diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ambient_station/icons.json b/homeassistant/components/ambient_station/icons.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5103bfd12e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ambient_station/icons.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "entity": {
+    "sensor": {
+      "last_rain": {
+        "default": "mdi:water"
+      },
+      "lightning_strikes_per_day": {
+        "default": "mdi:lightning-bolt"
+      },
+      "lightning_strikes_per_hour": {
+        "default": "mdi:lightning-bolt"
+      },
+      "wind_direction": {
+        "default": "mdi:weather-windy"
+      },
+      "wind_direction_average_10m": {
+        "default": "mdi:weather-windy"
+      },
+      "wind_direction_average_2m": {
+        "default": "mdi:weather-windy"
+      },
+      "wind_gust_direction": {
+        "default": "mdi:weather-windy"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ambient_station/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/ambient_station/sensor.py
index 4873da566b5..951bfc5c8ff 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ambient_station/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ambient_station/sensor.py
@@ -281,20 +281,17 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS = (
     SensorEntityDescription(
         key=TYPE_LASTRAIN,
         translation_key="last_rain",
-        icon="mdi:water",
         device_class=SensorDeviceClass.TIMESTAMP,
     ),
     SensorEntityDescription(
         key=TYPE_LIGHTNING_PER_DAY,
         translation_key="lightning_strikes_per_day",
-        icon="mdi:lightning-bolt",
         native_unit_of_measurement="strikes",
         state_class=SensorStateClass.TOTAL,
     ),
     SensorEntityDescription(
         key=TYPE_LIGHTNING_PER_HOUR,
         translation_key="lightning_strikes_per_hour",
-        icon="mdi:lightning-bolt",
         native_unit_of_measurement="strikes",
         state_class=SensorStateClass.TOTAL,
     ),
@@ -595,25 +592,21 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS = (
     SensorEntityDescription(
         key=TYPE_WINDDIR,
         translation_key="wind_direction",
-        icon="mdi:weather-windy",
         native_unit_of_measurement=DEGREE,
     ),
     SensorEntityDescription(
         key=TYPE_WINDDIR_AVG10M,
         translation_key="wind_direction_average_10m",
-        icon="mdi:weather-windy",
         native_unit_of_measurement=DEGREE,
     ),
     SensorEntityDescription(
         key=TYPE_WINDDIR_AVG2M,
         translation_key="wind_direction_average_2m",
-        icon="mdi:weather-windy",
         native_unit_of_measurement=DEGREE,
     ),
     SensorEntityDescription(
         key=TYPE_WINDGUSTDIR,
         translation_key="wind_gust_direction",
-        icon="mdi:weather-windy",
         native_unit_of_measurement=DEGREE,
     ),
     SensorEntityDescription(