Honeywell TE653ELW Portable Barometric Weather Forecaster

The weather is always one thing that constantly eludes us, but that which we need to know. It is especially important for people who are constantly outdoors, either for jobs or for regular recreation. They can hardly rely on television weather forecasts which are usually too large-scale to be of any use locally. This is where the Honeywell TE653ELW Portable Barometric Weather Forecaster comes in. A barometer is an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure, and this is what this weather forecaster makes use of in determining the weather for a given day while giving a complete weather measurement and forecast.

The product also comes with a programmable alarm for ice warning, which users in locations where it snow greatly appreciate. It also offers a 24-hour record of barometric pressure and can even depict trends, and uses graphical icons to depict the weather forecast. It can also measure humidity and temperature in a maximum of three remote locations; you just have to buy the additional sensors separately.

Product Specifications and Features:

It has a 24-hour history chart for barometric pressure and a moon phase display;

It comes with a programmable alarm for ice warning;

It can automatically set to the US atomic clock;

It operates using 2 AA batteries for the main unit and 2 AA batteries for the remote sensor;

The dimensions of the main unit are 7.3 x 3.7 x 1.3 inches.

Honeywell TE653ELW Portable Barometric Weather Forecaster Review:

The customers who reviewed the Honeywell TE653ELW rated it an average of 3.4 stars. They liked the accuracy afforded by the simple machine, and raved about how easy it was to use. The display was apparently very organized. The reviewers also noted that the functions worked perfectly and the data produced was very accurate.

The major complaint was that the user interface was not that simple, and the instruction manual was poorly organized and not that well-written. The manual included the flaw of not covering how to set the time zone properly, which was a must if the atomic time function was to work properly. Other procedures of setting up the unit were also not explained clearly in the manual, such as how to set the altitude properly in order to get accurate readings. One user commended its being a really high-tech gadget, but said he would have preferred a bigger LCD display in order to show the myriad of information more clearly. But he admitted that all the functions shown in the advertisement worked just as promised.

All in all, nearly all the users who have written reviews would highly recommend this portable weather forecaster. They all only shouted out a need for a better-written instruction manual. In any case, in the absence of the manual, many reviewers have included the things they have figured out as a source for other users to refer to based on their experience. Also, the reviewers found out that the unit would not work at altitudes 4,000 feet or higher, so this would be recommended only for those who lived below 4,000 feet above sea level.