Packaged Weather Station

A complete surface-weather suite on one standpipe: wind speed and direction, temperature and humidity in a radiation shield, barometric pressure and tipping-bucket rainfall — all reported in real time over your ALERT or ALERT2 network.

Configure this in the Selector → Download 5381 datasheet (PDF)

What's in the box — and what you decide

Included in every station

Wind speed sensor 5050WS
Wind direction sensor 5050WD
Humidity & temperature 2048RH/T in 4550 shield
Barometric pressure sensor 1522
Rain-gauge top 5054TS with tipping bucket 5050P
Standpipe enclosure, vandal-resistant
Data transmitter with logging 50386
3 dB omni antenna + cable
Gel-cell battery, 22 Ah 5031-22
Solar panel with regulator
ALERT2 encoder + GPS (on /A2)

Options you can add

Propeller wind sensor, 0–60 m/s 200-05103
Light-wind propeller, 0.4 m/s threshold 200-05305
Ultrasonic wind — no moving parts 7000-3
Solar radiation sensor 4015
Cellular radio modem OP21
Iridium satellite modem OP22
Wi-Fi radio modem OP23
Network interface OP14
Antenna lightning protection 5050LA
Standpipe ground kit 5054SG
Slide-in access door 5054SD
Directional antenna, 10 dB SAM160

You must specify at order

Radio: Maxon 5 W standard; Ritron 5 W or 30 W specify
Your licensed operating frequency specify

Choosing among the wind sensors? Side-by-side comparison.

Which variant do I need?

If your network…	Order	Why
Runs ALERT2 (or this is a new network)	5381/A2	Current NHWC standard
Is an existing legacy ALERT system	5381	Matches your current receivers; upgradeable later
Needs remote polling or control	5881/A2	Same station on the two-way 50388 SCADA platform — 5881 details →