The La Crosse WA-1240U Weather Direct Internet-Powered Wireless Weather Forecaster is a weather station with a voice... "Good morning John (Put Your Own Message Here), here's the forecast for Madison, Wednesday, July 15th..." Create your own custom message and it will say it before the forecast..."Wake Up! Today's the Big Game Day!" or "Good Morning (Your Name Here)". The audio forecast button plays the current forecast and the A/B/C speaker buttons play information that you select. It's more than weather… listen to your choice of news headlines, entertainment, sports and more. Wake up to the information that you want to hear.

The WA-1240U wireless display features a large LCD with automatic time and date, time alarm with snooze, indoor temperature and forecasts for the daily high and low temperature. The bottom LCD line scrolls your wireless outdoor temperature, selected location name, sunrise/sunset and forecast.

The TX50U wireless temperature sensor monitors your backyard temperature. You can also monitor your backyard temperature from anywhere in the world with your free membership to TheWeatherClub.com.

With Weather Direct, it's easy to plan your day... Receive your morning, afternoon, evening and nighttime forecasts for today, tomorrow, day 3 and day 4. You'll know to pack your umbrella for an afternoon shower or bring a jacket for a cool evening at the game.

And keep your family safe with a free subscription to your first year of Severe Weather Alerts issued by the National Weather Service, a $14.95 value! They can even be sent to you via e-mail or SMS text message when you are away.

The WA-1240U comes complete with TX50U remote temperature sensor and Weather Direct Wireless Gateway.

Features:

• A Weather Station with a Voice... "I Talk!" (2 Speaker Sound)
• Custom Audio Greeting, Forecasts and More: "Good morning John (Put Your Own Message Here), here's the forecast for Madison, Wednesday, July 15th. Temperatures will be 69 to 80 degrees with mostly clear skies. Winds will range between 3 and 11 miles per hour from the northeast, no precipitation is expected."
• Create Your Own Custom Message and I'll Say It Before the Forecast: "Wake Up! Today's the Big Game Day!" or "Good Morning (Your Name Here)"
• It's More Than Weather: A/B/C Speaker Buttons Play the Information that You Select: Listen to Your Choice of News Headlines, Entertainment, Sports and More
• Plays Current Audio Forecast For Location Shown on Wireless Display
• Wake Up to the Information that You Want to Hear
• Free forecasts for the location of your choice, providing around-the-clock weather without turning on a radio, television, or computer
• Choose from over 60,000 locations in the United States & Canada. No subscription required.
  Click here for a full list of forecast locations.
• Specific 4-Day forecasts for every morning, afternoon, evening and overnight
• Lower LCD section scrolls wireless remote outdoor temperature, selected city, sunrise, sunset, and selected city forecast
• Forecasts daily high/low temperature (°F or °C)
• Indoor temperature (°F or °C)
• Outdoor "Backyard" remote temperature (°F or °C)
• Monitor your home outdoor remote temperature from anywhere in the world!
• Upper-right corner of display toggles date, seconds, and indoor temperature
• Severe weather alerts (subscription required)
• Time alarm with snooze
• Time and date automatically set
• Daylight savings time on/off
• Optional paid subscription plans provide for "four additional locations," allowing you to monitor up to four additional forecast locations for a total of five (university town, your favorite vacation spot, your parent's home, etc.), and audible severe weather alerts
• Low battery indicator icons for both main unit and remote sensor
• No WiFi or software installation necessary
• High-Speed internet, network router & computer for web-based set-up are required
• Wall mount or free-standing (fold out stand)
• One TX50U remote sensor and one wireless gateway (with AC adapter & LAN cable) included

• Indoor temperature range: 14.1 to 100.0°F
  (-9.9 to 37.7°C)
• Remote temperature range: -39.8°F to 139.8°F
  (-39.9 to 59.9°C)
• Outdoor temperature sampling rate: every 4.5 seconds
• Weather Direct update rate: every 6 hours (can be manually updated anytime)
• Power requirements (wireless display):
  3 C Alkaline batteries & AC Adapter (included)
• Power requirements (remote sensor):
  2 AA Alkaline batteries
• Power requirements (wireless gateway):
  AC Adapter (included)
• Battery life (wireless display without severe weather alerts activated): up to 3 years
• Battery life (wireless display with severe weather alerts activated): up to 2 years
• Battery life wireless outdoor sensor: up to 2 years
• TX50U sensor transmission frequency: 915 MHz
• TX50U sensor transmission range:
  Up to 330 feet open air

System Requirements:

• High-speed Internet connection – cable, DSL or other broadband. NOTE: If you only have a dial-up internet connection, Weather Direct® will not work.
• Router or broadband modem with built-in router (contact your internet service provider for information on compatibility with their service).
• Valid e-mail address – required to make sure you can retrieve your password and receive other information regarding your user profile.
• A reasonably current Windows, Macintosh, or Linux PC with internet browser installed for initial set up and configuration.

Dimensions:

• Wireless Display: 8.26" x 2.92" x 5.67"
  (210mm x 74mm x 144mm)
• Wireless Gateway: 6.63" x 1.0" x 1.56"
  (168mm x 25mm x 40mm)
• Wireless Outdoor Sensor: 1.5" x .83" x 5.05"
  (38mm x 21mm x 128mm)