Compact Weather Sensors

Assembled from the most accurate individual sensors, the result is the Lufft product family of smart weather sensors. Not just one device for all purposes - we have the right combination for every application such as for meteorology, hydrology, traffic weather, pv monitoring, AgMet or building automation. We also break the smart sensors down into individual sensors for you, if you prefer.

WS800-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, precipitation intensity, precipitation quantity, radiation and lightning strikes.

WS700-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation intensity, precipitation type, precipitation quantity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed and radiation.

WS601-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, air pressure, wind direction and wind speed.

WS600-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation intensity, precipitation type, precipitation quantity, air pressure, wind direction and wind speed.

WS510-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
First and only Smart Weather Sensor with integrated Kipp & Zonen CMP10 Pyranometer (secondary standard). Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed and radiation.

WS502-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed and radiation.

WS501-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed and radiation.

WS500-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction and wind speed.

WS401-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation and air pressure.

WS400-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation intensity, precipitation type, precipitation quantity and air pressure.

WS310-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure and radiation.

WS302-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure and radiation.

WS301-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure and radiation.

WS300-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity and air pressure.

WS200-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of wind direction and speed.

WS200-UMB Smart Weather Sensor
Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of wind direction and speed.
 

Road & Runway Sensors

Built-in? Active or passive - or both? With or without below ground temperature measurement? Or maybe you prefer non-invasive? Stationary or mobile? We have them all. Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS), Aviation Weather Observation Systems (AWOS) and Ice detection Systems (IDS) around the globe trust in road sensors from Lufft.

MARWIS - Mobile Sensor for Runway Condition Assessment - ICAO GRF compliant
We provide accurate runway conditions reports, that comply with the new in ICAO-compliant Global Reporting Format (GRF) format.

MARWIS - Mobile Advanced Road Weather Information Sensor
MARWIS is the first road and runway weather sensor detecting road conditions, temperatures, friction and other parameters mobile in real time for vehicles.

Non Invasive Road Sensor NIRS31-UMB
The NIRS31-UMB is a non-invasive road weather sensor with optical principle. It is mounted several meters above the ground and can even monitor bridges...

Intelligent Passive Road Sensor IRS31Pro-UMB
The passive road sensor IRS31Pro-UMB convinces by its two part housing design and accurate detection of road surface temperature, water film height, freezing temperature, ice percentage and many more...

Intelligent Active Road Sensor ARS31Pro-UMB
Detection of freezing temperatures independently from de-icing materials as well as road surface temperature with the embedded active road weather sensor ARS31Pro-UMB. Easy to maintain through its two parted housing…

Intelligent Active Road Sensor ARS31-UMB
The embedded active road weather sensor ARS31-UMB detects freezing temperatures independently from de-icing materials and is easy to maintain through its two parted housing…

Passive Road Surface Temperature Sensor WST2
The surface temperature sensor measures runway and highway-temperatures highly precise, both on asphalt and concrete.
 

Wind Sensors / Anemometers

The main applications of wind measurement are in the field of meteorology and industrial applications such as in wind turbine business. In order to design a profitable wind farm, the local wind conditions are measured to perform a detailed wind site assessment. Once the wind farm is set up and running, its best performance has to be ensured. Thus wind measurement does not stop with connecting the wind farm to the grid. Long service life, reliability and functionality under extreme conditions are the most important requirements in almost every application, which our sensors fulfil.

VENTUS-X-UMB Ultrasonic Wind Sensor with extended Heating
Additional transducer heater for most eXtreme environmental conditions! It measures wind speed and wind direction according to the WMO guideline and acquires the barometric pressure.

VENTUS-UMB Ultrasonic Wind Sensor
Thanks to the ultrasonic measuring method the wind sensor Lufft Ventus has no moving parts and therefore needs almost no maintenance. It measures wind speed and wind direction according to the WMO guideline and acquires the barometric pressure.

V200A Ultrasonic Wind Sensor
Ultrasonic Wind Sensor, plastic housing and 20W-heater
 

Cloud Height & Snow Depth Sensors

Not only in winter sports snow height is considered an important parameter. On transport routes and railway systems measuring the snow height is equally important. The laser based snow height sensors deliver quick and reliable information about snow height and ground reflectivity. How high are the clouds? How many cloud layers are detected? Is the cloud detection limited by precipitation or mist? These are questions among others around the topics of clouds and visibility which meteorology is dealing with. An answer is delivered by cloud height meters / ceilometers which work with lidar technology.

Snow Depth Sensor SHM31
The laser-based snow depth sensor Lufft SHM 31 stands for millimeter-accurate snow level detection over long distances in all weather conditions without any maintenance, due to opto-electronic/laser based rangefinder technology.

Lufft Ceilometer CHM 8k
The Lidar-based CHM 8k ceilometer detects aerosol profiles & structures, cloud bases, penetration depths, vertical visibility and the sky condition index in up to 8 km.

Ceilometer CHM 15k „NIMBUS“
Exact results due to high sensitivity of the used lidar sensor technology! Reliable and accurate results at any time of the day or night are ensured by long-life laser sources, filters with narrow bandwidth and high-sensitivity photodetectors.
 

Visibility & Present Weather Sensors

The state of the art in fog detection for Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS), Airport Weather Observation Systems (AWOS) and Coast Navigation Systems. The product family of Lufft visibility sensors providing highly accurate results with minimum maintenance and absolute reliability.

OTT Parsivel² - Laser Weather Sensor
The OTT Parsivel² is a modern laser disdrometer for comprehensive measurement of all precipitation types. The Parsivel² captures both the size and speed of falling particles, classifying them into one of 32 separate size and velocity classes.

Visibility Sensor VS2k-UMB
The VS2k visibility sensor measures visibility up to 2000m, ideal for road traffic applications on motorways, highways or bridges. Long life time is guaranteed thanks to the sea-water proof housing design.

Visibility Sensor VS20k-UMB
The VS20k visibility sensor measures visibility up to 20'000 m, ideal for road traffic applications on motorways, highways or bridges. Long life time is guaranteed thanks to the sea-water proof housing design.
 

Precipitation Sensors

Use a tipping bucket and “count” quantities? Or weigh quantities? Or measure fall velocity and analyze particle size? Each measurement method - whether tipping bucket, weight principle, laser or radar - differs in its application. Freedom from maintenance and fast response times play an important role in “present weather” applications.

WS100 Radar Precipitation Sensor / Smart Disdrometer
The Lufft WS100 is our maintenance-free radar precipitation sensor. It recognizes the type and amount of precipitation from the first drop. The sensor is suitable for hard-to-reach places.

Rain Gauge WTB100
Tipping bucket rain gauge with bounce-free reed contact

OTT WAD 200/314 - Weighing Rain Gauge
The OTT WAD 200/314, a weighing technology combined with a self-emptying weighing rain sensor, was developed in addition to the OTT Pluvio² series and is specially designed for the use in subtropical and tropical climates.

OTT Parsivel² - Laser Weather Sensor
The OTT Parsivel² is a modern laser disdrometer for comprehensive measurement of all precipitation types. The Parsivel² captures both the size and speed of falling particles, classifying them into one of 32 separate size and velocity classes.

OTT Pluvio² L – Weighing Rain Gauge
The OTT Pluvio² L is an all-weather precipitation gauge that uses superior weight-based technology to measure the amount and intensity of rain, snow, and hail.

OTT Pluvio² S
The OTT Pluvio² S compact weighing precipitation gauge measures liquid, solid and mixed precipitation with remarkable precision. It is virtually maintenance-free and fits on 2-inch pedestals.