JCSchwarb
Solar Enthusiast
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- Nov 26, 2022
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Hello DIYSolar Family!
As a farm, we rely on accurate weather forecasts and with our location we were getting up to 10 degrees F swings. Using analog and mechanical systems has also not led to reliable results.
I purchased a Tempest WeatherFlow weather station and installed two days ago and am beyond happy with this purchase. It has built in solar charging, is Wi-Fi enabled, and is very accurate with temperature, humidity, wind, lightening strikes with distance, light illumination, solar radiation and rain. Further, the data is automatically stored in history backed up in the cloud.
The reason for posting here is that the Tempest provides lumens, lux, UV, and solar radiation (watts/meters squared (W/M2)) light level calculations. A lot of folks struggle with determining if their panels are outputting the right volts or watts. With this tempest system, one can easily calculate how much their PV solar array should be producing. The Tempest weather app is free to download that shows others networked systems.
I added some snapshots for your review. Out of all the clunky weather stations used before, the Tempest is far superior in setup (5 mins) and love the networked capability. We were away at an archery tournament and could get all important stats while gone. It also can be networked with automation systems for irrigation, solar blinds, etc.
Check it out and let me know your thoughts.
-Jay
As a farm, we rely on accurate weather forecasts and with our location we were getting up to 10 degrees F swings. Using analog and mechanical systems has also not led to reliable results.
I purchased a Tempest WeatherFlow weather station and installed two days ago and am beyond happy with this purchase. It has built in solar charging, is Wi-Fi enabled, and is very accurate with temperature, humidity, wind, lightening strikes with distance, light illumination, solar radiation and rain. Further, the data is automatically stored in history backed up in the cloud.
The reason for posting here is that the Tempest provides lumens, lux, UV, and solar radiation (watts/meters squared (W/M2)) light level calculations. A lot of folks struggle with determining if their panels are outputting the right volts or watts. With this tempest system, one can easily calculate how much their PV solar array should be producing. The Tempest weather app is free to download that shows others networked systems.
I added some snapshots for your review. Out of all the clunky weather stations used before, the Tempest is far superior in setup (5 mins) and love the networked capability. We were away at an archery tournament and could get all important stats while gone. It also can be networked with automation systems for irrigation, solar blinds, etc.
Check it out and let me know your thoughts.
-Jay
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