What is weather

Noun The weather today will be hot and dry. The hikers sought protection from the weather under an overhang. It looks like we're in for some weather tomorrow. We'll take a look at the weather right after this commercial break. Check the weather before you make plans. Verb The wood on the porch has weathered over the years. They weathered a terrible storm while at sea. He has weathered the criticism well. See More Noun Children played in a playground and people enjoying the sunny weather stopped to peer at the building, which had a police cordon around it. — Tatyana Chistikova, NBC News, 31 May 2023 In a change from Tuesday’s long-range guidance, the hot weather will hold off until early next week. — oregonlive, 31 May 2023 So this year, grass and trees have formed a one-two punch in the May weather. — Jack Nimesheim, The Enquirer, 31 May 2023 In its current state, says Rogers, the house is vulnerable to the elements, and a severe weather event could easily cause permanent damage. — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2023 However, due to construction and weather delays, it’s now anticipated to open at the end of June or early July. — Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 28 May 2023 Red: all drivers must stop, often because of an on-track incident or weather. — Ellen J. Horrow, USA TODAY, 28 May 2023 This includes a temperature sensor and an option for an LED clock, one that can display the time, weather, song titles, and other helpful tidbits of information. — Brandon...

Many different elements combine to create weather. Temperature is one of the basic elements of weather. Temperature is how warm or cold it is outside. A third element of weather is humidity, or the amount of moisture in the air. Warm air can hold more moisture than cold air can. Precipitation is a fourth element of weather. Precipitation may come in many forms, including A fifth element of weather is atmospheric pressure. This is the weight of air above a given area. Changes in pressure help people to predict approaching storms. A Meteorologists use many instruments to gather information about weather. The thermometer and the barometer are some of the oldest and most common weather instruments. The thermometer measures temperature, and the barometer measures atmospheric pressure. Atmospheric pressure is also called barometric pressure. This is the weight of the air as felt at any given spot on Earth. Another common instrument is the wind vane, which shows the direction in which winds are blowing. Today satellites in space collect weather information worldwide. Computers help meteorologists to track weather patterns and to make weather forecasts, or predictions.

Description Weather refers to the state or conditions of the atmosphere, and describes variables including whether it is hot or cold, stormy or calm, and wet or dry. Some common weather occurrences include rain, snow, rain, dust storms, and fog. Most of these phenomena occur in the troposphere, which is the part of the atmosphere closest to Earth’s surface. Weather describes the state of the atmosphere in the short-term, such as day-to-day, whereas climate describes the state of the atmosphere over the long-term. A number of factors, such as air pressure, moisture differences, and temperature, affect the weather of a particular place. The Sun’s position, which changes throughout the day, is an important determinant of these three factors. For example, the further the Sun is from a location, the colder that location will be. For this reason, areas around the poles, which are farthest from the Sun, are some of the coldest places on Earth. Differences in temperature on the Earth’s surface lead to differences in atmospheric pressure. Weather Forecasting Weather forecasting refers to the application of scientific principles and technology to predict the atmospheric state for a particular place and time. Weather forecasting has existing informally for thousands of years, and more formally since at least the 19 th century. Forecasting is done by collecting current and past weather data and then applying scientific principles and understandings of the atmosphere in order to predic...