Headwind Consumer Products 840-0052 5-in-1 Weather Station, White

As a former planetarium director and science teacher and being an amateur meteorologist, I've had several of these over the past 50 years. Some deteriorated after being "weather-beaten" for several years (including hurricanes). One I accidentally destroyed with a dog frisbee (I couldn't hit that thing in a thousand attempts if I was aiming, but...). I was pleased to be able to find this instrument on Amazon, since all weather instruments nowadays in hobby shops or online are digital. I have some of those as well, but you can't beat the hands on simple mechanical station. One slight issue - the index marker that is used to indicate total rainfall doesn't hold its place. The older versions did that better, but I still recommend this for weather enthusiasts.

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It's ok, wind speed is no good. Sticks in 1 position.

I use for wind and rain gauge, lasts for a few years. Cheap.

My son is seriously into weather. I wanted to get a cheap outdoor object to help him learn more without investing a lot of money until I was sure its the sort of thing he would be interested in and use consistently. For that purpose this is great. It's been a couple of months and he loves to go outside and check it. It's also very sturdy. The barometer is glass and is removable. It comes with a note that tells the buyer to turn it upside down in freezing weather to prevent breakage, and it stores neatly upside down in its slot, which I thought was great. I really wanted to like it, but the weather speed indicator is bent and gets stuck on the side so it's hard for the wind to push it as it should, therefore the windspeed is not accurate. It can't be bent back into shape because it is a durable plastic. Which is a good point I suppose, and if it wasn't bent I think it would work very well. The thermometer is off as well - it said 70 degrees and we have two inches of snow outside. I believe this is because there are bubbles in the liquid in the thermometer - perhaps this is a normal problem with thermometers and there is a way to fix it, but I have not had a chance to fiddle around with it yet. My son knows it's not accurate and he's actually having fun comparing it to our other thermometer every few days to discover just "how" inaccurate it is. So in that sense it's actually turned out to be pretty educational. Either way it served its purpose and I would buy it again if I was in a similar position and needed to gauge my son's interest with a cheap object. Now that I know it is something that will be used consistently, we will be on the lookout for more accurate weather instruments.

Item is as described. Works fine. However, you may need to drill 2 small pilot holes for screws. You will need a small Phillips screwdriver & elbow grease!

Flimsy, small (about 6-7” tall and wide). Doesn’t keep track of wind speed or gusts. You have to be watching in real time to see the wind speed. Thermometer is small and uses red liquid so not useful unless focusing up close. Can’t see any measurements from inside the house if it’s hanging outside more than a couple of feet away. Overall, pretty useless.

wind speed is only good if wind speed is above 5 miles per hour and even then it is not accurate.