#MEwx Clouds, rain or swnow possible and some facts about Solar Generators
I’ve put up an Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time weather readings from my location online by clicking here.
This morning we have clouds with a slight chance of rain or snow showers, turning partly sunny this afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s with light and variable winds.
Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions with lows in the upper 20s. Winds will be light and variable.
We didn’t receive any rain/snow here over the past 24 hours.
The wind is North Northwest between 3.4 MPH and 7.4 MPH.
The Relative pressure is 29.82, the Absolute pressure is 29.62 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and some clouds.
Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast skies.
The UV index is 0 placing the average person at no risk and the solar radiation reading is 86.7W/m2. Sunrise is 6:29 AM, sunset is 7:01 PM, moonrise is 10:21 AM and Moonset is 2:08 AM. The moon is waxing crescent and is 40% illuminated. We’ll have 12 hours 33 minutes of daylight today. The next Full Moon is on April 6 with our next new moon being on April 20, 2023 .
What do you think of solar generators in place of your old-fashioned gas generator?
Is buying a solar generator worth it?
Is Buying a Solar-Powered Generator Worth It? (fool.com)
Like most things in life the answer is “That depends.”
I live in Maine and I’m not sold on a solar generator to replace my gas generator yet.
Once in a while the power goes out when the sun is out, but the cost of a solar generator compared to the gas powered is only one factor.
Read the article, one of many you can find online, and decide things for yourself.
But don’t stop at the article above, read this one too:
“Portable Solar Generators 101: How They Work, Types & ...”
https://www.goalzero.com › blogs › news › portable-s...
Then there’s this CNN article about the best Solar Generators of 2023.
https://www.cnn.com › cnn-underscored › reviews › best...
If you want to know what I think, I’m not convinced that I want to rely on a solar generator to give me enough juice to keep my plumbing from freezing when we have an extended power outage. How often does an extended outage happen here? It only has to happen once and last long enough for my pipes to freeze and cost me a fortune in home repairs to matter. That’s how often.
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