AcuRite (06054M) Temperature and Humidity Sensor Solar Radiation Shield

This is a review of the AcuRite 06054M Solar Radiation Shield I know this shield was designed to hold and protect the AcuRite brand sensors, but I bought it in the hope that it would hold my La Crosse brand temperature/weather sensors, and I’m happy to report that the La Crosse sensors fit perfectly. Whoever designed these solar shields knew what they were doing, when they fitted them with a simple, but clever securing system, consisting of a membrane of flexible plastic located just below the top interior of the plastic shield. The sensor is inserted upright into the cowbell-shaped shield, through the open base of the shield. The La Crosse sensors are just under 5.75” high, and the shield measures about 6.5” from it’s base to it’s interior dome. The membrane that holds the sensor in place is located approximately 0.5” below the interior dome. This is just enough space to allow the “ears” of the membrane to surround and establish a decent grip on the top of the sensor. As noted earlier, the membrane is flexible, but it’s just firm enough to get a decent grip on the sensor. This permits both easy installation and removal of the sensor. The shield’s overlapping louvers allow air to flow through it, while keeping sun, rain and snow away from the sensor. There are several ways to mount the shield: by utilizing the built-in plastic loop at the top exterior of the shield, it can be affixed to a shepherd’s pole, or hung from a tree branch via a monofilament, or other, line; or by using the slotted tabs located near the top rear of the shield, to hang it on a wall, or a tree, via a nail or screw. The shield only weighs about 7.75 ounces (empty), so it doesn’t take much to hold it in place. I would have purchased the La Crosse brand solar radiation shield, since I have La Crosse brand sensors, but they were no longer available, as of this writing. Overall, I’m happy with the AcuRite shields, even though they are a little bit pricier than I had hoped. I’ve submitted a few photos, some of which I’ve labeled. I hope they help answer a few questions that you might have.

Keeps weather and most importantly direct sunlight off sensor. I get accurate readings. Mine is hung under a tree. In late afternoon sunlight hits the sensor, this minimizes any high readings.

I recently bought a blue-tooth outdoor temperature/humidity set. The sensor hangs on an outdoor wall. It snowed the night I installed it, and I noticed it was collecting snow on top of it. It was six inches of a snow cap. I decided the sensor required protective shielding from the weather. Through multiple attempts (what do you call such a thing?), I finally found a weather shield for outdoor sensors. I noticed that the shield itself had the slip over a screw slot on its backside, so I figured there might be one on the inside as well. The shield arrived early! Amid a severe winter storm! So I thought, how perfect. However, the inside did not have the screw-like widget that would allow a hanging sensor to be easily removed to change batteries. But if you have a sensor that needs to be mounted inside this shield, the design is such that I could mount the sensor using a long cable tie without too much trouble. I would say if you have a reasonably sized wall sensor, you could purchase this shield, and with a screw for the shield mounting, and a cable tie for your sensor, you could be in business in a matter of minutes! I recommend this shield if you have a remote outdoor sensor that collects snow or rain. It is adaptable to reasonably shaped sensors.

It holds the temperature sensor securely. Too securely. The video shows the sensor being pulled back out of the shield. I had to change the batteries while the sensor was INSIDE the shield.

I had been wrestling with my LaCrosse thermometers for a few months at my new home, could only really mount them on the east and west sides of the house, too far from the house on the trees and the devices wouldn't register the external sensors, tried putting up boards to keep them out of the direct sunlight and they'd still register the wrong temps. Finally got these and mounted them in a spot that I hadn't been able to do so cause it gets about 2 hours of direct sunlight and it's completely exposed and now they read flawlessly. Normally my temps at my house are within 3 degrees of the NOAA temps, and now these sensors are reading correctly. Very easy to set up, just unbox and push the sensor into the grippy area. It's a hard plastic and the LaCrosse sensors just clicked into place and have stuck there without a problem. Takes a little bit of force to pull them out so I'm not worried about them just falling out.

I bought this to use as a sun shield for a Unni outdoor temperature sensor. The sensor easily snapped into the top of this shield, and I hung it from a tree branch in the back yard. It is sturdy, easy to use and does the job. The only negative comment I have is the price is on the high side but these days everything is expensive and at least this one cost less than similar ones by competitors.

Worked very well with fitting my 2 Lacrosse Temp/Humidity sensors. They both read the same exact temp/RH and dewpoint and compare very close to accurate against nearby PBI ASOS station. Resolved my old problems with mounting in the shaded areas. I have both shields with plastic tie straps to the overhang protected open balcony railing NW side of my second floor apt. with very little sunshine. Thank you Amazon for having this item available. It was a big plus for my temp/RH barometer weather stations! Now I can save real accurate Temp/RH and Dewpoint weather data.

Fast shipping! The solar shield is stout, well made, yet fairly light-weight. The clip in the dome should fit the AcuRite outdoor temp/humidity unit for which it was designed. I bought it, crossing fingers, it might fit the outdoor transmitter I bought, a Dreamsky, but did not as the hanger loop on the transmitter won't fit in the dome, too small. No big deal as I took off the top, drilled a hole and glued in a hook to hang the Dreamsky transmitter. The square style and the reason I bought it. See photo of interior sturdy but flexible clip the AcyRite transmitter fits into.

My Youshiko outside sensor was incompatible with this shield's fittings. Easily fixed with cable ties and works well. The readings seem more accurate as the sensor is now away from the wall giving readings of -4Cwhich is the true reading. Cheaper than other sheilds

Muy interesante para los sensores de temperatura

El paquete llego en excelentes condiciones además de que llego en el tiempo estimado

Perfetti e funzionali

I bought this for an Ecowitt WH32 temperature/humidity sensor. After a bit of modification, it fits nicely. I removed the plastic clip meant to hold AcuRite's sensor and replaced it with a bit of 18 gauge wire, then used another bit of wire to create a hook for the sensor to hang it off the first wire. This way, when I need to replace the sensor's batteries, I can just unhook it without any disassembly. It's been keeping the sun, rain, and snow off the sensor for over a year and shows no sign of wear or yellowing. The hole on the top is just large enough for a 15" hanging plant bracket from Canadian Tire (059-5696-6), which keeps the sensor from reading heat from my house in -40 winters. If I ever need another one (greenhouse?) I'd order this one again.