I was wanting to set up an accurate outdoor temperature sensor but then started considering that maybe I should get wind speed and other sensors. I see home assistant has support for ambient weather stations. Are they the best choice?
And how do you choose between the models? They don’t seem to have anything on their website and Amazon doesn’t seem to give much differentiating information either.
Wow the ambient weather iPhone app is trash. Very slow and the login page is non functional which makes the app even less functional. That’s not confidence inspiring.
There’s also clearly a close neighbor with one. Wish I could just get at their data…
I am very happy with the NetAtmo Weather Station. This also has a lot of different outdoor sensors and a nice looking app (IMHO)
I’m using a Davis Vantage Pro 2 wireless weather station with Home Assistant. Using Weather Display as the program using MQTT to send the different sensor values to HA. I even have a “weather light” that changes color based on the outdoor temperature. 
Wrt the weather light. I had a similar thought but had not seen it implemented. Very cool. Would you be willing to share the config? Thanks!
For the Weather Light, I have a thread that shows the details when I created it:
I also have another thread on the MQTT setup using Weather Display, which I use my home Weather Station to get the values sent via MQTT to HA:
Here is the actual automation, which is long - but it works perfect using the rgb color spectrum.
- id: Outside_Temp_Color_Change
alias: 'Outside Temp Color Change'
initial_state: 'off'
trigger:
platform: state
entity_id: sensor.outdoor_temperature
action:
service: light.turn_on
entity_id: light.marks_office_light
data_template:
rgb_color:
- >
{% if states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int <= 0 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 1 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 2 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 3 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 4 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 5 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 6 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 7 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 8 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 9 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 10 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 11 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 12 %} 245
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 13 %} 235
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 14 %} 224
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 15 %} 214
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 16 %} 207
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 17 %} 198
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 18 %} 186
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 19 %} 175
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 20 %} 167
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 21 %} 157
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 22 %} 140
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 23 %} 123
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 24 %} 111
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 25 %} 93
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{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 27 %} 64
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 28 %} 47
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 29 %} 30
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 30 %} 17
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 31 %} 0
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{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 34 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 35 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 36 %} 0
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{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 40 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 41 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 42 %} 5
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 43 %} 10
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{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 45 %} 20
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 46 %} 26
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 47 %} 31
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 48 %} 36
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 49 %} 41
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 50 %} 46
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 51 %} 51
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 52 %} 61
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 53 %} 66
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 54 %} 75
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 55 %} 88
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 56 %} 96
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 57 %} 106
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 58 %} 112
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 59 %} 122
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 60 %} 132
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 61 %} 140
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 62 %} 153
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 63 %} 162
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 64 %} 174
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 65 %} 187
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 66 %} 195
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 67 %} 208
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 68 %} 221
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 69 %} 234
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 70 %} 242
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 71 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 72 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 73 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 74 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 75 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 76 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 77 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 78 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 79 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 80 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 81 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 82 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 83 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 84 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 85 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 86 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 87 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 88 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 89 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 90 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 91 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 92 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 93 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 94 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 95 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 96 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 97 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 98 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 99 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int >= 100 %} 255
{% else %} 43
{% endif %}
- >
{% if states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int <= 0 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 1 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 2 %} 232
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 3 %} 209
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 4 %} 184
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 5 %} 161
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 6 %} 138
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 7 %} 115
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 8 %} 89
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 9 %} 66
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 10 %} 43
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 11 %} 20
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 12 %} 18
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 13 %} 15
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 14 %} 13
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 15 %} 13
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 16 %} 10
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 17 %} 8
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 18 %} 5
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 19 %} 3
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 20 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 21 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 22 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 23 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 24 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 25 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 26 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 27 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 28 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 29 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 30 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 31 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 32 %} 25
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 33 %} 50
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 34 %} 75
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 35 %} 103
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 36 %} 126
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 37 %} 155
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 38 %} 178
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 39 %} 206
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 40 %} 228
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 41 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 42 %} 250
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 43 %} 245
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 44 %} 242
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 45 %} 237
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 46 %} 232
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 47 %} 227
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 48 %} 222
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 49 %} 219
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 50 %} 214
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 51 %} 209
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 52 %} 214
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 53 %} 219
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 54 %} 222
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 55 %} 227
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 56 %} 232
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 57 %} 237
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 58 %} 242
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 59 %} 245
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 60 %} 250
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 61 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 62 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 63 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 64 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 65 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 66 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 67 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 68 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 69 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 70 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 71 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 72 %} 247
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 73 %} 238
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 74 %} 230
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 75 %} 221
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 76 %} 213
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 77 %} 204
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 78 %} 200
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 79 %} 191
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 80 %} 183
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 81 %} 174
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 82 %} 162
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 83 %} 149
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 84 %} 136
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 85 %} 119
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 86 %} 106
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 87 %} 94
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 88 %} 81
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 89 %} 68
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 90 %} 55
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 91 %} 43
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 92 %} 38
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 93 %} 34
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 94 %} 30
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 95 %} 21
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 96 %} 17
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 97 %} 13
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 98 %} 9
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 99 %} 4
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int >= 100 %} 0
{% else %} 255
{% endif %}
- >
{% if states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int <= 0 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 1 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 2 %} 244
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 3 %} 234
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 4 %} 222
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 5 %} 211
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 6 %} 202
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 7 %} 190
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 8 %} 178
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 9 %} 167
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 10 %} 156
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 11 %} 146
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 12 %} 158
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 13 %} 169
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 14 %} 179
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 15 %} 191
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 16 %} 200
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 17 %} 212
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 18 %} 222
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 19 %} 232
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 20 %} 245
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 21 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 22 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 23 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 24 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 25 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 26 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 27 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 28 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 29 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 30 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 31 %} 255
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 32 %} 252
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 33 %} 250
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 34 %} 250
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 35 %} 247
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 36 %} 245
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 37 %} 245
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 38 %} 242
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 39 %} 242
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 40 %} 240
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 41 %} 238
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 42 %} 217
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 43 %} 198
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 44 %} 182
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 45 %} 161
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 46 %} 143
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 47 %} 122
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 48 %} 101
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 49 %} 83
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 50 %} 66
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 51 %} 46
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 52 %} 41
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 53 %} 36
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 54 %} 31
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 55 %} 28
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 56 %} 23
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 57 %} 18
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 58 %} 13
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 59 %} 8
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 60 %} 5
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 61 %} 0
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{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 63 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 64 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 65 %} 0
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{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 67 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 68 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 69 %} 0
{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 70 %} 0
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{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int == 97 %} 0
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{% elif states.sensor.outdoor_temperature.state | int >= 100 %} 0
{% else %} 113
{% endif %}