"A guide to uncovering the mysteries of weather using close observation-decoding the ever-shifting alchemy of heat, water, and air to understand how it shapes our cities, woods, and hills"-- Why do pine cones close up in high humidity? Can perching birds tell you the direction of the wind? Gooley shows you how to "read" nature in order to detect what the weather is doing-- and predict what's coming. You'll discover distinct microclimates as you walk...

Discusses climates and seasons, wind and rain, warm and cold fronts, atmospheric pressure, and weather prediction. Features activities, games, and experiments.

Describes various weather phenomena, including derechoes, monsoons, sandstorms, diamond dust, mirages, and more.

Discusses the causes of weather conditions, explains how meteorologists gather data for their forecasts, and details techniques used to forecast the weather.

Examines what is known about weather--storms, predictions, climate, and other characteristics--and how different the facts are from what scientists, from ancient Sumerians to the recent past, believed to be true.

"A practical guide to observing, measuring and understanding the weather."--Cover.