Instant Weather Forecasting. Мгновенное прогнозирование погоды

Книга на английском языке. В переводе на русский книга называется Прогноз погоды здесь и сейчас Looking at the sky and forecasting the weather is the traditional pastime of farmers, shepherds and sailors. Some possess an uncanny knowledge of the subject when they know a locality well. But we can all become forecasters of the weather with the aid of a little meteorology. This revolutionary book of 24 colour cloud pictures is a guide to predicting the weather in the hours ahead, and also provides helpful information on what the likely weather trends will be. It will enable the user to foretell, with reasonable accuracy, whether it will rain or blow, not change much, or perhaps clear up soon. Everyone can use it, whether sportsman, holidaymaker, walker, sailor, angler or farmer. The photographs are arranged to show skies associated with bad weather, with no immediate change, with sudden change, with temporary deterioration and with improvement. The introduction explains how to use the pictures, while the actual forecasts are set out in tables facing each photograph. A feature of the book is the author’s prediction of time in relation to change, which is the result of considerable experience and observation. This brilliant tried and tested approach to forecasting will enable everyone to play the forecasting game. Contents Preface to the Fifth Edition How to use this book General note to the reader The Crossed Winds Rules Explanation of terms used in the text Facts about clouds Beaufort Scale of wind force 1 Jet stream cirrus 2 Cirrus and cirrostratus 3 Warm front or occlusion approaching 4 Altostratus ahead of a warm front or occlusion 5 Imminent rain or snow 6 A front passes 7 Thundery sky 8 Thunderstorm 9 Warm sector weather 10 Sea and coastal fog 11 Showers 12 Air mass trough 13 Cumulonimbus 14 Quiet evening 15 Red sky at night 16 Cirrus foretelling improvement 17 Will it thunder 18 Will it rain 19 Fair weather cumulus 20 Cirrus revealing no change 21 Stratocumulus 22 Stratus 23 Altocumulus and cirrocumulus 24 Coastline clouds Index