We recommend the optional heater accessory for colder climates to keep the sensor surface from accumulating ice and snow. We found the readings to be much more accurate and responsive, even though it only has a maximum speed of 89mph. The sonic anemometer impressed us as well.
That’s a massive improvement from the WS-2902 console, which could take up to a minute to update. The new sensor suite features a lightning-fast console refresh time (how often the console displays new data), as little as five seconds in some cases. While we certainly didn’t have a wealth of data due to a lot of frozen precipitation from our review, the WS-5000 was quite close to our analog rain gauge readings.
The larger rain gauge funnel also seemed to be doing what it intended: catching rainfall more accurately. The WS-5000’s barometer responded more accurately to pressure changes, whereas the WS-2902 seemed to respond too aggressively (although that could be due to a defective unit, we’re still not sure). The issues we experienced with the barometer and rain gauge with the WS-2902 aren’t found in the WS-5000. That took a matter of minutes: all we had to enter was our console’s MAC address (on the back), and within two or three minutes, the station was live and reporting to the cloud. It also allows you to connect to various smart home services, including Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and IFTTT. Doing so enables remote access to your data through either or third-party services like Weather Underground. Next up was connecting the WS-5000 to your Wi-Fi and the Internet. Ambient Weather does have a support document addressing the issue, which allowed the sensors to connect. The optional sensors I tested didn’t have the same problem, so I’m unsure of the cause. The rain gauge and indoor temperature/humidity/barometer sensor wouldn’t connect automatically, which slowed us down.
About 30 minutes is what you’ll need to get things running. Be sure to have some “AA” batteries on hand, just in case they’re not in the package. The station arrives mostly assembled: there is not much to put together other than to mount it with your mast or mounting solution. Top 10 Lists Our Top 10 lists count down the warmest, wettest, and snowiest places around, and explain what drives the weather in these locales.How To Want to learn how to install your weather station? Program your weather radio? Our How-Tos section has those answers and more.Best Home Weather Stations in the UK/EU.Best Home Weather Stations in Australia.
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