weather observation
Checking atmospheric conditions
Weather observation is the systematic recording of atmospheric conditions—temperature, humidity, wind speed, precipitation, cloud cover, and barometric pressure.
Observations may be made by human observers, automated stations, or satellites.
The data feeds forecasting models and climate records.
The airport's weather observation showed visibility dropping below minimums.
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- clear skiesAbsence of cloud cover
- nowcastingVery short-term weather prediction
- anemometerInstrument measuring air velocity
wind speed · radiosonde · hygrometer · rain gauge · wind · sky · climate data · thunderstorms · tornadoes · storm chasing · cold front · cloud formation · instruments · precipitation · satellite imagery · station · measurements · clouds
weather observationweather simulation
Artificial atmospheric recreation
climate simulation · weather forecasting · weather prediction