La Crosse Technology WS-9016U Portable Radio User Manual


 
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WEATHER FORECASTING ICONS:
Note: The weather forecast icons of this indoor weather station are a prediction of
what the weather is going to do in the next 12 to 20 hours. These are not
indications of the current weather.
Weather icons in the fourth section of LCD can be displayed in any of the following
combinations:
Sunny Cloudy with sunny intervals Rainy
For every sudden or significant change in the air pressure the weather icons will
update accordingly to represent the change in weather. If the icons do not change,
then it means either the air pressure has not changed or the change has been too slow
for the indoor weather station to register. However, if the icon displayed is a sun or
raining cloud, there will be no change of icon if the weather gets any better (with
sunny icon) or worse (with rainy icon) since the icons are already at their extremes.
The icons displayed forecasts the weather in terms of getting better or worse and not
necessarily sunny or rainy as each icon indicates. For example, if the current
weather is cloudy and the rainy icon is displayed, it does not mean that the product is
faulty because it is not raining. This simply means that the air pressure has dropped
and the weather is expected to get worse but not necessarily rainy.
Note: After setting up, readings for weather forecasts should be disregarded for the
next 12-24 hours. This will allow sufficient time for the indoor weather
station to collect air pressure data at a constant altitude and therefore result in
a more accurate forecast.
Common to weather forecasting, absolute accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The
weather forecasting feature is estimated to have an accuracy level of about 75% due
to the varying areas the indoor weather station has been designed for use in. In areas
that experience sudden changes in weather (for example from sunny to rain), the