Product Description

The second editon of a book that blends understanding of the latest meteorological science with those "gut-feelings", which can so often be more accurate at a local level than a bland national weather forecast.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3345670 in Books
• Published on: 1999-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

Not bad but not the best
This was my first weather book and not my best choice I'm afraid. The fairly scientific and detailed descriptions of weather systems would please many but as a casual enthusiast this was not quite what was required. It might serve as a supporting volume alongside something more accessible and that to my mind would be the Philips Guide to Weather, Forecasting etc which is a beauty. Don't get this as your first or prime information source as it won't be up to the job.

Excellent Primer
I found this to be an excellent introduction to weather systems; absolutely no maths and lots of diagrams. It contains all the basics for pressure systems and fronts and introduces the importance of the upper atmosphere. It needs to be read more than once and if you are an absolute beginner then the book Instant Weather Forecasting provides a quick summary (and lots more really useful information about clouds).

The book provides a good grounding, enough to be able to move on to "Skew-T" and "Thickness" as found on the netweather.tv site.