This a decent weather station for under $100. It displays date and time, indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity, forecast HI and LO temperatures, feels like temperature, wind speed and direction, and an animated forecast display with chance of precipitation for the day when connected with the La Crosse View App. Start by installing 3 AA batteries (optional) into the display to maintain time/date in the event of a power outage, then plug in the display and install batteries into the sensors, 2 AA for the LTV-TH1 Thermo-Hygro Sensor, and 2 C for the LTV-W1 Wind Speed Sensor. Although the sensors are separate and not a combined unit like some other weather stations, I like the fact that if something breaks down I can buy an individual sensor versus an entire unit. La Crosse recommends you mount the Thermo-Hygro Sensor on a north-facing wall or in any shaded area, under an eave or deck rail is preferred. I mounted mine under my back porch. La Crosse recommends you position the Wind Speed Sensor in an open area that will have the least amount of interference with wind speed. Both sensors have a maximum range of 400 feet in open air, not including walls or trees. The Wind Sensor comes with a small, short mounting bracket (about 8 inches in length) that can be mounted to a 2X4, 4X4, or to a shed or house gable. I mounted mine on a 1-in x 10-ft Metal EMT Conduit (per La Crosse) which I attached to 2-3/8 inch Chain-Link Fence Corner Post using three 5/16 inch X 2-1/2-inch W x 5-inch L Zinc-Plated U-bolts with Plate and nuts included. The corner posts on most chain link fences are standard size and the EMT conduit and U-Bolts can be purchased at any hardware or big box DIY stores. I bought mine at Lowe's. See the attached photo. A good alternative for mounting a 1 inch EMT conduit is a No Dig Ground Screw Anchor for Ground Post Stake like the ARUN one sold on Amazon (B09G78PSMN), or American Ground Screw Model 3 - Premium No Dig Ground Anchor (B08FTJDHB2). The weather station can be used either stand alone or connected through the La Crosse View App. There are reviews that mention you have to pay for a subscription to use the La Crosse App. This is simply not true. La Crosse offers a Complimentary subscription which is absolutely FREE. All new La Crosse View app users receive a 30 day free trial of the Enhanced Subscription Plan. After this time, if a subscription is not purchased, users will automatically be moved to the Complimentary Plan. The Complimentary (Free) Plan includes: Remote Monitoring, Unlimited Push Notifications, Share w/Family & Friends. 1 Week of Viewable App Data, and 24 Hours of Exportable Data. The Enhanced Plan is $11.88 for 12 months ($0.99/Month) or $29.70 for 36 Months ($0.83/Month) and includes 1 Month of Viewable App Data, 1 Month of Exportable Data, and Unlimited Email Alerts. The Advanced Plan is $23.88 for 12 Months ($1.99/Month) or $59.70 for 36 Months ($1.66/Month). These subscription prices seem very reasonable in my opinion and some people will spend more on a cup of coffee than the cost of these monthly subscriptions. Again, the Complimentary Plan is absolutely FREE. WiFi setup was simple, however, I have Verizon DSL which is strictly 2.4GHz connection. The connection to my router is very stable with no drop in connection. La Crosse says the station will NOT work with 5GHz and your phone has to be connected 2.4GHz before trying to connect your station to the La Crosse View app. Most modern routers have 2.4GHZ and 5GHZ. If both of your 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi bands have the same name (SSID) and password, you should not have any problem connecting your weather station regardless of which Wi-Fi network band your smartphone is connected to. I purchased my son the La Crosse Technology 328-10618-INT Wireless WiFi Professional Weather Center from Amazon, and he had absolutely no issues connecting to his Internet (Verizon FIOS with 2.4GHz and 5GHZ) using his iPhone 13. I was with him and he had his weather station connected and up in running in minutes. A lot of people think 2.4GHz WiFi is outdated. While 2.4GHZ is lower speed, it has a longer range than 5GHZ. Anything that uses 2.4GHZ doesn't require high speed, only a reliable connection. It's not like you are streaming a movie with a weather station. This my first color weather display, my other two are Acurite with monochrome display. The display is bright and clear when positioned and viewed at eye level. When viewed from an upper or lower angle it is hard to see. When viewed from a side angle it is OK. The base station has a stand for desk or table top use. The base can also be wall mounted. I think manufacturers of color weather displays should put the mount in such a way that the display could be tilted slightly forward which which make for better viewing from lower angles and when looking up, say from a computer chair or a couch or chair. Unfortunately, this weather station doesn't have an auto dimming backlight that can be set to dim while you sleep like some other Lacrosse models, but the brightness level can be manually adjusted. The La Crosse color display is well laid out. The indoor and outdoor temperatures and humidity seem accurate based on the readings from my other two Acurite stations. The indoor and outdoor temperature from one of the Acurite stations reads exactly the same as the La Crosse, and the other is within 1 degree. Only one of the Acurite stations shows humidity and it is about 3% difference between indoor and outdoor humidity readings. I checked The Weather Channel online and the outdoor temperature on the La Crosse station was the same as reported and the humidity was 3% lower than reported from my town, so my Acurite seems to be be a little bit more accurate when it comes to humidity as it was exactly as reported by The Weather Channel. When the outdoor temperature is between 50 ̊F and 80 ̊F, the Feel Likes temperature will will show the current outdoor temperature. When the outdoor temperature is lower than 50 ̊F, Wind Chill will show as the Feels Like Temperature. When the outdoor temperature is higher than 80 ̊F, Heat Index will show as the Feels Like Temperature. This weather station stores wind speed for 1 day, 7 days, 1 month, and 1 year. It also stores recorded Hi and Lo temperatures. Right above the Forecast and Feels Like Temperature is Seasonal Changes in Foliage. The tree foliage will change seasonally on your weather station. The dates are programmed into the weather station for an automatic foliage change. I feel like this feature should have been left out and the Forecast and Feels Like displays made a little larger. I wasn't able to hookup the Wind Sensor until a couple of days after receiving the weather station. Unfortunately, Wind Speed will read ZERO if the Wind Speed Sensor is not used. I was hoping that the wind speed would come via Internet without the Wind Sensor, but that simply is not the case. Because the Wind Sensor is a simple device, it only provides wind speed with wind direction provided via Internet / WiFi. The wind speed and wind direction appear to be pretty accurate based on The Weather Channel online data. Wind direction is not available when used as a stand alone weather station. When not connected you will see the 24HR wind speed next to the 1HR wind speed. One thing I noticed about the display shown on Amazon compared to what I see on the actual display, is the illustration on Amazon shows NWS Forecast and NWS Wind Direrction, while my display shows Forecast and Wind Direction, so I'm not exactly sure where this data is derived from, although I believe it is from NWS. The App is easy to use and the Data Stream option allows you to select customizable weather warnings or personalized messages which will be displayed at the bottom of the display. La Crosse says you can enter Up to 20 Characters for Special Events or Reminders, but it is limited to 10 characters per line with two lines. This is a
