Desktop weather stations are pretty utilitarian-looking but the Blue Metal Line Weather Station from Oregon Scientific stands out from the crowd. It’s got all the usual weather station bits including weather forecasting, indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity and barometric trends for the previous 24 hours. $US98.95 from Amazon.

The Blue Line Metal Weather Station displays slim styling and a refined metal finish. Ideal for use on a desk or table in any room of the house, you’ll have all the information you need to plan your day displayed in cool blue LCD numerals against a white LED backlight.

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