AcuRite Iris (5-in-1) Home Weather Station with Direct-to-Wi-Fi Wireless Display and Alerts for Remote Monitoring Indoor/Outdoor Temperature and Humidity with Wind Speed/Direction (01544M)

It appears a lot of people are having difficulty connecting the Display unit to their WiFi. Just follow these instructions and it should work for you. Setting up this weather station is not that difficult. Just READ THE DIRECTIONS! Connecting to the WiFi just requires a gathering some information before you start the WiFi setup. First go to Wunderground.com and either login or create a new account. Go to 'My Profile' you will see a Tab labeled 'MY DEVICES', click on that Tab. Then click on the 'Add New Device' Button. Select 'AcuRite 5-in-1 Weather Station with WiFi' from the drop-down list. Then click on the 'Next' button. The next screen will display your Station ID and Station Key. Copy down this information, you will need this information BEFORE you start your WiFi setup Use these two values for the Wunderground Station ID and Wunderground Key when you have connected to the AcuRite WiFi. WiFi Setup Press the Gear button on the display. This will turn on the AcuRite Wifi for a few minutes. The instructions state it will be on for 30 minutes, but actually it's a much shorter time. Connect to that WiFi, go to a browser and enter in the IP Address 192.168.4.1 A webpage will display, enter in your WiFi name and password. Then below that enter in the Wunderground Station ID and Wunderground Key that was generated from Wunderground.com Now on the same page, near the bottom, click on the 'Save' button. The screen will change with a message stating to wait a few minutes. After a short time, the screen will change stating you have successfully connected to your WiFi. At any time you need to start the AcuRite WiFi, just press the 'Gear' button on the display. Don't forget to reconnect to your WiFi once you have completed the above. AcuRite App From the menu go to Setting, Manage Devices. Click on the 'Add Device' button. Enter the name for this device (i.e. Home). Enter the Device ID. The Device ID is found on a white label in the battery compartment when you remove the battery cover on the Display unit. Select your Country and add your Zip Code. Now follow the 'Next' button a few more times to setup that device. Your done. ************************************************************************************************************************ Update: I've had this PWS for a month. It's performance has been flawless. The connection to my WiFi has been rock solid. The only time it was not sending data was when my internet provider performed service on our connection. We were without internet a few hours. As soon as the our internet connection was reestablished this unit reconnect to our WiFi and begin transmitting data again. Within a few days of installing this, Weather Underground attached a Gold Star to the account for consistent reporting and consistent data. We've already had high winds here. The unit has set me numerous high wind warnings to me. I have the high wind warning set to 25 mph. So far our highest recorded wind speed has been 32 mph. I'm very pleased with the performance of this unit.

I am pleased with the new unit. I had a previous Iris 5-in-1 from about 2019 which I loved, but it was starting to have problems. With the new unit, the wind speed on the sensor was not working. AcuRite took care of it and sent me a new sensor via overnight, which was much appreciated. Everything now working. I really like the wifi connection and the app on my phone. For future improvements, it would be great to also have access to the inside temperature on the app when we are traveling, although I have a new "smart" thermostat that should do it, but have not yet installed it. The new unit also shows the strength of the signal from the sensor, which is great.

Display has all the good information needed. Scrolling thru the history is simple also. The multi-lighted screen is a nice option. Keeping the temperature is good (but we needed to calibrate it!) What is a pain is getting it all setup. It is not PLUG IN PLAY! I had to adjust the temperature to be accurate (which can be tricky if you do not have something with the correct) . Waiting for it to rain to see how it tracks. Also, if the rain gauge is bumped, it may not register rain correctly. I suggest getting it all set up in its spot before adjusting any settings. Unfortunately, I have had to do a "reset" (button by batteries) many times going through the setup process and troubleshooting things. Wish I could just reset the daily rain totals and not the whole thing. I believe you can reset the week/ month/ yearly total but not the daily. LOL TO ADJUST TEMPERATURE - Hold the arrow up/ down and gear icon at the same time. Hold for about 8-10 seconds and release. - Only the temperature will show. - Use the up/ down arrows to adjust accordingly. - Push the gear to go to the next temp or precipitation that you want to adjust. - Once done leave it alone and it will go back to standard display screen TO CONNECT YOUR DISPLAY TO YOUR WI-FI: -From a smartphone (recommended), tablet, or Wi-Fi-enabled computer, open an internet browser and type 192.168.4.1 in the URL - DO NOT PRESS ENTER NOTE: Please make sure that you are near your AcuRite display unit for the strongest connection during the following steps. -Open the network tab and click on the AcuRite Wi-Fi Display Model Number. NOTE: The network tab is located in the bottom right corner of your computer screen on the taskbar, as shown below. If using a smartphone or tablet, you will need to access the Wi-Fi settings to view the list of available Wi-Fi networks. NOTE: If you do not see the display model under your network tab, please reset the display by pressing and holding the RESET button for 10 seconds, located in the battery compartment of the display. The date and time will need to be entered after a reset. -Press the connect button for the network that includes the Display Model Number. NOTE: This will disconnect your computer/device from your internet and the display's network may also say No Internet, as shown below. -After 20 seconds, go back to that prepared browser that has 192.168.4.1 typed in the URL and press enter. -Once the AcuRite Wi-Fi display settings website (splash page) is open, select your Wi-Fi network's SSID from the dropdown (if you have a 2.4 GHz and a 5 GHz, be sure to select the 2.4 GHz), enter your Password, Station ID, and Station Key, then click save. NOTE: If you are unable to open the AcuRite Wi-Fi display settings website after connecting to the display, disconnect from the display under the network tab, open a different internet browser, enter The IP address 192.168.4.1 into the URL but DO NOT PRESS ENTER. Connect to the display under the network tab and wait 20 seconds before clicking enter on the internet browser with the IP address entered. NOTE: If you receive an error stating that "This site can't be reached", please make sure that you are still connected to the AcuRite network and not your home Wi-Fi network. If your device automatically reconnected to your home Wi-Fi network before you were able to reach the AcuRite Wi-Fi display settings website, please have your device forget your home Wi-Fi network so that it will stay connected to the AcuRite network. -Your Wi-Fi Display unit is now connected to your Wi-Fi network! -First, reconnect your device back to your home Wi-Fi network if you are still connected to the display's Wi-Fi. Often times your device will automatically reconnect to your home Wi-Fi after completing the setup. Your station should come online on Weather Underground within a few minutes. (We recommend allowing at least 20 minutes for the station to show as online if it doesn't show up right away.) ACURITE IRIS® (5-IN-1) TEMPERATURE READING TOO HIGH (CHECK THE FAN IS WORKING) -Remove the four outer screws on the bottom of the sensor. Keep the screws for re-assembly. Note: Be careful not to remove or adjust the rain calibration screws located beneath the rain gauge. -Separate the upper and lower halves of the sensor. -Check the fan for debris, such as insects or spider webs. A gentle puff of air can clear most obstructions safely. -If no debris appears to be blocking the fan, position the top white portion of the sensor (that has the solar panel) in direct, bright sunlight. The fan should power on immediately without any assistance (such as a nudge). Note: Artificial light, such as flashlights, cannot be used as a substitute for actual sunlight. Also, overcast days may not be sunny enough to power on the fan. To reassemble the sensor, bring the two halves of the sensor back together. Reinstall the four outer screws to join the upper and lower portions of the sensor together.

I’ve been wanting one of these for a while. Easy to set up and connect to Weather underground. Cross checked it with an older weather station and it was accurate. It took a little bit to calibrate the rain gauge but only had to make minor adjustments. Going strong for a month so far! The display is nice and bright and easy to read.

Review of Acurite 5 in 1 wifi weather station After writing this my weather station stopped sending updates to weather underground. So there is no updates on the app. WU blames acurite and acurite blames WU..Is there a ZERO rating? The Bad: The easy setup on the box is a joke… 1) Connecting my laptop to the acurite display wifi took 3 tries. And my laptop was right next to the display unit. First try didn’t connect. Second try connected and timed out before I could enter everything. Third try worked. (FYI my router is only 2 feet away). NOTE this is a tricky setup. You first connect your PC to the wifi signal in the display unit, then when your pc is connected to the display WIFI, you go to 192.168.4.1 on the pc web browser to finish the setup by inputting your network sign on information. 2) Getting a reading from the sensor also took way too much effort. After waiting several minutes after inserting new batteries in the sensor, nothing happened so I replaced batteries the new batteries with another set of new batteries.. No luck… Still nothing on the display. I Moved the abc switch in sensor from a to c and back to a, no luck… Did the same thing then in display and it connected…WHAT.. 3) There are no instructions at all about what app to use. I registered my unit with the weather underground site per instructions, then tried to use the acurite app to connect and view my sensors. Spent two hours getting failed to connect messages (even after completely redoing the entire startup procedure) so texted support. They responded quickly the day after thanks giving, so kudo’s for that. However support told me my model wouldn’t connect to the accurate app, I had to use the weather underground app…total of 3 hours lost for nothing. 4) Downloaded the weather underground app, and there was nothing to select my unit on the app. I went to their website on my pc, and there it was, on line and showing data…After several hours trying to find my weather station I finally figured it out. When the app starts it wants a location. I entered my zip code and the local weather displayed. Then I tried not entering anything and a map of the US showed up. I zoomed in on my area, and little dots showed up of personal weather stations. I tapped on one near me, and presto I found my data… 5) The Documentation includes a sensor manual and a display manual. Neither manual details what should happen first second third etc. in the setup process. A separate QUICK SETUP document is needed to show what order to setup the devices and what to expect with each step. 6) Total time to get the unit working and the app working was 4 hours…Not easy setup…and the documentation could be much better with some pictures, and links to videos. 7) By Far the dumbest design of this unit is the base. NO ADJUSTMENT AT ALL. Works great in one position and can’t see it another just slightly lower. 8) Your inside temperature does not get transmitted to weather underground. This a big disappointment as we travel a lot and need to check inside temperature during the winter. 9) There is no Day with the date. I NEED to know what day it is every morning. True I can use my phone but why when the first thing I look at is my weather station. 10) There is no telephone support. I could find only 1 video on their web site and it was to show how to mount the sensor (the easiest part of the process). You must text or e-mail. Probably due to language barriers. 11) Wind Speed displays; now, avg., and peak. The only problem is you have to push the up arrow button to cycle thru them (not covered in the manual). My lacross shows current and peak all the time. The apps do show current and peak so it’s not a total terrible. 12) The size of the wind speed font is only readable up close. All the other fonts are like 10 and 12 but wind speed below 10mph are like 6. Above 9 MPH and it jumps to a readable 8.. 13) After a month I had to reset my wifi for a camera issue I was having, and the weather station lost connection with wunderground .com. Reset it, not go. Went through the entire start up process again, no go.. The good and sorta good: 1) The display is very well organized and the colors make it easy to find and separate the readings. 2) The batteries in the display keep your settings saved for moving the display and power outages. 3) There is a procedure (had to contact support to get it I will post it at the bottom) for adjusting all the temperature and humidity readings. My in house temperature was 4 degrees off from everything else in my house. 4) As mentioned above, chat support was very quick to respond but would have preferred phone support. 5) Having manual entry (one time) of date and times is much preferred to having it provided from wifi. My lacross station stopped communicating with wifi after only 2 years, so it stopped displaying a valid date and time. 6) The apps: PWSmoniter was the easiest to setup and shows everything on a single page, both current and historical readings. Historical is displayed as charts.. After getting a device ID and KEY from weather underground, all you need to enter is the device ID. Nothing else…very simple. The weather underground app was more difficult to install and read. I Had to enter both values and finding my device after setup was quite difficult. myPWS app was impossible. You need a third entry; an API key, and getting it required me to use the PC on the weather underground site. Not a real obvious procedure either.. In the myPWS app, it’s a 32 digit entry, and even though I triple checked it, and could not get it to work.. PWSmoniter has it hand down over lacross view app. There is nothing good about their app 7) The three levels of brightness and a fourth option of automatic change are really a good idea. Finding the adjustment button was a stroke of luck though.

I've had this product just less than a month. Right now it seems to operate perfectly and I am quite satisfied overall. Out of the box, the sensor was straightforward to install. But I had trouble connecting the display to my WiFi and saw reviews here describing that setup in greater detail than is given with the product. I would call that a deficiency - the installation instructions are sparse and say only "Connect to the Wi-Fi signal coming from your display”, lacking the necessary detailed specification to look for the network "AcuRite 01544MCB_XX” where XX is the last 2 digits of the display’s MAC address (shown inside the battery compartment). I had to find those instructions in these reviews. Even so, once I discovered that network, it was frustratingly difficult to hold the network connection to the display. The network would repeatedly appear and disappear, and this went on for over half an hour before I finally happened to time it perfectly to a) connect to the AcuRite network, then b) hit 192.168.4.1 in a browser to grab the setup page. Note this was virtually impossible using a phone or tablet, I was successful only using my computer. After a week or so, it appeared the measured barometric pressure seemed way off. I went to the AcuRite support site and sent a message reporting this. They quickly replied, asked a few questions, then promptly sent me a new display. The new display was far easier to connect to my Wi-Fi, in fact the AcuRite network came up immediately on my tablet and I had no trouble connecting to it and accessing the Wi-Fi setup page. This new display has been in full operation now for almost two weeks and shows a much more accurate barometric pressure (although still in “learning…” mode). Of note, I live at altitude (6800’) so must specify “Adjusted” vs “Station” Pressure in the device settings.

I purchase this to have real time indoors and outdoors weather information. I fly a lot of drones and this information is crucial. Pros: 1- Easy to set up - At least it was for me. But you do need to know a little bit about WiFi networks. 2- Mounting base for the sensors is included and super easy to install. 3- Clear Display (within 3 feet), I can read all parameters easily. As I have it on my desk top. The display is not meant to be read from across the room. I say anything further than 4 to 8 feet from you eyes will make it hard to read. Cons: 1- The purple parameter display section for Dew Point, Heat Index, Wind chill, is set to display 1 of those 3 readings automatically. It determines which of the 3 is the info it will be "useful to you". This is head scratcher. I was why can I leave it on Dew Point which is what I want and is useful to me? You can toggle cycle on the 3 readings, but it will automatically revert back to what it thinks is "best for you to know". Which baffles me, again Why don't they let you set what you deem useful? 2- The refresh intervals from the sensor is not real time. Is 15 to 30 seconds behind. So actual wind direction and speed is you guess it 15 to 30 seconds ago. Not a huge issue but not real time. 3- The Acurite App and online site do not display ANY indoors readings. This is a really crappy miss. Get this you have to be home in order to know inside temp and humidity levels. So if you thought you can monitor your indoors remotely look for a different product because this is not it. 4- Lastly you can not add any additional sensors AT ALL... (to the 5 in 1 system), I wanted to add a lighting detector since I am in Florida, that would have been handy. But again you can add anything. So in a nutshell will I buy this again. The answer is NO. If you want a basic weather station readings, there are less expensive alternatives. I threw out the boxes and I am too lazy to get new ones to return this item. Otherwise I would have return it. Had I known all the limitations of this unit I would have looked at something else.

Worked great out of the box but the WIFI was a bit of pain to get setup. Had to go through the router & reserve DHCP address for the station or it would constantly lose it's connection even thou the router said it was connected. For the Weather Underground you will need to pre-register to get your ID & Key. I got the optional Solar Power Pack & has been working well. I would recommend installing the 3 AAA battery's in the display. Will update if anything changes.