FAQs: WeatherLink Software

How to Get the Software

WeatherLink Computer Software and updates are available for free download from WeatherLink.com. Here's how to download or update:

1. Create your free WeatherLink account on WeatherLink.com.
2. Using the username and passwoord you just set up, log in. (You will have the option to upgrade your WeatherLink.com account to Pro or Pro+, but this is noot necessary. Click Get Started under the Basic column.)
3. The Davis Instruments WeatherLink Bulletin Dashboard will appear. On the right side of the screen, under youor name, click the account icon (it looks like a person).
4. Click Download full version for Windows, Download full version for Mac, or Update.
5. New WeatherLink Computer Software users: Once downloaded, set up your software by adding your station (File > New Stationo). Use the Walkthrough Setup feature, or reer to the WeatherLink Getting Started Guide to set up your station in your software.

How to Start Uploading Data to WeatherLink.com

1. On your WeatherLink.com page, click the green Add Devices button at the top of the page. Choose Data Logger for WeatherLink USB or WeatherLink Serial.
2. Click Install and follow the prompts to set up your device. When done, your station's Device ID and Key will be displayed. Make a note of these.
3. In the WeatherLink Computer Software, open WeatherLink Network from the Setup Menu. Enter the Device ID and Key.
4. If you have a Serial or USB data logger, don't forget to leave your computer on with the software running 24/7 for continuous uploads.
5. Be sure to get the WeatherLink mobile app so you can see your data wherever you are. Search the iOS and Android stores for Davis WeatherLink.

Apple has made major changes to macOS Catalina and onward where WeatherLink Software is no longer supported nor will successfully install on Macs running macOS Catalina and onward.

The JAVA SE 6.0 that powered WeatherLink Software is no longer being allowed to install on macOS Catalina and onward. Currently we do not have any workarounds to install WeatherLink Software on macOS.

 Here are the current available options:

1. Some Mac users can install Windows on a "virtual machine" on their Mac, then install the Windows version of WeatherLink Software on the Windows virtual machine. However, this solution isn't the easiest, especially for Mac users with an Apple Silicon Mac.
2. There are third-party Mac weather station apps discussed on weather station forums. Howevver, Davis Instruments Technical Support cannot provide assistance with these apps or provide any recommendations concerning these app.
3. Our recommended solution for Mac users is to move to WeatherLink.com. The WeatherLink.com platform runs on any web browser which is best-suited for Mac users. You can easily publish your weather station data to WeatherLink.com with a WeatherLink Live or WeatherLink Console.

WeatherLink software is not supported on Linux computers.

There are third-party Linux weather station apps discussed on weather station forums, but Davis Instruments Technical Support does not provide support for these apps.

Our WeatherLink.com platform can run on any web browser and is an ideal solution for users with Linux computers.

You can easily feed data into WeatherLink.com using a WeatherLink Live or WeatherLink Console.

If you are having issues with the WeatherLink USB data logger on a Windows 11 computer, pleasedownload the first driver update here. This will usually resolve the issue with Windows 11 computers not recognizing the WeatherLink USB data logger.

WiFiLogger 2andMeteobridge are third-party devices. These are not developed by Davis Instruments, and Davis Instruments Technical Support does not provide assistance with these. Please reach out to the manufactuer of these devices for assistance.

If your WeatherLink data logger has stopped uploading archive records, you may need to reset your data logger. Follow the steps below to clear the data logger and archive records should start to upload.

1. Open the Weatherlink 6.0.5 software
2. Click on "File" then "Download" to download records from the logger
3. Click on "Setup" then "Set Archive Interval"
4. Leave the interval as is, hit "OK"
5. The prompt will let you now it will clear the archive memory
6. Click "OK"

If your "Browse Records" window shows dates but no data, the "datalists.dat" and "datasets.dat" files may be corrupt.

1. First you need to close the Weatherlink software.
2. Delete datalist.dat and datasets.dat from the C:\Weatherlink\(Station name) folder.
3. Restart Weatherlink and your data should be restored.

If you click on the rain database button in the Weatherlink software, and the rain database does not populate, do not worry. Simply click the "rain" dropdown menu, then select "new" and it should pull all relevant data from your historic log files and populate a new rain database.

Jan 1, 2020 we discovered a bug in the WeatherLinkIP datalogger that will prevent it from keeping its time properly synched with Davis servers and cause it to stop uploading historical archive records.  You may have noticed that when downloading archive records into your PC software or looking at archive records on weatherlink.com that they are not entirely up to date.  This firmware patch will fix that and ensure your weather station clock stays accurate and in sync.

Everyone using a WeatherLinkIP datalogger (p/n 6555) with their Davis weather station will need this critical update.

This critical firmware update can be found HERE.

How to update instructions can be found HERE.