An e-ink weather instrument

A naturalist’s instrument for your wall.

Thirty live screens on a 7.5″ e-ink display: radar, tides, barometer, sky map, bird migration, and more. Always on, never glaring, quietly updating every five minutes—the way a barometer always has.

Weather Story e-ink display showing live weather data — /api/frame?mode=herorotates every 6 seconds

What it shows

Thirty live screens

Radar, barometer, tides, moon phase, air quality, sky map, bird migration, satellite. A full instrument panel for a curious household, not a single number on a magnet.

Why it's different

Reads like paper

E-ink display, no backlight, zero glare. Comfortable in any light, from bright sun to a dark bedroom. Updates without flicker. Holds its image while it sleeps.

How it works

Plug in. Connect. Done.

USB-C power, captive-portal Wi-Fi setup, ZIP code. Thirty seconds to first frame. New screens arrive over the air. No app, no subscription, no phone dependency.

Specifications

The instrument, in figures.

Display	7.5" e-ink, 480 × 800, 1-bit
Power	USB-C, always on
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz
Setup	Captive portal, ZIP code
Navigation	Three physical buttons
Refresh	Every 5 minutes, OTA
Price	$189
Premium	$3.99 / month, optional

Mode atlas

Twelve of thirty.

A small-multiples view of the most-used screens. Each thumbnail is rendered live by the same backend that drives the device. Tap any screen to open it in the browser preview.

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Climate normals, frost dates, microseasons, and planting calendars for every U.S. city. Pages are rendered server-side from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals with editorial paraphrasing — see the methodology page for sources and editorial rules.