AcuRite 06045M Lightning Detector Sensor with Temperature & Humidity

Was painless to set up on Acurite Hub. Do not put in full sun. Find a shady place or temp will be off buy a lot. Very senseative to electric things. A cell phone or wifi will set it off. Even a cordless drill driving a screw made a strike. After a found a place out out the sun outside and away from anything that would cause any interference it works very well. I knew going in a would have to find a place it would work. I am pleased with it.

Very useful.

This connected to my AcuRite weather station easily, and now tells me how many recent lightening strikes I've had and how far away the last was. NOTE: do not use this anywhere near a microwave oven, it can sense the start and stop of the oven as lightening strikes. And, I had one of these sensors before that I hung from a tree limb and it stopped working after a couple of months. So this one, I bought one of the AcuRite solar shields, so we will see if this one lasts longer. Note about the solar shield: it is priced WAY too high, more than the cost of this sensor, BUT it occasionally goes on sale for $10 to $15 less.

Haven't tried it yet here isnt any lighting yet but hoping to see if it works

Arrived early and was perfectly functional as soon as the batteries were installed. Could not ask for better service or a more perfect replacement for my "dead" outdoor sensor for this very handy outdoor weather system...