I recently purchased a La Crosse C83100 because I found it at Costco ($95, going on sale in 2 weeks for $70- was going to go in and get the price match later) but am going to have to return it (a second time) and look elsewhere. The worst feature is the one I care about, their Android app is bad. currently has a 2.1 rating on the Google Play store.
Our house is going to be sitting empty all winter and I would really like to know inside/outside temperatures, big plus if I can see if it is stormy. This home is in the Bitterroot valley in Montana, located next to the river, so colder than most spots in the valley. Temperatures can be as much as 10 degrees cooler than the NWS observed for the area.
I like the theory of the La Crosse station and app. It'll send alerts for anything I specify, so if it is 10 below zero and the wind is blowing at 30 mph I can bump up the inside temperatures to a safe setting (have internet connected thermostats).
Looking for a system that will get me the features I am looking for, if anyone has a suggestion I would appreciate it. I need inside/outside temps (anemometer is a plus), email and text/app alerts for user selected triggers. Wireless and solar powered. If it can transmit data to Weather Underground that is nice, but not required.
Was looking at the Ambient WS-1550-IP or the WS-2902A. Any others I should consider?
Mark