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Ambient Weather WS-5000 Ultrasonic Smart Weather Station

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Condition
New
Style
Display Console + Ultrasonic + Raincup
Model
WS-5000
Dimensions
0.75"D x 7.75"W x 5.75"H
Material
Metal
Power Source
Solar Powered
Special Feature
Barometer, Hygrometer
In the box
Ultrasonic Sensor Array,Rain Cup,Indoor/Outdoor Thermo-Hygrometer-Barometer,Tft Full Color Lcd Display,Wireless Sensor Array With Pagoda Thermo-Hygrometer Radiation Shield,Bubble Level,And Solar Panel

Features 5

  • COMPLETE WEATHER STATION: (1) Ultrasonic Sensor Array, (1) Rain Cup, (1) Indoor/Outdoor Thermo-hygrometer-barometer, and (1) TFT Full Color LCD Display
  • ALL-IN-ONE SENSOR ARRAY: No moving parts, fast and easy set-up, and real-time updates to weather conditions every five seconds
  • SMART HOME READY: Set up alerts, access your data remotely, and program your home based on weather conditions using IFTT, Google Home, Alexa, and more
  • ENHANCED WIFI: Enables your station to transmit its data wirelessly to the world's largest personal weather station network (optional setting)

Description

The Ambient Weather WS-5000 Ultrasonic Smart Weather Station is the most sophisticated home and light industrial weather station we have ever created. Our smart wind meter has no moving parts to wear out and includes a revolutionary ultrasonic anemometer that is more sensitive to changes in wind speed and direction and transmits faster than traditional wind cup designs. The extra-large rain cup ensures better accuracy. Since the sensor is wireless, it can be placed close to the ground, and the removable lid makes for easy service and maintenance. Ultrasonic Sensor Array The wireless sensor array features a pagoda thermo-hygrometer radiation shield with passive aspiration for the upmost accuracy, a bubble level for plumb installation, and a solar panel. It connects to the console via RF (915 MHz) up to 1000 feet line of sight in open air (300 feet under most conditions). The wireless signal will not pass through solid metal, earth, or ground. The sensor array mounts to any pole between 1.25 and 2" diameter with adaptive mounting bracket and U-Bolt design that can be tightened to your mounting pole (not included). The Indoor Thermo-Hygrometer-Barometer The WH32B indoor sensor will monitor temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure. One sensor is included with the WS-5000 weather station system. Forge connections within the weather enthusiast community by seamlessly linking your Ambient Weather station to the Ambient Weather Network (AWN). Customize your personal weather dashboard, organize your tiles with the measurements you prioritize, and label your sensors. Open the app and you will see an interactive map of weather stations, cameras, and map layers that provide a hyper-local view of current conditions. Set up email or text alerts for high and low conditions for every parameter; send multiple alerts, and view all past alerts in a handy timeline. The WS-5000 is STEM authenticated, and helps provide a hands-on, practical approach to learning about meteorology and enables students to connect the dots between the science they study and the weather they experience in their own backyards. The wireless sensor array features a pagoda thermo-hygrometer radiation shield with passive aspiration for the upmost accuracy, a bubble level for plumb installation, and a solar panel. WH31E WH31P WH51RF WH31PF PM25 WH31L WH31-SRS

Specs 28

Brand Ambient Weather
Recommended Uses For Product Garden
Specific Uses For Product Precipitation
Power Source Solar Powered
Special Feature Barometer, Hygrometer
Material Metal
Connectivity Technology Radio Freqeuncy
Number of Batteries 5 AA batteries required.

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Top Amazon Reviews

After year of use I'm very happy
Style: Display Console + Ultrasonic + Raincup
This unit has been excellent for me. Set up was easy, intuitive. I purchased the Lightning sensor and it works perfectly. I did a little checking and I didn't need to calibrate as it still seemed to be giving me accurate results compared to other trusted sensors near me. The rain gauge lines up perfectly with my analog 24' tube model. I wasn't able to get the Weather Underground system to engage but I give my friends the AWN app and that works. I didn't spend much time trying to get WU going. Indeed, the articles and directions are correct; placement is important for precise readings. I have alot of trees, a tree line and house to deal with. I put it in the most open area but wind readings from the south are reduced by the obstructions. Oh well. The rain gauge stopped after about six months and I cleaning it to trouble shooting standards. It worked in a few minutes. After about a year of use it worked but paused regularly. Another quick look at Troubleshooting and resetting both the sensor and the display (and new batteries) had it going again in a few minutes. Resetting did not require network/Wifi set up again. A year in, I finally sprung for the 65' heater cord. What a terrific enhancement. It was regularly dropping the signal and giving me blank info. Now it seems to be running 100%. That was a win. I love it and use it multiple times daily. My 6 year old grandson got the name "Weatherman" and he engages with it. I'm a happy owner. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2025 by ScottS1W
First impression compared to AcuRite Atlas
Style: Display Console + Ultrasonic + Raincup
Review Image by D. Coral
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Wow I LOVE this Ambient Weather WS-5000. Don’t waste your time on lousy competitor models! I had an AcuRite Atlas for a couple years, but I got tired of constantly losing the historical weather trends every time we had a brief power outage. The AcuRite has a major design flaw by not having any kind of time sync (no Internet NTP or even radio time sync) the AcuRite Atlas resets the clock back to factory default time, and then all the weather data is messed up. While the AcuRite Atlas takes less time to install (it is all one piece unit, no assembly needed), this WS-5000 blows it away as far as the careful thought that Ambient Weather put into the display and presentation of information. For example, the AcuRite Atlas shows 48 hour rainfall on the display. Why not 24 hour? The WS-5000 has all the info laid out in a way that I can see the useful stats at a glance, very intuitive and in a beautiful presentation. The AcuRite display is also very pretty looking, but I can tell that the Ambient Weather WS-5000 display was designed by weather gurus who probably debated each icon for many weeks before deciding how to show it on the screen. But perhaps what I love the most about the WS-5000 is to be able to show the swimming pool temperature on the display using the optional WH31P waterproof thermometer probe sensor. It’s nice to have the pool temp always shown right next to the weather station stats, because this has the ability to set the extra info display onto a single sensor, in addition to the choice of cycling between sensors. It’s also very cool to be able to use the optional soil moisture and air particulate sensors with this. The Ambient Weather iPhone app features are better than the AcuRite app. The historical data charts are super useful, and I can use this with more home automation features like IFTTT. The WS-5000 can tie in with Wunderground hyper local weather, which is fun to contribute to, and to see other people’s weather station info in the neighborhood and how the microclimate varies. While I am super excited about the WS-5000 so far, this product is not perfect. If the manufacturer is reading this, I hope they can address some things in the next design. The instruction manual is terrible, and so is the user interface for the display buttons. It is not intuitive which buttons to press and what they do to navigate the various display menus. These buttons should be scrapped and go with a touchscreen design next time. It would be better to have a wall mount bracket to make it easier to line up and level to mount on the wall rather than two screw hanger notches on the back (which are always tricky to mark and line up on the wall). Also, I had to to a factory reset before it would recognize the main sensors, and wasted time being puzzled why it wasn’t working straight out of the box. Finally another minor improvement would be to not show the humidity circle on the display if a sensor does not have the humidity feature. I have to look at a blank humidity circle all the time for my pool temp sensor. It’s very minor, but would be more beautiful and less cluttered without this inactive item on the screen. Overall, I highly recommend this weather station! I think this may very well be the best one for residential use on the market at any price (the more expensive pro models from other brands have extremely antiquated info displays). ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2021 by D. Coral
Promising Weather Station, but Some Frustrating Quality-Control and Setup Issues
Style: Display Console + Ultrasonic + Raincup
I received the WS-5000 yesterday and completed the installation today. Despite some less-than-stellar instructions, the installation went relatively smoothly, and the station appears to be functioning as intended. However, I have a few initial concerns, particularly given the price of this equipment. Mounting Hardware: My first issue involved the supplied hardware for mounting the display console, including the drywall anchors and button-head screws. The screw heads were slightly too large in diameter to fit into the mounting holes on the back of the console. The only way to get them into the openings was to approach at an extreme angle and force them in, which obviously isn't practical when mounting the display flush against a wall. Rather than risk damaging the console or pushing the drywall anchors through the wall, I used a Dremel to carefully remove a small amount of plastic from the openings. This resolved the problem, but modifying a brand-new product to accommodate its own factory-supplied hardware shouldn't be necessary, especially at this price point. Installation Instructions: The included documentation leaves quite a bit to be desired. The written directions are vague in places, and the accompanying illustrations are so small and low-resolution that they're difficult to decipher. Fortunately, there are several helpful customer-produced installation videos online that do a much better job of explaining the process. Display Interface: While the display is functional, navigating the touchscreen and making adjustments can be tedious. A more responsive, modern capacitive touchscreen would be a welcome improvement, particularly on a premium weather station. Product Registration: Registering the product on Ambient Weather's website has also been unnecessarily frustrating. The registration form requires a serial number, which apparently identifies the product automatically, yet there doesn't appear to be a clearly identifiable serial number anywhere on the equipment or packaging. I've tried several identification numbers found on the components and box, including the console's MAC address, without success. Unfortunately, the website offers no useful guidance on where to locate the required number or how to complete registration. Initial Impressions: Despite these frustrations, the WS-5000 appears to be a capable weather station, and I'm looking forward to putting it through its paces. My concerns so far are primarily related to documentation, hardware fitment, and the overall user experience rather than the station's actual performance. I'll update this review after a full season of use with additional observations on accuracy, reliability, and long-term performance. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2026 by Matt
Awesome Station
Style: Display Console + Ultrasonic + Raincup
While the Ambient WS-5000 is a bit more expensive than the average weather station for home use, it is totally awesome! Very accurate. I added the pool temperature monitor for my koi pond, and I absolutely love knowing their water temperature. Very easy to install, you can place the different components in different locations, easy to read indoor display with tons of info. AWN's online network is just the icing on the cake. I can drill down and see temps everywhere there is a station online (and there ae thousands across the US). Going to the beach today, I can pull up AWN station and get a live forecast from a station right there where I'm going or very near. This is an excellent buy for anyone who loves to know the weather, store and analyze years of data, whatever you like. Oh, did I mention programmable alarms for low temp, high temp, solar radion warnings, and more? A TOTALLY AWESOME BUY - I COMPLETELY RECOMMEND the WS-5000 ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2025 by Newmanme
Could have easily been 5 STARS!
Style: Display Console + Ultrasonic + Raincup
This is a great weather station, perhaps even the best on the market, according to the review videos I've watched. So why one star? PRO'S The equipment has no moving parts, for the most part. The rain gauge has what appears to be cheap plastic inside - a spoon type thing that collects rain and periodically empties what it has collected. Nowhere did I see even the slightest about this, but it is - in my opinion - one of the biggest sales features about this unit. The Ambient Weather online web page displaying this weather station's information is outstanding. The page is mobile responsive - it looks as good, if not better on a phone as it does on a browser page. The display provided with the unit doesn't have to be plugged in to make the browser page work. There is an entire Ambient Weather social media feature that allows you to comment on others weather station data, or to share you, IF you've made your weather data public. CONS This could have been so easy to assemble but easy things are made so blooming difficult. For example, the bolt holes used to secure the aluminum bar to the wind sensor, didn't line up. I ended up having to call Ambient Weather to send me one that did. There is a little heater dongle that is attached with a thin wire to the wind sensor. The dongle is supposedly designed to slide down the inside of the aluminum bar. Problem is, it doesn't easily do this. I tied a little thin ribbon on the dongle and fished it through the bar. This added about 20 min. to the assembly process. Ridiculous. The instructions are so laborious - nobody got time for that – that they are not useful. Ambient Weather would be well served to produce a simple 5 X 7 card that has the "fast start" assembly/set up instructions. Here is what I wish had been included on a card, that I hope will save you a ton of time. – The display device is supposed to come with a power supply. The first unit I ordered (and returned) did not. This display could easily, and I mean easily, be powered by AA batteries. It is only powered by electricity. – There really is not much setup to do on the display device. The sensors automatically connect/sync to the display device. The ALARM page on the display can totally be skipped unless you want to be alerted to extremes outside of the norm for you – such as when a temperature sensor falls below a certain threshold. – START by connecting the display unit to your home router. It detects and displays this fairly quickly. However, it is not intuitive how to make a keypad appear on the screen to click in (arrow up down left right) the numbers/characters you use for a router password. – The magnifying glass icon with the plus sign is the "enter" key by the way. This is not intuitive and instructions that explain that is no where to be found. – On the CALIBRATION page, you can bring the temperature sensor, for example, in line with your indoor thermostat. I asked Alexa what the temperature is in here and then set the Ambient Weather to display that temperature. To change the numbers (calibrate), that's done one number at a time by selecting the number, arrowing over to select the first number, arrowing up and down to change the digit, then arrowing over for each digit. A pain. – The time zone can be set. That is on the first page, under SERVER. There is a list to scroll through for every time zone in the world - dozens of them. A hint: if you use the - (negative) button, you'll get to Eastern, Central, Pacific, and Mountain a little quicker. –There are TWO Ambient Weather apps in the app store. One is just for setup. You really don't need that if you used your computer/browser which is much easier to use that the app, which the inverse should be true. You can find the MAC ADDRESS (not to be confused with an Apple Computer) by arrowing over to the SERVER setting, choosing it (positive arrow magnifying glass) and looking at the bottom of the screen. Enter the MAC address on YOUR Ambient Weather Account Page that you're going to set up. Once you enter the MAC address, your weather data will instantly appear on your browser page. To repeat, the set up app is not necessary to do this. Use your laptop. The SECOND app allows you to look at your weather data on your phone. But so will sharing (copying and pasting) your Ambient Weather data page. – Outside, nowhere quickly does Ambient explain there is a little arrow above the aluminum bar port that is supposed to point north, so the wind detector direction works correctly. In summary, I am enjoying the display and looking at the weather data using.both the supplied display and my computer web browser. Sometimes, I use the Ambient Weather app. I'm sure the Ambient Weather people are good folks, but they have made both the technical setup needlessly difficult, and the physical set up so difficult, aligning bolt holes and manipulating the clunky supplied brackets. – BONUS! Here's my best tip. If you're looking for a pole to mount your station, go to the big box hardware store and look for the crossbar (top bar) for a chain link fence. You can get a 10 ft one (what I did) or one longer, OR combine to if you want your equipment really high. I did not cement the pole so I can pull it out of the ground so I can easily change the batteries when hopefully in a year or so I need to change batteries. I hope this information is very helpful for you. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2024 by Plain man
Great Product Performance
Style: Display Console + Ultrasonic + Raincup
I appreciated how the weather station, the display tablet and the rain collector linked with each other requiring no action on my part - as it should be. The signal strength of the products between each other is strong - no issues with outdoor sensor mounting combined with indoor tablet placement. I am slowly learning more about the capabilities of the system and adding them in. At the time of this review, I still haven't tried out the AWN subscription to see what that is like. My only less than stellar review is the instructions describing the physical installation of the sensors. In the end, the installation is very basic and straightforward. If you're a don't read the manual and go kind of person, you're better off than trying to read their instructions on how to install. I went step by step with the instructions and it feels like would should have been a very simple stall turned into something very unintuitive. Other than that minor documentation concern, the product itself is solid, the display on the tablet is clean / easy to read and I am expecting to only further enjoy it as I get more familiar with while enjoy using it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2026 by Norman Davis
Quality item that’s very accurate and affordable
Style: Display Console + Ultrasonic + Raincup
Review Image by Sim
Really nice weather station. Highly accurate with a clean look and super easy setup. The instruction manual is very easy to understand and walks through every step to set up the weather station. Had my station connected in 10 minutes. The console is very comprehensive and shows everything at a glance. I fully expect to get 8+ years of service from it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2026 by Sim
Does not work with 5G or Starlink
Style: Display Console + Ultrasonic + Raincup
I was in love with my WS5000 weather station until last week, when I changed my internet provider to Starlink. Now it will not connect to the internet, which for me is a huge minus. A call to Ambient tech support yielded nothing. They told me that it won't connect to Starlink or 5G. They didn't even know what Starlink was, so I don't think it is likely that this situation will improve soon. They don't really seem to see it as a big deal that it won't connect, and seemed bored when I pointed out that for some of us this is a big selling feature, and that it will cost them customers like me. Ho hum. If an internet connection doesn't matter to you, then this is a great station. But I just love being able to see the history of the day in a glance online, without wading through menus, and I can't do that anymore. I also can't check on the temperature of the interior of the RV from a distance to keep an eye on things for my dog when I am gone. I would not have bought this station if I had know this was going to happen. Also, the setup is just atrocious. The hunting and pecking with the 30 year old primitive system Ambient provides takes forever, and sours you on their entire menu system. Anyone who has gone through setting this up knows exactly what I mean. In conclusion, it is a wonderful weather station except for the terrible setup and menu system. And if connecting to the internet matters to you, then I would look for a company other than Ambient. 5G and Starlink are the getting more and more common, and this company doesn't really seem to care about keeping up with these technological changes. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022 by D. Fournier
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