Electrical · Embedded Systems
Real-Time Weather Station (Arduino)
Intermediate 5 weeks 35-50 hours
Monitor temperature, humidity, pressure, light, UV index. Send data to cloud (ThingSpeak/MQTT). Create interactive dashboard with historical data.
Major
Electrical
Focus area
Embedded Systems
Total hours
35-50 hours
What you'll need
- ESP32 WROOM-32 WiFi Bluetooth development board
- DHT22 humidity BMP280 pressure and photoresistor light sensor kit
- ESP8266 ESP-01 WiFi module for Arduino
- 16x2 LCD display module with I2C for Arduino
- waterproof electronics project enclosure box
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Steps
- Wire the temperature, humidity, pressure, and light sensors to the ESP32.
- Program the ESP32 to read every sensor and display live values on the LCD.
- Connect to WiFi and send readings to a free cloud platform like ThingSpeak.
- Mount the station outdoors in the enclosure, sheltered from direct sun and rain.
- Build a dashboard with charts showing historical data.
- Compare your readings to a nearby official weather station and document the project for your portfolio.
What to photograph for your portfolio
- Live cloud dashboard
- sensor setup
- mobile app screenshots
- data trends
- historical analysis
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Designed and built a real-time weather station using Arduino, IoT, sensor integration
Applied cloud connectivity and data visualization to implement, test, and validate the system end-to-end
Skills you'll show off
ArduinoIoTsensor integrationcloud connectivitydata visualization