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Digital or analogue TFA Dostmann weather station

Updated: 16 October 2026

You are choosing a digital or analogue TFA Dostmann weather station, and the two are not a cheap option and a dear option. Choose wireless for an outdoor reading and a symbol indoors. Choose a dial for a pressure needle and no radio. The copper dial is not the budget buy. The Products Compared editorial team compared the four amazon.co.uk listings dated 15 October 2026. There was no laboratory test. If you buy through our Amazon links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The rows are the [TFA Dostmann weather station comparison](/hub/climate-measuring/tfa-dostmann-weather-station). The jobs before this split are on the [buying guide](/hub/climate-measuring/tfa-dostmann-weather-station/sub/tfa-dostmann-weather-station-buying-guide).

You are choosing a digital or analogue TFA Dostmann weather station, and the two are not a cheap option and a dear option. Choose wireless for an outdoor reading and a symbol indoors.

Our top picks

TFA Dostmann TFA Sky 35.1152.01

Best overall

TFA Dostmann TFA Sky 35.1152.01
8.6/10about £36.61
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TFA Dostmann TFA 20.2034.02

Best value

TFA Dostmann TFA 20.2034.02
7.0/10about £41.39
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TFA Dostmann TFA Blooming Weather 20.2027.51

Alternative

TFA Dostmann TFA Blooming Weather 20.2027.51
6.3/10about £82.42
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On this page
  1. 1.A symbol indoors, or a needle on the wall
  2. 2.What the Sky, the View, and the dials show
  3. 3.Batteries, the clock, and the wall
  4. 4.Which one, on that criterion

A symbol indoors, or a needle on the wall

The wireless side is the Sky 35.1152.01 and the View 35.1142.01. Both put a 433 MHz reading on a screen in the room. The analogue side is the stainless 20.2034.02 and the copper 20.2027.51, three dials on a wall, with a barometer you set yourself. TFA’s overview draws the same trade: outdoor values read indoors, against batteries and the need for reception. The analogue column on that table has no batteries. In this set the Sky does not show a pressure number. The View’s symbol is tied to pressure. The dials show the needle. The +/− 3 hPa figure is catalogue text, not a lab comparison.

What the Sky, the View, and the dials show

The Sky shows symbols for the current situation and the next day, a frost symbol, indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity, and a radio clock. There is no hPa figure in the bullets. That symbol is not a Met Office forecast for your town. The View’s manufacturer page says it displays local air pressure and a symbol from the change. The amazon.co.uk bullets say the forecast comes from atmospheric pressure and do not list icons, so this page does not invent an icon set. It is still not a town forecast. Three transmitters are a different argument, on the several rooms page. Do not treat the View’s ±0.5 °C line as proof it is more accurate than the Sky. The dials show a barometer, a thermometer and a hygrometer. TFA associates rising pressure with improving weather and falling pressure with worse weather. That is the maker’s reading rule, not a hit rate. The reference pointer shows the change from the value you set. The screw and the clock offset stay on the how to set up page.
TFA Dostmann TFA Sky 35.1152.01

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TFA Dostmann TFA Sky 35.1152.01
8.6/10about £36.61
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Batteries, the clock, and the wall

The Sky needs five AAA cells and the View needs eight. None are in the box. The analogue manufacturer tables list no battery row, so Amazon’s “battery powered” attribute is not a reason to buy cells. No batteries is a real difference, not the same as cheaper. Both digital clocks follow DCF77 from Mainflingen, not MSF from Anthorn. Once the clock has locked, UK time usually needs minus one hour. The dials have no clock. If a clock on the hall table is part of the job, the dial is the wrong instrument. The Sky is freestanding. The stainless station includes wall fixings. The copper glass breaks if it is knocked. On 15 October 2026 the order was Sky £36.61, stainless £41.39, View £48.48, copper £82.42.

Which one, on that criterion

If you want one outdoor humidity reading and a clock on a table, take the Sky. If you want several places as well, take the View. If you want no radio and a pressure dial, take the stainless station, unless you are paying £82.42 because the copper finish is the point. That is one recommendation with a condition, not a winner across all four. Made in Germany, on TFA’s overview, is tied to the mechanical instruments from the Wertheim factory, not to a lab result for the plastic Sky or View.

Common questions

When is the wireless station the right one, and when is the dial?
Take wireless when you want an outdoor humidity reading indoors, and a clock. That is the Sky for one sensor, or the View if you also need other rooms. Take the dial when you want a pressure needle and no radio. The stainless station is that dial at £41.39.
Does the Sky show a pressure number?
No. The Sky shows symbols, a frost symbol, temperature and humidity. The bullets do not give an hPa figure to set. The stainless and copper stations are the ones with a needle you match to a published pressure.
Is the analogue station the cheaper choice?
Not as a class. On 15 October 2026 the stainless dial was £41.39, between the Sky at £36.61 and the View at £48.48. The copper dial was £82.42, the highest of the four. You avoid batteries. You do not automatically spend less.
Do the dials need batteries?
The manufacturer tables do not list a battery for the 20.2034 or the 20.2027 family. The amazon.co.uk attribute that says battery powered conflicts with those tables. The Sky needs five AAA cells and the View needs eight, and those cells are not in the box.
Is the weather icon a Met Office forecast?
No. The Sky’s symbols cover the current situation and the next day. The View’s symbol follows a change in pressure. Neither downloads a forecast for your town. On the dials, TFA’s rule is the direction of the needle, not a hit rate.
Can I read the copper or stainless station indoors?
The copper bullet says inside or outside, and TFA says the pressure reading does not depend on that. You can read either face from the room if you can see it. Neither sends a garden sensor reading indoors. The copper glass breaks if it is knocked.
Which page tells me how to set the clock or the needle?
The setup page covers the usual minus-one-hour correction after DCF77 locks, the shaded sensor, and the Met Office sea-level pressure for the screw. A needle that never moves is a return, not a longer turn of the screw.

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Sources

Public UK and manufacturer sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars, and review counts are from amazon.co.uk on 15 October 2026.

  1. TFA Dostmann — wireless weather station Sky 35.1152 (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  2. TFA Dostmann — View 35.1142 with three transmitters (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  3. TFA Dostmann — analogue outdoor station 20.2034 (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  4. TFA Dostmann — analogue station 20.2027 (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  5. NPL — MSF radio time signal (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  6. PTB — DCF77 dissemination of legal time (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  7. Ofcom — short-range devices (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  8. Met Office — how we measure temperature (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  9. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9 (retrieved 15 October 2026)