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Ambient Weather WS-5000 Ultrasonic Professional Weather Station

Model: WS-5000

Regular price $549.99
Regular price $849.99 Sale price $549.99
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Ambient Weather WS-5000 Ultrasonic Professional Smart Weather Station - Weathershack
Regular price $549.99
Regular price $849.99 Sale price $549.99

Rated as the "Best home weather station platform" by TechHive

The Ambient Weather WS-5000 Ultrasonic Smart Weather Station is our most advanced solution for home and light industrial weather monitoring. Featuring a smart wind meter with no moving parts, this system uses a cutting-edge ultrasonic anemometer that provides faster, more accurate data on wind speed and direction. Its innovative design makes it perfect for both professional and home weather monitoring, offering reliable and real-time weather data.

COMPLETE WEATHER STATION: It includes an ultrasonic sensor array, rain cup, indoor/outdoor thermo-hygrometer-barometer, and a TFT full-color LCD display.
ALL-IN-ONE SENSOR ARRAY: Features no moving parts, quick setup, and real-time weather updates every five seconds.
SMART HOME READY: Set alerts, access data remotely, and integrate with IFTTT, Google Home, Alexa, and more.
ENHANCED WIFI: Transmits data wirelessly to the world's largest personal weather station network (optional)
JOIN THE COMMUNITY: Connect to the Ambient Weather Network to customize your dashboard, share local weather conditions, and create forecasts (coming soon)

Temperature Range: Indoor: 14 to 140 °F, Outdoor: -40 to 149 °F

Humidity Range: Indoor: 10 to 99%, Outdoor: 10 to 99%

Barometric Pressure Range: 8.85 to 32.50 inHg

Solar Radiation (Light) Range: 0 to 200000 Lux

UV Range: 0 to 15

Rain Range: 0 to 236 inches

Wind Direction Range: 0 to 360º

Wind Speed Range: 0 to 89 mph (operational)

Update Rates: 4.9 seconds real-time on display console, 60 seconds on The Ambient Weather Network, 60 seconds on Wunderground

Display Console Dimensions: Frame: 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.75 inches, LCD: 6.25 x 3.5 inches

Display Console Resolution: 800 x 480 pixels

Indoor Sensor Dimensions: 4.75 x 1.5 x 0.6 inches

Outdoor Sensor Dimensions: 14 x 12 x 6 inches

Display Console Power: 5V DC adapter (included), Power consumption: .05 Watts

Indoor Sensor Power: 2 x AA batteries (not included)

Outdoor Sensor Power Array: solar power with battery back-up (2 x AA batteries not included), Rain Gauge: 1 x AA battery (not included)

Is Tailored For


  • Weather Specialist

  • Farm Lands

  • Greenhouse Monitor

  • Project Experiments

  • Weather Hobyist

From the Manufacturer


  • TFT Full Color LCD Display

    Display Features:

    • Sleek desktop design, freestanding or wall-mounted.
    • Vibrant LCD display, easy to read day or night.
    • Light or dark background options.
    • Automatically adjusts brightness based on time of day.
    • Additional displays can be connected (sold separately).

    Measured Parameters:

    • 'Feels Like' Temperature (Wind Chill and Heat Index).
    • Dew Point.
    • Gust (maximum wind speed sampled every second over 16 seconds).
    • 10-Minute Wind Speed and Direction Average.
    • Sunrise, Sunset, Moon Phase.
    • Forecast and more.

    Additional Features:

    • Displays minimum and maximum conditions with time and date stamps.
    • Historical archived data available for export to SD Card (optional, not included) for advanced analysis in Excel.
    • SD Card also used for firmware updates.
  • Ultrasonic Sensor Array

    Wireless Sensor Array Features:

    • Pagoda thermo-hygrometer radiation shield with passive aspiration for accuracy.
    • Bubble level for plumb installation.
    • Integrated solar panel.

    Connection Details:

    • Connects to the console via RF (915 MHz).
    • Range: up to 1000 feet line of sight in open air; 300 feet under most conditions.
    • Wireless signal does not pass through solid metal, earth, or ground.

    Mounting Options:

    • Mounts to any pole with a diameter of 1.25 to 2 inches.
    • Features adaptive mounting bracket and U-Bolt design for secure installation (pole not included).

    Extra Large Rain Cup:

    • Ensures improved accuracy.
    • Wireless design allows placement close to the ground.
    • Removable lid for easy service and maintenance.
  • Components & Sensors

    • Sonic Wind Sensor
    • Temperature & Humidity Sensor
    • Light Sensor & Solar Collector
    • North Alignment Marker
    • Mounting Pole & Bracket
    • Optional Heater Cable

    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.

    Optional Sensors (sold separately)

    The WS-5000 supports the following optional sensors:

    • (8) WH31E, WH31P, WH31PF, or WH51RF
    • (1) WH31L-AA
    • (8) WH31SM
    • (8) WH51LW
    • (4) WH31LA
    • (1) PM25
    • (1) PM25IN or AQIN.

    The WH31E, WH31P, WH31PF, and WH51RF share the same 8 total channels and display on the console.

What Customer Say


  • The sensors are on the roof where they belong. After three days I able to use the dispaly all the way in my office on the groudn floor. I move a floor a day to see if the radio range would cut through the house and all the radio nosie around. I can not tell you how happy I am with this. It made it all the way to my desk and I watch it update all the time to the left of my computer. Well worth the price, well worth the setup time and so worth for the web interface. All of that was very easy to use and setup.

  • The ambient weather station was easy to assemble. The weather hub to hook to your wifi easy to install and to calibrate barometric pressure. The dashboard is nice on your PC and the app works great. I can get instant weather information and the Ambient weather network you can share your data to the network and see all the weather stations in your area. I like this product, it's been working fine and I would recommend to the weather enthusiast out there.

  • I'm having fun with this. The overall setup went very smoothly without any issues. The wind speed sensor has no moving parts (that's right, no anemometer, and no wind vane). It uses eight ultrasonic transducers to measure wind velocity and direction. This is a huge advancement since both anemometers and vanes have mechanical bearings that can get dirty or stuck. Just look at a variety of stations on Ambient weather's site and you'll see a number of weather stations reporting no wind and/or wind always coming from the same direction a big clue that the sensor has a problem. I now own the lightning detector, the air quality monitor, and I'm currently trying out the soil moisture sensors. All connected up easily and are working. Go to ambientweather.net and check out my station (search for Dana Ave. Weather Station, Ridgecrest). The ambient weather site is quite good but has a few bugs. Be sure to click the chart button to see weather data plotted as a function of time.

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