#MEwx Sun, warm with a few clouds and Solar Panels that look like Roof Shingles

Good morning Augusta.

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 mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 40s. Winds will be light and variable.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions during evening hours, then mostly cloudy with rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the mid 20s with light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph after midnight.

We didn’t receive any rain or snow  here over the past 24 hours.

The  wind is South Southwest between  0.0 MPH and 2.0 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.89, the Absolute pressure is 29.69 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and some clouds.

Augusta’s humidity is 77%, the  outdoor temperature is 27.0°F, the dew point is 20.8°F and the wind chill is 26.8°F.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with mostly cloudy skies.

The UV index is 0 placing the average person at no risk and the solar radiation reading is 33.3W/m2. Sunrise is 6:27 AM, sunset is 7:02 PM, moonrise is 11:13 AM and Moonset is 3:02 AM. The moon is  waxing crescent and is 50% illuminated. We’ll have 12 hours 36 minutes of daylight today. The next Full Moon is on April 6 with our next new moon being on April 20, 2023 .

 

How about solar panels that look like roof shingles? Well, okay, but what do you need to know about them?

 

Let’s start with this article from Forbes claiming to be

The Only Solar Shingles Buying Guide You Need

https://www.forbes.com › home-improvement › solar-...

this has a solar shingles buying guide. Sounds good doesn’t it?

 

But let’s be real, EVERYONE will claim, in one way or another, to be the only source you need, right?

 

Well, how about a piece from “This Old House” about whether or not you should buy solar shingles?

https://www.thisoldhouse.com › reviews › should-you...

 

What about “The best solar shingles of 2022” for an article?

I kind of like this one, it’s a bit more down-to-ear for me.

https://www.thisoldhouse.com › reviews › should-you...

 

Then there is the not unexpected solar siding products to choose from. Here are but a few with prices for you to look at:

 

Solar Siding 305W - Brown Wood Tile Shingles Portrait

$449.00

mitrex.com

 

IF you can think of it in a solar panel, it’s probably out there. I’ve seen products for camping, RB’s, phone and laptop charging and just about anything else. Just google it and it’ll pop up.

 

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