This is a nice weather station, though I would prefer one that required less maintenance. Before buying you should be aware that it takes batteries that will need to be replaced periodically, so you will need to mount it somewhere easily accessible. It will also need to be cleaned out and wiped down every three months or so. The display is big, bright, and easy to read. The main benefits of having a weather station are instant alerts to actionable local weather events. For example, you can set alarms for things like high wind gusts, high UV, high temperature and be alerted when they occur so you can do things like secure garbage cans/bird houses/etc. from the wind, protect plants, wear more UV protection, etc. There are a lot of similar weather stations on Amazon, so I would look around a bit to see if there are any that only use solar power. This one does but it's only a backup once the batteries run out, and it's a small panel so it won't last long.