Ecowitt Weather Stations WS2910, Professional Digital WiFI
Ecowitt Weather Stations WS2910, Professional Digital WiFI Weather Station with Color Display, 7-in-1 Wireless Outdoor Sensor Solar Powered, Indoor 3-in-1 Built-in Sensor for Home Garden Farm
Got this for Dad last Christmas as he is a weather obsessed farmer. The family WhatsApp group is now full of screenshots of the app informing how much rain we had last night.
I found this so easy to set up and use, I have not had it long enough yet to give a full review but it’s looking very promising, It seems to be of good good quality.
Does the job of recording weather excellently and nice to be able to get it on your phone as well as the screen that comes with it. Setting it up could be made easier by having a small print out of the setup process.
Everything you need for a small weather station in a box.
Great weather station that was easy to install following the well written and simple to follow instructions. Connection to wifi, and registering with online weather site was an easy process; just need a compass or an compass app to ensure siting was correct, no big deal.
First – this Weather Station MUST have a Wifi and Internet connection throughout your home. You must also have a Smart Phone (with latest Android or IOS O/S) and a PC to be able to collect and view the data.
The initial set up routine is a bit tricky and the supplied leaflet can be a bit confusing! I suggest you install the Ecowitt APP on your mobile phone and create an account (free) before you start. Then ensure your mobile phone is connected to your 2.4GH Wi-Fi router (NOT 5GH) Then via the APP on your mobile phone install the HUB carefully following the guide instructions shown on your mobile. It took three attempts before I got it set up, but all successful in time. Then instal the AA batteries in the Station itself. That should then soon register with the HUB and thus data visible on your Mobile phone as active. If you also send data to Wunderground (or other web site) the APP on your mobile phone has a page in MENU under OTHERS and DIY Servers to register your device.
Then install the station itself in the position you prefer outside.
The data then sent to your mobile phone and (and PC web page) is remarkably detailed and the graphs fully customisable for display DAY, 24 Hours, Week, Month etc and viewable in Landscape or Portrait. Landscape is more detailed and easier to view. As far as I can tell the data is accurate in comparison to conventional thermometers and barometers, and rainfall seems accurate in comparison to a previous now failed weather station. Humidity and sunlight/UV also seem accurate as far as I can tell. Wind speed and direction I have no way of comparing, but seem good. Each measuring data point can be adjusted to compensate for local conditions in settings (ie height above sea level etc) Alarms can be set for certain conditions as warnings etc. All in all I am very pleased with the unit and the data it supplies and the way it can be displayed. My only criticism would be that the INDOOR temperature and humidity sensor is NOT remote and is connected by wire 1 meter long to the Hub itself, so it can be tricky to place the sensor in a suitable place – as you are limited to mains power supply socket location etc. POWER SUPPY NOT provided but any 5v DC supply with suitable plug to the hub is fine. However the socket in the hub is NOT same as those in mobile phones. This is the third weather station I have owned over 15 years and is by far the best and comprehensive, though was also the most costly!
From the Ecowitt web page of your weather station on your PC, it is possible to export data, into Excel format
Am very impressed so far, though I cannot vouch for reliability or longevity but it seems well made and robust. The pole socket is for 1inch pipe/tube and has locking collar to tighten it in place.
I rarely write reviews, but have to with this one:-
The ease of use of setting up is great, with very clear English instructions.
The whole system including the application on the main unit is so well thought out, even the android app is perfectly written unlike may things nowadays.
Adding additional sensors is a doddle, and I have just purchased the camera to add to the system.
Worked straight out the box, uploading data within 5 minutes contributing to the community weather information of which there are thousands.
Never again will I be using BBC weather or any other for my weather.
Top job….
I’ve only had this for half of a week so far. I’m very impressed by how easy it was to set up and the quality and amount of information that it can provide. I have an alert set up to let me know when it’s raining so that when I’m away from home I can park up my robot lawnmower so that it doesn’t dig the soft ground. The uv index will be great to see to avoid getting sunburned on overcast days. It seemed to charge very quickly on a bright day when I installed it and the charge seems to hold quite well. I’m not sure if I’ll need to use the heater element at any point so I have it tie wrapped to the mounting pole, I would have liked to be able to remove it completely or to be able to secure it in a better way. Only time will tell if this survives a rough winter, we get very heavy winds and I also wanted this to help us prepare for that. So far so good and I would highly recommend, I’ll update further if it stops working.
Update; Rain often takes a while to be detected, disappointed in the lack of accuracy here. It often reports rain beyond when the rain has stopped also.
It works very well and provides comprehensive data. I like that you can access it via the app or on your desktop wherever you are. The only thing that concerns me is the accuracy of the wind speed measurement. The TV weather forecast can be for strong winds and it can seem to be blowing a gale outside, yet the weather station shows only around 10 mph or so. This may be perfectly accurate and perhaps our weather station is in a protected spot. I don’t know. I’d be interested to know what others think.
Ecowitt Weather Stations WS2910
Easy to set up
Easy to connect to Weather Underground too and others
My only issue is
The Working week to me is Monday to Sunday
The Week day is Sunday according to Ecowitt
there is no option I can find to change it
And that is annoying
So only 4 stars until they change i
I love it. Does it have any functional real world use other than information? – no. Will it be something that will benefit your daily life? – no. But….. It’s just information junkie fun, and can look at history from when you switch it on, and share it, and also view other locations in your town and city! It’s just so much fun to see the weather changes, temperature, solar info, pressure! I just love it and look at it many times daily, via the screen and online. Its strangely addictive and fun!
Easy to set up and appears to give good accuracy. Things you need to know that the instructions don’t tell you:- to connect the base console screen to the Wi-Fi it must be plugged into the mains or it won’t go into setup mode. Try and get the weather station as high as you can, Wickes builders merchants do a 2 piece 3m washing line pole that is great and if you want to go higher you can buy a second one but you can only use one more section so you will have 4.5m. Lastly if you want to connect to to other services you need to use another app called ws view, you will notice it has the same icon as the Ecowitt app as is simple enough to follow. Also make sure you read the instructions and point the weather station the right way. Finally the arrows showing wind direction on the console and app are a little confusing. On the console the tiny arrow points outwards and shows where the wind is coming from while the app shows where it is going to.
Really impressed with this so far. Very easy to set up, I had a bit of a query about the set up and I got an answer to my question very quickly so that was good. Loving the fact that it has no moving parts – I never really believed my previous weather stations when it came to the wind detection because the dreaded pole wobble seemed to cancel out the speed and the rotating windspeed detector would inevitable seize up in the end.
Where this set up really excels is the wealth of info you can draw from it and the accessibility of that info. You have all the data set out very clearly in all sorts of graphs and charts and they are just there on your phone / laptop / tablet where ever you are in the world and then see data from every connected weather station in the world all set out in detail so if you are a weather obsessed individual you really can not ask for more. Plus there is no additional charge (not yet anyway!).
By far the best weather station I have had, and I have had a few.
I have two, one at home, one at airfield. Superb products, and Ecowitt have been a pleasure to deal with when I had questions. I have the products integrated with Home Assistant and Weather Underground.
I have edited my original comments as the problem I though it was having was in fact caused by me being fumble fingered when opening the packaging. The power supply and cable I though was missing had fallen down the side of the packaging insert.
The issue was resolved after contacting the supplier with whom I exchanged a number of emails. Their responses were fast, sometimes a few minutes, and helpful. A few delays were caused by the different time zones between China and the UK.
As I write the unit has been up and running successfully for 24 hours and is everything I hoped it would be. Graphs on the website are very neat and the base display looks nice and works well. Documentation in the box is minimal and this may cause some confusion. The kit will work perfectly well without a wifi connection and the base unit has both batteries AND a power supply. The power supply MUST be plugged in and switched on for the wifi connection to work. There are NO error messages if you try to set up wifi without plugging in the power supply so there is a danger that you will think the unit is broken.
Bought to replace a smaller simpler weather station. Well packaged and easy to set up. Pleased to see a well written easy to understand manual. Mounted the sensor unit on the roof of my shed, not ideal but didn’t fancy getting on the house roof! The readings seem accurate enough but a few degrees doesn’t make a great deal of difference to me.
I connected to the Ecowitt website as detailed in the manual, not that straightforward but followed the instructions and got there eventually…
Once connected you can access all the data being transmitted by the sensor unit and view all data as a graph, daily,weekly etc on your tablet, phone, computer etc. Only paid 134 for it in November which was a fair price I reckon, notice it’s now 188 which is a bit expensive I think.
Update,had a problem with time display,contacted Ecowitt and received a reply within a couple of hours which sorted it out. Excellent customer service.
Very easy to assemble and set up. Ecowitt is a great app to use.
After a fortnight I had an issue with the array where it stopped reporting everything apart from wind and rain.
I contacted the supplier and they were amazing. Very quick to respond with helpful fix suggestions, when these did not work, they very quickly sent a replacement. Top marks for customer service
This is the second of this unit I have had. The second, not because the first was unreliable or junk. But I dropped the display unit and broke the screen. It did me proud for in excess of 8 years. The screen unit so far as I can see is the same. Its clear and concice. The out door unit has changed. Improved construction. Other than that, everything else looks identical. If I don’t drop this unit, it might outlive me.
Note you will need:-
A small and mediun size Pozidrive / cross head screwdrivers.
A pole – at least 25mm / 1inch dimmater.
2x AA batteries (lithum preferred) for the outside unit.
3x AAA batteries for data backup in the inside unit.
Smart phone – only if you want to calibrate the unit and if you want to connect to WiFi.
2.4G WiFi internet – only if you want to access the weather station remotely.
I, like others used a loft aerial mount but note the common ones are only about 12 inches long but if you search you can find 18 and 20 inch poles.
Overall the unit seems to be well made and fits together easily but there are some daft design decisions. The battery cover on the outside unit uses a pozidrive scrrew to close it but it is not captive and can easily fall. The pole fixing does not have wing nuts – you have to use the supplied spaner. Both issues can be overcome using the aerial mount as it uses wing nuts to attach to the base so you can easily assemble the unit on the pole then fix the pole to the base. Then remove the whole thing to change the battery or clean the rain gague.
Another of their brilliant ideas was to put a sprit level bubble on the top side of the unit meaning it is impossible to see. Why not put ot on the underside! If you have a small sprit level you can make sure the pole is vertical.
The indoor unit has two mounitng stands and can be wall mounted but the display is brightest when looking down on it. Looking horizontally at it gives a much dimmer display.
I would suggest pairing the outside and indoor units up before mounting. This was very easy and you soon see the display burst into life. If you don’t want remote access that is all you need do, it will work in stand alone mode.
To get the full benifit of it you need to connect it to your WiFi. Note only 2.4G supported. You download an app. Then the indoor unit works as a hot spot and your phone needs to connect to it. This alows you to set up the WiFi SSID and password for your WiFi. Note turn off any VPN you may have on the phone – I wasted hours till I spotted my error. The WiFi indicator will stop flashing when it has connected.
I then downloaded the Ecowitt app and could see all my readings, history graphs and allso using the map tab I could see other weather stations to check my results agreed.
Onlu been running a few days but all seems ok so far.
I bought this with a view to keeping a closer eye on my local weather – specifically rainfall as we run a rainwater harvesting system on our home. After much research into weather stations I eventually decided on the Ecowitt system as representing good value for money – a useful customisable display with multiple parameters recorded. The ability to view the information from anywhere in the world was something I particularly valued. I used a TV Aerial mounting pole and mounted the system on the side of our house a good distance above the roof line – not ideal, but a decent compromise. The results so far, over 2 weeks or so, are good. The pattern is similar to other nearby recording stations so the mounting point is not having too marked an affect on the data. The system seems robust and has endured decent gusts of approaching 50MPH with no apparent ill effect – it does sway a little on it’s mount but nothing beyond what I would expect. Overall – very pleased.
Instructions to connect to wifi and third party services are somewhat challenging to follow and I’m not yet connected to Wunderground, but this may be their issue more than Ecowitt. Otherwise, I’m very happy to have bought this product.
Il prodotto, anche se risale ad alcuni anni fa, perfetto per uso amatoriale. Dotato di un set competo di sensori classici, questi mostrano valori chiari e leggibili con numeri e simboli a colori. Non posso esprimermi sulla precisione assoluta dei valori letti non avendo strumentazione adatta ma, confrontando con altre stazioni che ho in casa, le letture sono molto simili.
Lo strumento consente di settare diversi parametri e unit di misura dei valori.
E’ anche fornito di wi-fi standard che permette di leggere sul proprio dispositivo mobile e/o sul pc una infinit di valori che soddisfano la maggior parte degli appassionati.
L’alimentazione di rete con adattatore e batterie tampone, permettono di non perdere mai la cronologia dei dati.
la ECOWITT un brand che offre un proprio sito su cui scaricare i valori della propria stazione.
Unica pecca – a mio avviso – la mancanza di retroilluminazione dei tasti-funzione posti in basso.
Considerato il rapporto costo/prestazioni offerte, esprimo una valutazione complessiva OTTIMA.
Instructions were very poor, took some to pair with the console , in the end more luck than judgement, bought as a replacement for a similar model, I don’t like the spinning cups for wind speed on the top of the unit, does tend to vibrate, whereas the previous model the cups spun below
The inside unit worked immediately and once the exterior part was on a pole that linked easily to the interior base unit. It can also easily be read on my iPhone. Would recommend.
I bought this for my wife who is interested in the weather. It replaced an old one which was well worn out. She loves the colour display and the fact she can view it on her phone and PC. It was really easy to set up. I mounted it on a stainless steel pole which I attached to my garden fence. So far, no issues, everything worked straight out of the box with minimal fuss. Very pleased with it.
Nach der Lieferung musste ich mir erst einige Gedanken ber die Installation dieser Wetterstation machen. Denn so wie sie geliefert wurde, kann man diese Station nirgendwo richtig befestigen:
Meine Lsung: Ein 50mm Rundholz ungefhr 25cm lang an einem weiteren 4 Kantholz z.B. am Garagendach befestigt. Damit auch eine gewisse Sturmsicherheit gewhrleistet ist, habe ich das Rundholz mit 2 x 50mm Rohrschellen an dem Ende des 4 Kantholz befestigt (siehe Foto).
Fr ein Produkt dieser Preisklasse htte dieses zustzliche Befestigungsmaterial durchaus im Lieferumfang sein knnen.
brigens ist es von Vorteil, wenn man ber gute Englisch Kenntnisse verfgt; eine deutsche Bedienungsanleitung habe ich nicht gefunden.
If you’re like me and have been fascinated with the weather since I was young, this was a must buy. Value for money here, you can spend a lot more for similar functions. Accurate and easy to read output on the screen. My only issue was where to place the outside unit, not having a large garden. Ideally it could have gone on the roof or eaves but then you would have a problem changing batteries. Where I have it is fine as it’s south facing and is exposed to all but northerly winds, which don’t occur often here. Maybe a solar recharged battery for the external unit would be and option for an upgrade but overall I’m very happy with the purchase and find myself constantly looking at the data!
Montaggio e installazione facile e intuitiva. Velocissima e semplice anche la configurazione iniziale e l’associazione alla WiFi.
Una volta rimediato il palo adatto, l’ho posizionata a circa 20m dalla ricevente e la connessione rimane stabile e continua.
I dati (paragonati con le PWS della zona integrate con i servizi meteorologici compatibili) sembrano veritieri.
Possibile e comoda anche l’integrazione con HOME ASSISTANT (per coloro che sono interessati alla cosa) per poter interagire attraverso la domotica con le variabili del tempo.
Per il momento (non molto che la uso) non posso lamentarmi. Prodotto da 5 stelle. Vedremo se le mantiene col tempo o se devo ricredermi.
la stazione facile da montare e non ho notato problemi di ricezione del DASH portatile per vedere i dati, il collegamento a internet intuitivo (da notare che servono per due dispositivi con accesso a internet:
1 <- collegato alla stazione
2 <- collegato ai siti che si desiderano
n.b: il palo non presente nella confezione, ma arrangiandosi la si risolve (palo in legno o ferro)
se continuer a funzionare senza sbarellare un ottima stazione
***. aggiornamento dopo 1 mese ****
funziona ancora bene, (pu andare anche senza internet ma non si avranno i dati in app)
Ho avuto un problema legato alla configurazione che mi ha disconnesso la dash e reso off-line la stazione
ma rifacendo la procedura tornato tutto come prima senza perdere i vecchi dati
The weather station is an excellent product . Great design , clear colour read out and the WiFi accurate without wire’s everywhere . I had to return the station because it’s designed for the real weather experts due to its positioning and operation . If you’re good in weather tech this is good for you .
The station was straight-forward to instal and gave readings without any problems. On the other hand the equipment arrived in a box that had clearly been opened previously and some of its contents were not packaged in the plastic bags that they should have been in. I was prepared for problems but in fact the system works well, one negative is that the screen display has a very narrow viewing angle and cannot be read unless your eyes are higher than the screen. Another problem is the difficulty in installing the software for Ecowitt, Wunderground and other similar apps. I have not yet managed to register the station with these or with the WS View that is the dedicated app. Here the instruction booklet is not clear and there is no explanation of how to find the “station key”. At the moment I have failed to get information from the console to my IPhone or to shared websites. Frustrating!
This isn’t a bad weather station, much more useful than the ones that just record temperature and humidity. This one tells you wind speed and measures rainfall too. I had it set up outside about forty feet or so from the panel in the kitchen and the wifi signal was very reliable, although the panel did get through the Amazon Basic batteries quite quickly. My main problem though was the pole, or lack of one. We don’t have anywhere that this can be sited other than on a pole in the ground and it needs to be stable and perfectly upright but it’s actually not that easy to source a 6/7 foot pole. That aside it’s weathered a couple of storms without damage and seems to be accurate, although I’m no expert and didn’t try to calibrate it.
This is a good quality weather station that I have found useful to have for giving me detailed localised weather trends. It was easy to set up, but you must supply your own pole to fix it to.
Fixing brackets, nuts and bolts to fix your pole to the weather station are provided, though.
We have had some heavy rain recently as well as strong winds and I am happy to report that this outside unit has weathered the storm, literally. It appears robust and the wind speed vane and the wind direction vane have remained in place.
The weather station (sensor/outdoor) unit uses 2 AA batteries for power when the integrated solar panel is not powering the device. The manual recommends lithium batteries for very cold climates, but even with temperatures as low as -4 degrees C I have found no issue with using alkaline batteries.
I have found that the signal between the station and the receiving unit is strong, even though I had it at the furthest corner of my garden.
Setting up the included display is really pretty intuitive. The display itself is customisable in measurement units as well as several of the weather parameters that can be indicated. If they are not displayed, they can be cycled through.
The display unit is nicely finished and comes with a stand. There are also screw holes on the rear and two integrated kick stands, so there are plenty of mounting options. The display is well designed, easy to read, colourful and bright. I have been impressed with the quality of the display. For the best quality, you do need to look at the display head on.
My only negative with the display is that while the manual indicated that settings are retained in EEPROM memory, I found that when I unplugged the device to use it, my date and time settings were lost. I’m not sure if I lost any historical weather data, but I have established that these settings are retained if batteries are installed when the power supply is removed.
No calibration is required. The manual indicates that calibration should only be undertaken if you have the required instruments for calibration. I have found that the measurements are in agreement with the local weather data, though of course I expect some variation in these measurements as my location is different to where the weather stations are. I consider that you can trust the information that is being provided by this weather station.
I found the instruction manual to be comprehensive about the installation process, setting the display up and also about how the device can be used to supply data to various websites. From these websites you can make a connection to these weather services from your device. I have yet to use other websites/apps and establish whether APIs of other weather services can be accessed; I believe this is the case for Weather Underground. There is also an ability to share data via a QR code, but I haven’t explored this fully.
In particular, the recommended WS View app is free and it is easy register and set it up. Do follow the instructions carefully as you will receive a captcha to enter via your chosen email address. If you don’t want to use a computer to set up the device, you can: Ecowitt also has a PC configuration tool so you don’t need to use a phone app. A pdf manual is also downloadable from there too.
I found via the Ecowitt website that it was easy to download data and view it on a computer, where your own weather station data is conveniently displayed as a dashboard.
Finally, the Ecowitt website has a map feature where you can see others that have installed weather stations, both in your local area and further afield. I found this very interesting. You can also export your device’s stored export data from the website in Excel format, though I haven’t found any way of directly downloading the data from the device itself without using the website.
Used to replace a Davis weather station at a fraction of the cost. Complemented with a GW1100 device for independent data logging using cumulusmx software running on a headless raspberry pi . Been running a month now with no problems.
It was a little fiddly setting up the equipment to connect to the Internet, but works well once done. The time and date sync automatically with a time server on the Internet. There are a number of websites that you can publish your weather data to. I went with the Ecowitt and Weather Underground. I found the Ecowitt site much easier to use, although it has been down occasionally.
I think most people in the UK are going to struggle to find the ideal spot for this station, sufficiently far from rain, sun and wind shade. Unless you’re prepared to have it bang in the middle of your lawn, the site will be a bit of a compromise.
I found the weather station has a very broad range. I have the station at the bottom of the back garden and the signal is still strong in my office in the loft on the front of the house.
Because of where I have the station situated I take the wind readings with a pinch of salt. However, everything else seems bang on. I am really going to enjoy comparing my readings from year to year.
I’ve had very basic temperature guages before, but always wanted something more informative, and this surely fits the bill. The first thing you notice is that it’s pretty massive, around 40cm long. Then, on reading the large instruction book, you realise you need a metal pole to hold it up, plus two batteries for the unit and three for the display. For this price, you’d have expected batteries to be included.
The good thing was I realised that one of my clothes poles was the correct dimension to allow the weather station to sit on top. Fitting was a lot easier than expected. You need to point it due west and balance it using the compass thing on top, but both were easily done. I was able to clamp it above the spikes on the clothes pole, so it doesn’t affect that at all. I see that you can buy a 1m pole for less than 10 in DIY stores, so that’s not too bad if you can use something you already have.
Mine is situated about 12-15m from the display in the back room and it picks up the signal easily, which was a pleasant surprise. The display tells you pretty much everything you could want to know about the weather outside, and even includes the indoor temperature and humidity, as a useful comparison, along with date and time.
The most importand thing it to make sure the unit is sited in an open are with a clear view of the sun and not impacted too much by shadows or nearby objects. Realistically, you’ll need to compromise somewhere, unless you have a massive garden . In my case, it’s situated near a high hedge which will reduce the accuracy of the wind speed and direction readings, if the wind comes from that direction, but other than that, I have sun most of the day and nothing overhead to prevent rain from collecting in the hopper.
It’s the first time I’ve had anything showing light strength and UV intensity, so that should be interesting. The colour display is always on, if it’s connected to the mains, and it also sends frequent readings to the website you link it to. I’m able to access my readings on my phone by connecting to the website, with my weather station set as a favourite, but you can also access reading from other devices pretty much anywhere by clicking on the map.
The display shows barometric pressure and also a little graphic confirming what the weather looks like, such as cloudy with sun, pure sun, rain or whatever. It even shows moon phases, if that’s of interest.
If you’re interested in the weather and don’t mind spending this sort of money, then this weather station is definitely an interesting gadget for the home. You can easily spend a lot less, but at the end of the day, you probably need something as big as this to give reasonably accurate and reliable readings, so it could be buy cheap, buy twice. For my casual purposes, even if it’s not Met Office accurate, it’s certainly good enough for me, when all I want to know is what the weather is like outside my house.
Got this for Dad last Christmas as he is a weather obsessed farmer. The family WhatsApp group is now full of screenshots of the app informing how much rain we had last night.
I found this so easy to set up and use, I have not had it long enough yet to give a full review but it’s looking very promising, It seems to be of good good quality.
Does the job of recording weather excellently and nice to be able to get it on your phone as well as the screen that comes with it. Setting it up could be made easier by having a small print out of the setup process.
Everything you need for a small weather station in a box.
Great weather station that was easy to install following the well written and simple to follow instructions. Connection to wifi, and registering with online weather site was an easy process; just need a compass or an compass app to ensure siting was correct, no big deal.
The initial set up routine is a bit tricky and the supplied leaflet can be a bit confusing! I suggest you install the Ecowitt APP on your mobile phone and create an account (free) before you start. Then ensure your mobile phone is connected to your 2.4GH Wi-Fi router (NOT 5GH) Then via the APP on your mobile phone install the HUB carefully following the guide instructions shown on your mobile. It took three attempts before I got it set up, but all successful in time. Then instal the AA batteries in the Station itself. That should then soon register with the HUB and thus data visible on your Mobile phone as active. If you also send data to Wunderground (or other web site) the APP on your mobile phone has a page in MENU under OTHERS and DIY Servers to register your device.
Then install the station itself in the position you prefer outside.
The data then sent to your mobile phone and (and PC web page) is remarkably detailed and the graphs fully customisable for display DAY, 24 Hours, Week, Month etc and viewable in Landscape or Portrait. Landscape is more detailed and easier to view. As far as I can tell the data is accurate in comparison to conventional thermometers and barometers, and rainfall seems accurate in comparison to a previous now failed weather station. Humidity and sunlight/UV also seem accurate as far as I can tell. Wind speed and direction I have no way of comparing, but seem good. Each measuring data point can be adjusted to compensate for local conditions in settings (ie height above sea level etc) Alarms can be set for certain conditions as warnings etc. All in all I am very pleased with the unit and the data it supplies and the way it can be displayed. My only criticism would be that the INDOOR temperature and humidity sensor is NOT remote and is connected by wire 1 meter long to the Hub itself, so it can be tricky to place the sensor in a suitable place – as you are limited to mains power supply socket location etc. POWER SUPPY NOT provided but any 5v DC supply with suitable plug to the hub is fine. However the socket in the hub is NOT same as those in mobile phones. This is the third weather station I have owned over 15 years and is by far the best and comprehensive, though was also the most costly!
From the Ecowitt web page of your weather station on your PC, it is possible to export data, into Excel format
Am very impressed so far, though I cannot vouch for reliability or longevity but it seems well made and robust. The pole socket is for 1inch pipe/tube and has locking collar to tighten it in place.
I rarely write reviews, but have to with this one:-
The ease of use of setting up is great, with very clear English instructions.
The whole system including the application on the main unit is so well thought out, even the android app is perfectly written unlike may things nowadays.
Adding additional sensors is a doddle, and I have just purchased the camera to add to the system.
Worked straight out the box, uploading data within 5 minutes contributing to the community weather information of which there are thousands.
Never again will I be using BBC weather or any other for my weather.
Top job….
Update; Rain often takes a while to be detected, disappointed in the lack of accuracy here. It often reports rain beyond when the rain has stopped also.
It works very well and provides comprehensive data. I like that you can access it via the app or on your desktop wherever you are. The only thing that concerns me is the accuracy of the wind speed measurement. The TV weather forecast can be for strong winds and it can seem to be blowing a gale outside, yet the weather station shows only around 10 mph or so. This may be perfectly accurate and perhaps our weather station is in a protected spot. I don’t know. I’d be interested to know what others think.
Ecowitt Weather Stations WS2910
Easy to set up
Easy to connect to Weather Underground too and others
My only issue is
The Working week to me is Monday to Sunday
The Week day is Sunday according to Ecowitt
there is no option I can find to change it
And that is annoying
So only 4 stars until they change i
Really impressed with this so far. Very easy to set up, I had a bit of a query about the set up and I got an answer to my question very quickly so that was good. Loving the fact that it has no moving parts – I never really believed my previous weather stations when it came to the wind detection because the dreaded pole wobble seemed to cancel out the speed and the rotating windspeed detector would inevitable seize up in the end.
Where this set up really excels is the wealth of info you can draw from it and the accessibility of that info. You have all the data set out very clearly in all sorts of graphs and charts and they are just there on your phone / laptop / tablet where ever you are in the world and then see data from every connected weather station in the world all set out in detail so if you are a weather obsessed individual you really can not ask for more. Plus there is no additional charge (not yet anyway!).
By far the best weather station I have had, and I have had a few.
The issue was resolved after contacting the supplier with whom I exchanged a number of emails. Their responses were fast, sometimes a few minutes, and helpful. A few delays were caused by the different time zones between China and the UK.
As I write the unit has been up and running successfully for 24 hours and is everything I hoped it would be. Graphs on the website are very neat and the base display looks nice and works well. Documentation in the box is minimal and this may cause some confusion. The kit will work perfectly well without a wifi connection and the base unit has both batteries AND a power supply. The power supply MUST be plugged in and switched on for the wifi connection to work. There are NO error messages if you try to set up wifi without plugging in the power supply so there is a danger that you will think the unit is broken.
now i just need some rain and a windy day.
I connected to the Ecowitt website as detailed in the manual, not that straightforward but followed the instructions and got there eventually…
Once connected you can access all the data being transmitted by the sensor unit and view all data as a graph, daily,weekly etc on your tablet, phone, computer etc. Only paid 134 for it in November which was a fair price I reckon, notice it’s now 188 which is a bit expensive I think.
Update,had a problem with time display,contacted Ecowitt and received a reply within a couple of hours which sorted it out. Excellent customer service.
Very easy to assemble and set up. Ecowitt is a great app to use.
After a fortnight I had an issue with the array where it stopped reporting everything apart from wind and rain.
I contacted the supplier and they were amazing. Very quick to respond with helpful fix suggestions, when these did not work, they very quickly sent a replacement. Top marks for customer service
A small and mediun size Pozidrive / cross head screwdrivers.
A pole – at least 25mm / 1inch dimmater.
2x AA batteries (lithum preferred) for the outside unit.
3x AAA batteries for data backup in the inside unit.
Smart phone – only if you want to calibrate the unit and if you want to connect to WiFi.
2.4G WiFi internet – only if you want to access the weather station remotely.
I, like others used a loft aerial mount but note the common ones are only about 12 inches long but if you search you can find 18 and 20 inch poles.
Overall the unit seems to be well made and fits together easily but there are some daft design decisions. The battery cover on the outside unit uses a pozidrive scrrew to close it but it is not captive and can easily fall. The pole fixing does not have wing nuts – you have to use the supplied spaner. Both issues can be overcome using the aerial mount as it uses wing nuts to attach to the base so you can easily assemble the unit on the pole then fix the pole to the base. Then remove the whole thing to change the battery or clean the rain gague.
Another of their brilliant ideas was to put a sprit level bubble on the top side of the unit meaning it is impossible to see. Why not put ot on the underside! If you have a small sprit level you can make sure the pole is vertical.
The indoor unit has two mounitng stands and can be wall mounted but the display is brightest when looking down on it. Looking horizontally at it gives a much dimmer display.
I would suggest pairing the outside and indoor units up before mounting. This was very easy and you soon see the display burst into life. If you don’t want remote access that is all you need do, it will work in stand alone mode.
To get the full benifit of it you need to connect it to your WiFi. Note only 2.4G supported. You download an app. Then the indoor unit works as a hot spot and your phone needs to connect to it. This alows you to set up the WiFi SSID and password for your WiFi. Note turn off any VPN you may have on the phone – I wasted hours till I spotted my error. The WiFi indicator will stop flashing when it has connected.
I then downloaded the Ecowitt app and could see all my readings, history graphs and allso using the map tab I could see other weather stations to check my results agreed.
Onlu been running a few days but all seems ok so far.
Il prodotto, anche se risale ad alcuni anni fa, perfetto per uso amatoriale. Dotato di un set competo di sensori classici, questi mostrano valori chiari e leggibili con numeri e simboli a colori. Non posso esprimermi sulla precisione assoluta dei valori letti non avendo strumentazione adatta ma, confrontando con altre stazioni che ho in casa, le letture sono molto simili.
Lo strumento consente di settare diversi parametri e unit di misura dei valori.
E’ anche fornito di wi-fi standard che permette di leggere sul proprio dispositivo mobile e/o sul pc una infinit di valori che soddisfano la maggior parte degli appassionati.
L’alimentazione di rete con adattatore e batterie tampone, permettono di non perdere mai la cronologia dei dati.
la ECOWITT un brand che offre un proprio sito su cui scaricare i valori della propria stazione.
Unica pecca – a mio avviso – la mancanza di retroilluminazione dei tasti-funzione posti in basso.
Considerato il rapporto costo/prestazioni offerte, esprimo una valutazione complessiva OTTIMA.
The inside unit worked immediately and once the exterior part was on a pole that linked easily to the interior base unit. It can also easily be read on my iPhone. Would recommend.
I bought this for my wife who is interested in the weather. It replaced an old one which was well worn out. She loves the colour display and the fact she can view it on her phone and PC. It was really easy to set up. I mounted it on a stainless steel pole which I attached to my garden fence. So far, no issues, everything worked straight out of the box with minimal fuss. Very pleased with it.
Meine Lsung: Ein 50mm Rundholz ungefhr 25cm lang an einem weiteren 4 Kantholz z.B. am Garagendach befestigt. Damit auch eine gewisse Sturmsicherheit gewhrleistet ist, habe ich das Rundholz mit 2 x 50mm Rohrschellen an dem Ende des 4 Kantholz befestigt (siehe Foto).
Fr ein Produkt dieser Preisklasse htte dieses zustzliche Befestigungsmaterial durchaus im Lieferumfang sein knnen.
brigens ist es von Vorteil, wenn man ber gute Englisch Kenntnisse verfgt; eine deutsche Bedienungsanleitung habe ich nicht gefunden.
If you’re like me and have been fascinated with the weather since I was young, this was a must buy. Value for money here, you can spend a lot more for similar functions. Accurate and easy to read output on the screen. My only issue was where to place the outside unit, not having a large garden. Ideally it could have gone on the roof or eaves but then you would have a problem changing batteries. Where I have it is fine as it’s south facing and is exposed to all but northerly winds, which don’t occur often here. Maybe a solar recharged battery for the external unit would be and option for an upgrade but overall I’m very happy with the purchase and find myself constantly looking at the data!
2 mths on and working well. Good value for money compared to some of the more expensive ones. Bought second one
Tutto come da descrizione. per ora in fase di test ma veramente fatta bene
Montaggio e installazione facile e intuitiva. Velocissima e semplice anche la configurazione iniziale e l’associazione alla WiFi.
Una volta rimediato il palo adatto, l’ho posizionata a circa 20m dalla ricevente e la connessione rimane stabile e continua.
I dati (paragonati con le PWS della zona integrate con i servizi meteorologici compatibili) sembrano veritieri.
Possibile e comoda anche l’integrazione con HOME ASSISTANT (per coloro che sono interessati alla cosa) per poter interagire attraverso la domotica con le variabili del tempo.
Per il momento (non molto che la uso) non posso lamentarmi. Prodotto da 5 stelle. Vedremo se le mantiene col tempo o se devo ricredermi.
la stazione facile da montare e non ho notato problemi di ricezione del DASH portatile per vedere i dati, il collegamento a internet intuitivo (da notare che servono per due dispositivi con accesso a internet:
1 <- collegato alla stazione 2 <- collegato ai siti che si desiderano n.b: il palo non presente nella confezione, ma arrangiandosi la si risolve (palo in legno o ferro) se continuer a funzionare senza sbarellare un ottima stazione ***. aggiornamento dopo 1 mese **** funziona ancora bene, (pu andare anche senza internet ma non si avranno i dati in app) Ho avuto un problema legato alla configurazione che mi ha disconnesso la dash e reso off-line la stazione ma rifacendo la procedura tornato tutto come prima senza perdere i vecchi dati
Si installa in pochi minuti, servono solo le batterie, completo.
Before buying make sure you have a clear site, for wind readings, it is sensitive to siting to get correct readings
I use this to keep an eye on weather variations
This good value and easy to fit together with a excellent range
The weather station is an excellent product . Great design , clear colour read out and the WiFi accurate without wire’s everywhere . I had to return the station because it’s designed for the real weather experts due to its positioning and operation . If you’re good in weather tech this is good for you .
Easy to use and install and always good to see what the wind speed is doing and how much rain fall we have had
The station was straight-forward to instal and gave readings without any problems. On the other hand the equipment arrived in a box that had clearly been opened previously and some of its contents were not packaged in the plastic bags that they should have been in. I was prepared for problems but in fact the system works well, one negative is that the screen display has a very narrow viewing angle and cannot be read unless your eyes are higher than the screen. Another problem is the difficulty in installing the software for Ecowitt, Wunderground and other similar apps. I have not yet managed to register the station with these or with the WS View that is the dedicated app. Here the instruction booklet is not clear and there is no explanation of how to find the “station key”. At the moment I have failed to get information from the console to my IPhone or to shared websites. Frustrating!
This isn’t a bad weather station, much more useful than the ones that just record temperature and humidity. This one tells you wind speed and measures rainfall too. I had it set up outside about forty feet or so from the panel in the kitchen and the wifi signal was very reliable, although the panel did get through the Amazon Basic batteries quite quickly. My main problem though was the pole, or lack of one. We don’t have anywhere that this can be sited other than on a pole in the ground and it needs to be stable and perfectly upright but it’s actually not that easy to source a 6/7 foot pole. That aside it’s weathered a couple of storms without damage and seems to be accurate, although I’m no expert and didn’t try to calibrate it.
Fixing brackets, nuts and bolts to fix your pole to the weather station are provided, though.
We have had some heavy rain recently as well as strong winds and I am happy to report that this outside unit has weathered the storm, literally. It appears robust and the wind speed vane and the wind direction vane have remained in place.
The weather station (sensor/outdoor) unit uses 2 AA batteries for power when the integrated solar panel is not powering the device. The manual recommends lithium batteries for very cold climates, but even with temperatures as low as -4 degrees C I have found no issue with using alkaline batteries.
I have found that the signal between the station and the receiving unit is strong, even though I had it at the furthest corner of my garden.
Setting up the included display is really pretty intuitive. The display itself is customisable in measurement units as well as several of the weather parameters that can be indicated. If they are not displayed, they can be cycled through.
The display unit is nicely finished and comes with a stand. There are also screw holes on the rear and two integrated kick stands, so there are plenty of mounting options. The display is well designed, easy to read, colourful and bright. I have been impressed with the quality of the display. For the best quality, you do need to look at the display head on.
My only negative with the display is that while the manual indicated that settings are retained in EEPROM memory, I found that when I unplugged the device to use it, my date and time settings were lost. I’m not sure if I lost any historical weather data, but I have established that these settings are retained if batteries are installed when the power supply is removed.
No calibration is required. The manual indicates that calibration should only be undertaken if you have the required instruments for calibration. I have found that the measurements are in agreement with the local weather data, though of course I expect some variation in these measurements as my location is different to where the weather stations are. I consider that you can trust the information that is being provided by this weather station.
I found the instruction manual to be comprehensive about the installation process, setting the display up and also about how the device can be used to supply data to various websites. From these websites you can make a connection to these weather services from your device. I have yet to use other websites/apps and establish whether APIs of other weather services can be accessed; I believe this is the case for Weather Underground. There is also an ability to share data via a QR code, but I haven’t explored this fully.
In particular, the recommended WS View app is free and it is easy register and set it up. Do follow the instructions carefully as you will receive a captcha to enter via your chosen email address. If you don’t want to use a computer to set up the device, you can: Ecowitt also has a PC configuration tool so you don’t need to use a phone app. A pdf manual is also downloadable from there too.
I found via the Ecowitt website that it was easy to download data and view it on a computer, where your own weather station data is conveniently displayed as a dashboard.
Finally, the Ecowitt website has a map feature where you can see others that have installed weather stations, both in your local area and further afield. I found this very interesting. You can also export your device’s stored export data from the website in Excel format, though I haven’t found any way of directly downloading the data from the device itself without using the website.
It’s interesting, there’s a lot of set up and installation
Decent quality kit, doesn’t feel cheap
See headline. Also setting time and date could be made easier. Otherwise a nice instrument.
It was a little fiddly setting up the equipment to connect to the Internet, but works well once done. The time and date sync automatically with a time server on the Internet. There are a number of websites that you can publish your weather data to. I went with the Ecowitt and Weather Underground. I found the Ecowitt site much easier to use, although it has been down occasionally.
I think most people in the UK are going to struggle to find the ideal spot for this station, sufficiently far from rain, sun and wind shade. Unless you’re prepared to have it bang in the middle of your lawn, the site will be a bit of a compromise.
I found the weather station has a very broad range. I have the station at the bottom of the back garden and the signal is still strong in my office in the loft on the front of the house.
Because of where I have the station situated I take the wind readings with a pinch of salt. However, everything else seems bang on. I am really going to enjoy comparing my readings from year to year.
The good thing was I realised that one of my clothes poles was the correct dimension to allow the weather station to sit on top. Fitting was a lot easier than expected. You need to point it due west and balance it using the compass thing on top, but both were easily done. I was able to clamp it above the spikes on the clothes pole, so it doesn’t affect that at all. I see that you can buy a 1m pole for less than 10 in DIY stores, so that’s not too bad if you can use something you already have.
Mine is situated about 12-15m from the display in the back room and it picks up the signal easily, which was a pleasant surprise. The display tells you pretty much everything you could want to know about the weather outside, and even includes the indoor temperature and humidity, as a useful comparison, along with date and time.
The most importand thing it to make sure the unit is sited in an open are with a clear view of the sun and not impacted too much by shadows or nearby objects. Realistically, you’ll need to compromise somewhere, unless you have a massive garden . In my case, it’s situated near a high hedge which will reduce the accuracy of the wind speed and direction readings, if the wind comes from that direction, but other than that, I have sun most of the day and nothing overhead to prevent rain from collecting in the hopper.
It’s the first time I’ve had anything showing light strength and UV intensity, so that should be interesting. The colour display is always on, if it’s connected to the mains, and it also sends frequent readings to the website you link it to. I’m able to access my readings on my phone by connecting to the website, with my weather station set as a favourite, but you can also access reading from other devices pretty much anywhere by clicking on the map.
The display shows barometric pressure and also a little graphic confirming what the weather looks like, such as cloudy with sun, pure sun, rain or whatever. It even shows moon phases, if that’s of interest.
If you’re interested in the weather and don’t mind spending this sort of money, then this weather station is definitely an interesting gadget for the home. You can easily spend a lot less, but at the end of the day, you probably need something as big as this to give reasonably accurate and reliable readings, so it could be buy cheap, buy twice. For my casual purposes, even if it’s not Met Office accurate, it’s certainly good enough for me, when all I want to know is what the weather is like outside my house.