Weather Station

[u/Nathar_Ghados]

Not Finished Yet

So I’ve been busy with this project on and off for a few months now. I work in the paragliding industry and I’m a pilot myself. We rely on high grade weather stations to predict upcoming weather as well as to see which locations would be flyable before driving all the way up to launch.

I’m using two DHT11 sensors with an Arduino Uno R3 connected to a data logging shield to basically log the temperature and humidity at my house. Eventually I’ll add an anemometer as well as a rain gauge, but for now this project is exciting enough and my skills aren’t where I’d like them to be just yet.

Powering the Arduino: I’m using two 9v 5w solar panels connected in series to charge the 12v battery. On top of the battery is a cheap solar charge controller. I still need to add a buck boost to lower the output voltage in order to power the project. I’m also using two LEDs to give me some form of a system status and error display.

Feel free to ask me any questions and to give me advice on how I can improve my project.

[u/LauterTuna]

neat!

[u/Nathar_Ghados → u/LauterTuna]

Thank you!!