yes, i am thinking the roof may cause wind errors, but i am most interested in the rainfall for my purposes, also the solar pannel may be obstructed by second floor shadow in the morning and tree across the road in afternoon. I may be able to get a longer pipe… also may be able to locate elseware on the property… but so far so good for a test project, I am getting Helium coverage from a guy about 4 blocks down the street, so dont need a gateway yet…