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La Crosse Technology WS-9611U-IT Wireless Sun/Moon Forecast Station with Oscar Outlook | 
| Brand: La Crosse Technology
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $39.95
Buy New: $22.95
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Rating:  224 reviews
Sales Rank: 1077
Color: Silver
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 1 x 6 x 4
MPN: WS-9611U
Model: WS-9611U-IT-TBP
UPC: 757456991658
EAN: 0757456992327
Release Date: February 24, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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| Features:
| • | Wireless weather station with remote sensor and atomic clock for wall or tabletop | | • | 15 forecast icons Oscar Outlook character dressing for the weather as an example | | • | Sunrise/sunset and duration for 99 North American cities; moon phase display | | • | Radio-controlled atomic time and date mechanism auto-updates for Daylight Savings Time | | • | Wireless sensor transmits up to 330 feet away; displays indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity |
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Product Description
Receive a wealth of information at once from "Oscar" the forecaster, a friendly character featured in the center of this desktop weather station. This atomic clock weather station displays (in large, easy to read digits) inside and outside temperatures, as well as inside humidity. It even calculates sunrise and sunset, displays radio controlled time and date, and automatically updates for daylight savings time. Set the built-in alarm for important appointments. Depending on the weather conditions, "Oscar" is programmed in 15 various icons to reflect the weather, from bundled up for cold, to holding an umbrella for rain, wearing a swimsuit for sun, etc. Assembly level/degree of difficulty: No Assembly Required.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 224
 I love the little guy July 12, 2007
E. Maddox (Alexandria VA)
63 out of 66 found this review helpful
First off, this thing works. Second, I am kind of sorry I didn't find money to buy even more options. But for the price I am thoroughly delighted with a working outdoor sensor giving me current temperature and an inside thermometer/humidity reading. The little man icon is kind of icing on the cake. Calendar and sunrise are nice. It's a compact worthy desktop addition. My first go-round with setting it up was clumsy. Then when I had fresh new batteries in hand I decided to change to fresh (supposedly will last a year) and reset the station. The second go-round went much smoother and I suspect any problems I had with originally setting up the station were my own problems, not the unit. My recommendation is to buy this one if you want an economical weather station that works. But if you can afford more options, go for one that provides temps, humidity and perhaps a heat/chill index for outside. I'm saving up and looking for such a unit now.
Love the little boy..... February 6, 2007
G. McKenney (Northern Michigan)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I got this weather station for my kitchen as I had bought 2 similiar ones for Christmas presents and I liked them. Aside from the indoor/outdoor temps it also tells indoor humidity, date, time, what time the sun rises and what quarter the moon is in! I love the little boy who either dresses warmer or with less clothing as the temperature goes up or down. If it's going to snow, he has snowflakes around him and if it's sunny he has the sun over his shoulder---so you get the weather in a 'picture' as well. It's a lot of information in a small space. Love it.
A great little weather station for kids... July 28, 2009
J. Miller
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I bought this for my 7 year old daughter with the intent of mounting it on the side (inside) of her (very tall) loft bed. Just a little something to look at first thing in the morning to get an idea about the weather. We were pleasantly surprised by just how much we got for the money.
First off... over the years we've owned several weather stations, including complex exterior systems. In all cases, you MUST read the manual before you set these things up. Temperature sensors should be placed in a protected area - OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT! You can't just leave these things in direct contact with the elements or they will not last long (as noted in some of the comments). If you follow the instructions for set up, I think you'll have no problem. Just put the batteries in the sensor first then QUICKLY install the base batteries. Should be all set then...
"Oscar" the weather guy is not always accurate, but it's close enough to make for good conversation. The sunrise/set times are based on major cities, which is fine for us, but may be not so great for more rural folks... but c'mon... for the price is that really an issue? In my region the clock sets itself automatically every night. One final benefit is the backlight. My daughter uses it as an "on demand" nightlight since it's mounted right near her pillow.
For the price this is a great little device. Just make sure you are careful about where you locate the sensor and how you set up the components. Just read the manual... it's actually detailed and well written.
The Little Weather Boy June 1, 2007
Warren A. Wickland (Muskegon, MI USA)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is an amazing, inexpensive little weather station. The little boy weather predicter is almost always correct in giving the direction of the weather with a clever graphic........that's the fun part. The only criticism would be the difficulty in reading the graphics at an angle. You do need to look at it head on. The good part of that is the signal from the receiver is strong enough to give you a lot of flexibiliity of where to place the readout.
This is a really helpful product for a very busy life September 30, 2007
think b4 u type (Montville, NJ)
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
I purchased this particular weather station to replace a different type/brand of weather station that had stopped working. It has so many more useful features than my last one and it makes life so much easier for us. No more scrambling to find the weather on the radio and/or TV. My family enjoys checking every morning to see what "the weather guy" is wearing and what weather is predicted to determine how we should dress for the day. It is also a great educational tool for my young children.
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