The Solar Powered Outdoor Thermometer by Solite allows you to accurately check the temperature outside at any time of day. As it is mounted onto a stake it needs placing in soft ground, such as a lawn or planting border, but should also work in a large plant pot. And, as the name suggests, solar powered thermometers are powered by the sun, not from batteries.
Using solar power to provide the electricity needed, the thermometer outputs the temperature result on a digital LCD screen. It features a back light to light up the screen for reading the temperature at night, or in other low light conditions. This light is activated when the thermometer sensors detect it is dark enough to require this. The Solar Powered thermometer can be used as a marker along lawns and borders as it features two orange LED lights to help signal where it has been placed. Because it is solar powered there is no worry over wiring, the only consideration in placing the thermometer is to the level of sunlight in that area.
The Solar Powered Thermometer can accurately measure the temperature between -15° to 140° Fahrenheit. Unfortunately it does not output the temperature in centigrade at all and so it will only give the current temperature in Fahrenheit alone. The thermometer has been specially designed to ‘fast charge’. Its electronic circuits achieve this by making the most of low light levels such as those on a cloudy day to power the device. The solar panel on the thermometer is adjustable so it can be angled to make the most advantage of the sunlight in your garden.
The thermometer is currently available for $29.00