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WeatherSolarOutdoorESP32
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An off-grid weather station for a rooftop or farm. It measures temperature, humidity, pressure, rainfall and wind speed, runs on a small solar panel with a battery backup, and posts readings to a Wi-Fi dashboard every five minutes.

Board
ESP32 DevKit V1
Difficulty
Intermediate
Build time
~6 hours
Parts cost
~₹6,433

Solar weather station

Made by Blueprint Hardware
CategoryPartsCost
Electrical7₹5,060
Microcontroller1₹704
ESP32 DevKit V11₹704
Power4₹2,728
6 V 2 W solar panel (Monocrystalline 6V 330mA panel)1₹528
Solar power manager (DFRobot DFR0559 (Solar Power Manager 5V))1₹792
18650 Li-ion cell with holder (Protected 18650, 3000 mAh)1₹352
Tipping-bucket rain gauge (Reed-switch rain gauge (SparkFun SEN-15901 set))1₹1,056
Sensor2₹1,628
Temperature, humidity and pressure sensor (Bosch BME280 module)1₹396
Cup anemometer (Reed-switch anemometer (SEN-15901 set))1₹1,232
Mechanical14₹1,373
3D printed9₹1,065
Electronics box with gasketed lid1₹352
Radiation shield plates6₹317
Pole mounting bracket and U-bolts1₹264
Solar panel tilt mount1₹132
Hardware5₹308
PG7 cable glands4₹176
Stainless M3 screws and nuts1₹132
Total21₹6,433

How it works

Farmers, schools and hobbyists want local weather, not the nearest airport's. This station measures it where it matters and needs no mains power.

A BME280 inside a printed radiation shield reads temperature, humidity and pressure. A tipping-bucket rain gauge and a cup anemometer each close a reed switch; the ESP32 counts the pulses to get millimetres of rain and wind speed.

A 6 V solar panel charges an 18650 cell through a solar power manager that also gives the board a steady 5 V. The ESP32 sleeps its radio between uploads, so a cloudy week doesn't drain the battery.

Electronics₹5,060
Mechanical₹1,373
Total₹6,433

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