Weather beaters
Weather meters for pocket or wrist do everything short of naming the next hurricane.
Eco Edge
Designed by wildlife biologists, it promises an “accurate forecast of the best times to view game based on sun/moon information, barometer and temperature.” Hmmm. Has a 97-year almanac. $150. (703) 430-8055, www.speedtech.com (Eric Boyd / LAT)
Weather meters for pocket or wrist do everything short of naming the next hurricane.
WeatherWatch Pro
Swiss-made for wrist, with sensors for wind chill, barometric pressure, altitude, compass directions, wind speed. Plus a feature Thurston Howell III would love: Three-phase yacht-race timer. $125. (703) 430-8055, www.speedtech.com (Eric Boyd / LAT)
Dwyer PWM
Measures current, average and maximum wind speeds. Later model, PWM3 ($175), adds temperature, wind chill, heat index, dew point. Small yet buoyant if dropped in water. $97. (219) 879-8000, www.dwyer-inst.com (Eric Boyd / LAT)
Kestrel 4000
Excels at tracking environmental changes, provided its user inputs baseline barometric pressure and altitude. Only item tested powered by easily located AAA batteries; the others run on lithium batteries. $329. (610) 447-1555, www.nkhome.com (Eric Boyd / LAT)