Suggestions needed about outdoor temp monitoring…bit boring

Catpuss66

Hi wonder if anyone can help my Dad is 80 & terminally ill he is using his phone to monitor the outside world. Can anyone suggest a reasonably priced weather/ temp gauge with app. Might just interest him on Christmas Day. 

Misslayed

Slightly off topic but if he is interested in birds and can hear them (open window will suffice), there is a fascinating free app called Merlin, you point phone at the bird song and it identifies the bird. Even works with traffic noise in the background in our garden. There's another one, can't recall name, you point phone at the stars and it identifies the constellation. Think it works by magic. Or pixies. 

Catpuss66

Misslayed said:

Slightly off topic but if he is interested in birds and can hear them (open window will suffice), there is a fascinating free app called Merlin, you point phone at the bird song and it identifies the bird. Even works with traffic noise in the background in our garden. There's another one, can't recall name, you point phone at the stars and it identifies the constellation. Think it works by magic. Or pixies. 

Thanks he watches the birds he might like that much appreciated

skycatcher

If he's interested in the weather rather than just temperature a weather station showing wind speed/direction, dew point , temp, max/min etc might be good for him. You can get them at various price points. I personally have a Davis Vantage Vue which are a quality item but around £500!

SiliconChip

I'd agree that a weather station is probably the best option, I went rather more downmarket than @skycatcher, spending around £40. One issue is that the outside sensor can be quite innacurate on high temperatures if the location you choose is ever in direct sunlight, which most will be in the summer unless you also invest in a Stevenson screen. I don't think mine comes with an App, if it does I've never accessed it, but I'm sure there will be ones that do.

victor2

Catpuss66 said:

Hi wonder if anyone can help my Dad is 80 & terminally ill he is using his phone to monitor the outside world. Can anyone suggest a reasonably priced weather/ temp gauge with app. Might just interest him on Christmas Day. 

I had one of these for a number of years before it finally ceased functioning...
WS 9130-IT - Weather Station with German DCF Radio Control https://amzn.eu/d/c7ALZDZ
It had min/max temperatures for outdoors and indoors. You just have to make sure the outdoor sensor is out of direct sunlight and sheltered from direct rain. Batteries in the outdoor sensor lasted about 6 months. Has a self setting clock as well.
Got a simpler min/max thermometer now, as it's all I really want.

skycatcher

SiliconChip said:

I'd agree that a weather station is probably the best option, I went rather more downmarket than @skycatcher, spending around £40. One issue is that the outside sensor can be quite innacurate on high temperatures if the location you choose is ever in direct sunlight, which most will be in the summer unless you also invest in a Stevenson screen. I don't think mine comes with an App, if it does I've never accessed it, but I'm sure there will be ones that do.

Yeah, I'm a bit of a weather geek and have my weather station online via weather underground!

Catpuss66

victor2 said:

Catpuss66 said:

Hi wonder if anyone can help my Dad is 80 & terminally ill he is using his phone to monitor the outside world. Can anyone suggest a reasonably priced weather/ temp gauge with app. Might just interest him on Christmas Day. 

I had one of these for a number of years before it finally ceased functioning...
WS 9130-IT - Weather Station with German DCF Radio Control https://amzn.eu/d/c7ALZDZ
It had min/max temperatures for outdoors and indoors. You just have to make sure the outdoor sensor is out of direct sunlight and sheltered from direct rain. Batteries in the outdoor sensor lasted about 6 months. Has a self setting clock as well.
Got a simpler min/max thermometer now, as it's all I really want.

Strangely enough I have one of them, the only thing I would like is the lowest temp in 24 hrs not lowest ever temp. Used to have it on a previous temp gauge. I wanted him to have the readings on his phone.  Thank you for trying.

Chickereeeee

There are plenty of temp/humidity sensors on Amazon. Most are for indoor use and cheaper but e.g.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SwitchBot-Hygrometer-Thermometer-Bluetooth-Refrigerator/dp/B0BVLYPYT1/ref=asc_df_B0BVLYPYT1/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=651376701099&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15923009283563920896&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006548&hvtargid=pla-2014594195851&mcid=5ae2f20a046d3bbba0dda082d542f96f&th=1

Wireless, 394ft Bluetooth Range, Refrigerator Thermometer, Dewpoint/VPD/Absolute Humidity Sensor.

Catpuss66

Chickereeeee said:

There are plenty of temp/humidity sensors on Amazon. Most are for indoor use and cheaper but e.g.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SwitchBot-Hygrometer-Thermometer-Bluetooth-Refrigerator/dp/B0BVLYPYT1/ref=asc_df_B0BVLYPYT1/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=651376701099&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15923009283563920896&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006548&hvtargid=pla-2014594195851&mcid=5ae2f20a046d3bbba0dda082d542f96f&th=1

Wireless, 394ft Bluetooth Range, Refrigerator Thermometer, Dewpoint/VPD/Absolute Humidity Sensor.

Saw that one you have to buy a hub with it, ( £75 for both) seems expensive for temp reading. Thank you for looking much appreciated.. just looked again not sure you do need a hub. Seems that one can just be used on it’s own with app. Am I right?

chrisw

Catpuss66 said:

Chickereeeee said:

There are plenty of temp/humidity sensors on Amazon. Most are for indoor use and cheaper but e.g.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SwitchBot-Hygrometer-Thermometer-Bluetooth-Refrigerator/dp/B0BVLYPYT1/ref=asc_df_B0BVLYPYT1/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=651376701099&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15923009283563920896&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006548&hvtargid=pla-2014594195851&mcid=5ae2f20a046d3bbba0dda082d542f96f&th=1

Wireless, 394ft Bluetooth Range, Refrigerator Thermometer, Dewpoint/VPD/Absolute Humidity Sensor.

Saw that one you have to buy a hub with it, ( £75 for both) seems expensive for temp reading. Thank you for looking much appreciated.. just looked again not sure you do need a hub. Seems that one can just be used on it’s own with app. Am I right?

As I read it, the hub is only required for cloud storage, storage of more than 2 years of data, push notifications and Alexa integration.

Those things don't really bother me so I've just ordered one to try for that price.