AcuRite Iris (5-in-1) Weather Station for Indoor/Outdoor Temperature and Humidity, Wind Speed/Direction, and Rainfall with High-Definition Display, Lightning Detection, and Built-In Barometer (01024M)

I am giving this unit 5 stars, but with some of MY help!The unit arrived well packed! and on time. The setup was spot on to the instructions! It worked perfect on the bench. The bench set up took me 45 min, but anyone could do it in half that time. I am just slow and methodical.Setting up the pole outside, and attaching the ground level battery took a couple of hrs. (see above). Much to my dismay the unit did not work fully. It had wind speed and direction, but no outside temp. The signal strength bars showed 4, but I suspected that. I changed batteries, (they read new) then I took the display to a closer room. It worked perfectly!, OK, OK ..... I wanted the display in my "Man Cave" so......... Since I was apparently slightly out of range, I remember the day when we had rabbit ears on our TV set, to get a better single we wrapped alum. foil around the antennas. I tried that and Voila!! enough signal to use my display where I wanted.The total distance from the outside unit to my display is about 60 feet with 3 walls. I guess about the max on could expect, but nowhere near the outlandish claims of 330 feet. ( I know line of sight and clear air).I have owned several other whether stations before, I am in love with this unit! It is the best I have ever had (so far)

The media could not be loaded. I know this model has been out for awhile but I have to say it...It's about time the displays with weather stations caught up with the rest of the world. I've been wanting to replace my older weather station for some time...all the while I dreamed of the display's being more graphic and in color. After looking over what Amazon offers...I found some which had the text in color and the forecast in color...however nothing "Wow'd" me in terms of the display until I came across the AcuRite 01024M Pro.Once received I had it installed within a couple days. I couldn't believe how easy it was compared to my older system. What made the installation a breeze (no pun intended lol) was the fact that the sensors are all housed within one unit...unlike the older systems which had at least three separate sensors and wires. It was as simple as attaching the sensor housing to a dowel at the height I wanted and then attach the dowel to the roof. Done. Going back to the display...all I had to do was plug it in and it automatically started the setup process and detected the sensors. In fact I didn't even need to look at the user guide it was so simple. And of course, the display was awesome. I loved the graphics...gives more of a computer feel to it...yet the info is laid out in an orderly fashion and easy to understand. An added plus which I actually love...seeing how the display is always on...is the option to dim the brightness at a specific time in the evening or...to have the display go into a sleep mode at a specific time and wake back up at a specific time. The screen dims and only shows the most important current weather info. If you need to see the main screen you simply press a key and it wakes up. The display goes back to sleep after 15 seconds of the last key press. This is very handy at night. I have mine go to "sleep" shortly after I call it a night, and wake back up about an hour before I get up. Now that is a very clever handy function. This system also updates more frequently when it comes to wind guests than my older system did which means it catches more guests with less data loss. My older system updated every 30 seconds...you can miss vital wind gust info within a 30 second span. So...this was an added plus for me. And lastly, this weather station also detects lightning which is a first for me. On day one after I installed it we had another winter storm push through and behind it heavy showers. This system detected a single lightning strike about 9 miles away...most likely off shore as we live on the coast. You see the lightning alert on both the display and the portable detector. I like how it actually tells you how many miles away the lightning was. To know if lightning is getting closer or moving further away you simply see if the system is reporting lighting with the distance decreasing or increasing. Decreasing means getting closer and increasing moving away. Simple enough.One thing to note, as you look at the included photos, I also have a wired wind gauge which is the small display you see above this weather station's display...and to the left of this stations sensors on my roof. And yes...I also purchased it from Amazon. It's electronic and gives me up to the second wind info...so a more accurate wind reading. While the wireless update window with the AcuRite 01024M Pro is much faster than older systems...there is still some data loss due to the update window it has...which is why I have a second wind gauge...kind of like a back-up system.So...if you're looking for a well put together weather station with clean crisp graphics...and in color to boot...I highly recommend this system. I'm very happy with my purchase and look forward to tracking the remaining winter storms of 2017 as they push through our area. Hope this review helps you to make your decision....

I was under the impression had online connectivity, it does not. Otherwise, it works good.

It sure looked nice, for 1 1/2 weeks, had to return display after it stopped receiving all signals, Lightning detector & 5 in 1 unit, Tried everything, would not work even after factory reset. Bought 2nd display and it continues working fine, Horrible customer service, no phones, only live chat, had to return original display, they said it's fine nothing wrong with it. even though it would not receive anything sitting right next to the second $80 display I bought (luckily). after another 3 weeks without my display they are sending it back to me, they want me to send the 5 in 1 unit back to them, Why, it's working just fine on the 2nd display to this day. This is a risky purchase, plan on some very disappointing wasted time and a sketchy design that looks fantastic, but so far has cost me a lot of unneccesary wasted time. They should have sent me a new display, and tested the intermittent unit extensively if they wanted to keep a happy customer. I even considered a 3rd display. Other than not working, the biggest flaw is that there is no battery power on the displays, so you loose all data when power is removed, not portable. If it was a little older I could see them repairing it, but since it was brand new it should have been immediately replaced with a fresh one. Customer Satisfaction Very Poor, No Phones in the Space Age 2018 Phone World, Look Out !2 month follow up- The display unit I returned that would not connect and was told there is nothing wrong with it is now dead again. It lasted till Jan 2 2019, about 2 months after they retuned it. Luckily I had bought a 2nd display which has worked fine since it came out of the box, is farther away, and shows a strong signal. The display just goes to dashes and no amount of reseting factory settings, or searching for sensors will get it to work including placing it next to the 5 in1. Am I supposed to go up on the roof every 2 months, take my sensor down and attempt to get it connected to the display?The company is so horrible to deal with I won't even try a 2nd repair claim, not surprised to see the huge price drop either since everyone has fatal flaws with this system before it's even a year, or in my case 1 week, then 2 months old, Absolute Junk, Do not get caught up in dealing with this company, which doesn't even use phones in 2019?