What is weather?

The term weather describes the state of the air at a particular place and time – whether it is warm or

cold, wet or dry, and how cloudy or windy it is.

A meterorologist is someone who studies and reports the weather.

A rain gauge measures how much rain has fallen.

A weather vane tells which direction the wind is blowing.

An anemometer tells how fast the wind blows.

A thermometer tells what the temperature is.