Recommendations for outdoor weather sensor (lemmy.world)

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I previously hacked together an Ikea sensor which worked well for the price, but was not weatherproof, and my solution caused the temperatures to be very inaccurate.

I'm looking for something that can be used offline (connects to HA via WiFi, Zigbee, etc but does not need WAN access) and is plug and play. I see some solutions like this, but am not sure if they will work in an 'offline' mode. Anyone have any suggestions? Something with wind speed, etc would be awesome.

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[-] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I like my tempest. https://shop.tempest.earth/products/tempest

3d printed bracket screwed into my block wall fence. And some pvc pipe. Comes with a pipe bracket and the tempest just sits right on top of it. Isn't a bulky eyesore to piss off the neighbors (I live in an HOA). Haven't had any issues with it in HA since I bought it in 2023

And it's an offline integration too... The station broadcasts and HA can grab it with the weatherflow integration. If you let it reach the internet though, it can feed the big maps... and you can see all sorts of info on that map.

Edit: Here's a screenshot of everything that's exposed as far as sensors go...

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I would hope you'd get all that for $400.

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