Instant Weather Forecasting 6th edition
How to predict the weather
Instant Weather Forecasting 6th edition
How to predict the weather
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Description
Instant Weather Forecasting's winning formula of 24 clear colour photographs of cloud formations and accompanying explanatory text enables the reader to study the sky and use clues to predict what the weather will do next.
A perennial bestseller since it was first published over 50 years ago, this revised and updated sixth edition takes into account the new ways users can receive professional weather forecasts, factor them into their own cloud observations, and develop an even better understanding of how the weather will change.
This bestselling gem of a book has sold over a million copies worldwide and continues to be invaluable to anyone participating in outdoor activities, from farming, gardening and walking to riding, golfing, flying, sailing, fishing - and of course holidaymakers.
Table of Contents
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
Product details
| Published | Jul 02 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 6th |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781399430753 |
| Imprint | Adlard Coles |
| Illustrations | Colour photos throughout |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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