Weather predictions help people prepare by warning about upcoming events. This allows farmers to protect crops, fishermen to avoid going to sea and authorities to plan evacuations during storms. Accurate forecasts reduce damage and save lives during extreme weather like ...
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We measure weather using instruments like thermometers (temperature), barometers (pressure), rain gauges (rainfall), anemometers (wind speed), and hygrometers (humidity). Automated Weather Stations combine these tools to monitor weather accurately. Data is recorded at regular intervals to help forecast and understand ...
A wind sock is a cone-shaped cloth tube that shows wind direction and relative speed. It is commonly used at airports to help pilots during takeoff and landing. When the wind blows, the sock extends outward in the direction the ...
An anemometer is an instrument that measures wind speed. It usually has three or four cups attached to a rotating shaft. When wind blows, the cups spin and the speed of rotation indicates how fast the wind is moving, measured ...
Wind direction is measured using a wind vane, which points where the wind blows from. Wind speed is measured by an anemometer, which spins faster when wind is stronger. These instruments help pilots, sailors and meteorologists understand and predict weather ...