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Oregon Scientific WMS801 Weather-Now Radio Weather Forecaster with MSN Direct Service and Atomic Clock | 
 enlarge | Brand: Oregon Scientific
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $199.95
Buy New: $67.95
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 118
Color: Silver
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 4
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 12 x 6 x 8
Warranty: Oregon Scientific, Inc. warrants all Audio, Camera, Timing, and Weather products from manufacturing defects for a period of one year from date of retail purchase.
MPN: WMS801
Model: WMS801
UPC: 073811305282
EAN: 0734811305282
ASIN: B000HDK4QU
Release Date: January 16, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 4-day weather forecaster for top 100 metro areas with indoor temps, atomic clock | | • | Nothing to set up and no PC required; plugs in to any outlet and starts automatically | | • | Displays iconic weather forecasts, expected temps and percentage chance of precipitation | | • | MSN Direct Weather Service provides warnings, watches and advisories | | • | Displays Heat and UV indices; clock sets automatically when plugged in and for DST |
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Product Description
The WeatherNow gives you real-time, 4-day weather forecast information to help you plan ahead more effectively. There are no sensors to install and no programming -- you'll receive regional weather information through MSN Direct about local weather conditions, fully updated every two minutes. By just plugging in the weather station within specified MSN Direct coverage areas, you can receive regional wind, rain, temperature, humidity, chance of precipitation and even NWS warning information. Know before you go! Here's what it tells you: Sunrise & sunset times Heat index UV index Rain level, with 24-hour history Phase of the moon 4-day forecast High & low temperature Probability of precipitation Weather Warnings, Watches and Advisories Indoor environment - temperature, humidity and trend indicator Comfort level Max/min indoor temp. & humidity memories Radio-controlled Time Update with DST Adjustment Includes calendar, clock & time zone settings Dual 2 minute daily alarm with user selectable crescendo beeping or polyphonic melody format 8 Minute Snooze Function
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Like having your own personal weather channel November 28, 2008
Gaz Rendar (Chicago, IL USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
HARDWARE
The WMS801 is a one-piece unit that comes with a FM antenna and AC power supply. There are no sensors to place outside of your home to measure temperature, humidity, rainfall, etc. However, since there are no sensors, the unit downloads all of this information from digital FM broadcasts via the MSN Direct network. These digital broadcasts are hidden among radio channels and provide all the local weather info your WMS801 needs, and it updates several times an hour. The information comes from the same MSN weather service that you can access on the web. But in order to get this FM information, you need to first goto the MSN direct webpage and see if there actually is an FM signal in your neighborhood. Most decent sized cities have it (it works in Chicago and Madison, WI). The service is free with the purchase of this unit, but if you are not within the FM range of MSN Direct, then DO NOT purchase this unit.
The unit also comes with a built-in sensor to measure your indoor temperature and humidity, and comes with a clock that sets itself automatically. All of the buttons on the edges of the device are easy to hit and make sense. You access the different features of the WMS801 much like it was a watch. Hit the "mode" button to access the different categories and then hit the "select" button to cycle through the items within that category. Relatively simple.
SCREEN
The screen is a standard LED type with a nice indigo blue background light you can turn on in the dark. It's highly visible and the font sizes are large enough that you can see it from a reasonable distance (about 0-9 feet). The one downside is that you cannot display both the indoor and outdoor temperatures at the same time. It only takes one button press, but still, it would have been nice to see both temps simultaneously.
WEATHER INFO
The WMS801 has everything you need about the outdoor weather: temperature, barometric pressure, rainfall, UV index, humidity, wind speed and direction, wind chill or heat index and chance of rain. Also, it gives you a three day forecast for the next 3 days with the hi and low temps plus the chance of precipitation. Some MSN Direct locations may not offer all of that info, but I can only say that I receive all those data in Chicago and Madison. Finally, the weather station has a scrolling ticker at the top that tells you the visibility, air quality, and warnings. For example, if there is a tornado warning, the bottom of the unit has a light that flashes red while the ticker at the top will say "Tornado Warning in X,Y, and Z counties until 9:55pm."
PROBLEMS
Hardly any to speak of. I do wish it displayed the indoor and outdoor temps simultaneously, but it changes from inside to outside with one button press, so it's not that big of a deal. The only other downside is that there are 2 blue LED lights on the edges of the screen that are always on. I have the unit in my bedroom, and when I goto sleep, the room is dark and those two lights seem incredibly bright. My solution to this dilemma was to place two thin strips of black electrical tape over the lights to block them out. Problem solved.
Overall, as long as you are within a MSN Direct FM broadcast area you can't beat this unit. It's like having the Weather Channel always on in your room. You can wake up, see the forecast for the day and the next three days and plan accordingly...all without turning on your computer or TV. It's highly convienent and I highly recommend it.
Weather Station Review January 8, 2008
J. Owens (Enumclaw, WA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bright display, Easy to read. Neat features. Not always accurate in the region I am in (foothills of Mt. Rainier). Satisfied with product.
Great little weather station! January 12, 2008
E. ONeil (Nebraska)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love the little weather station. I saw it at my aunt's house one night. She'd bought 4 or 5 of them as Christmas presents for my cousins, and one for herself. I thought it was a perfect present for my dad. He loves it.
As for the service that the seller gave. It was great. It arrived a lot earlier than I thought it was going to. Only a little overpriced, but the fast shipping made up for it costing a little bit more. I'm pretty sure it's one of my dad's favorite presents.
excellent February 16, 2008
Brady G. R. Robinson (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
excellent product. be aware, though, that the backlight does not stay on. wish it did. it stays on for about 15 seconds.
Awesome...but not for areas who can't get MSN November 28, 2008
Liza (Southeast Alaska)
Make sure you check out to see if you get MSN in your area. Doesn't work in Southeast Alaska sad to say....
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