This book shows readers the importance of weather in everybody"s lives, how they can measure conditions for themselves, and how to read weather data in newspapers and on the television.It introduces measuring equipment, how it is used and who uses the data. It covers the relationships between particular weather conditions and wider weather patterns, using examples from around the world. It looks at how professionals use weather data to predict local and national weather and climate change, as well as the use of ICT in measuring the weather.