-1
3.0
(1)
"Upgrading my aging AcuRite 5-n-1 to something from Argent Data Systems"
#48
Open Weather Station
3.0
(1)
"Do you want to build your own?"
#49
Eve
3.0
(1)
"I was looking for a homekit-compatible weather station that also has a display... but is seems like Eve is the only option?"
#50
Acurite WS2902
3.0
(1)
"I even had a accurite forget snow none do that well the best for that is a separate CoCoRaHS station more old school"
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