Weather/Meteorology....and all that

[Mikey P]

OK, weather: we can talk about it 'til the cows come home (or lie down) but I would like to know a bit about weather prediction.

Are there any dead simple books out there that describe isobars, pressure fronts, signs of weather, how to read a weather chart, etc.

I tried reading the met bit of the UASF Search & Rescue Survival Book and, frankly, am none the wiser.

So, any no-bulls**t user-friendly books out there?

Cheers,

Mike :z:

 

[johnboy]

Hi,

Try Weather for Hillwalkers and climbers IBSN 0 7509 1080 1 Its pretty good.

About a tenner

cheers

John

 

[Ed]

Collins Gem do a good little pocket guide. ISBN: 0004722728. Its basicly divided into 4 chapters: cloud types, optical phenomena, precipitation and wind. Of course the size makes it easy to slip into your pocket anytime you are going out.

Ed

 

[Adi007]

I like "The Rough Guide to Weather" by Robert Henson. ISBN: 1-85828-827-4

It's about 400 pages, with the meaty stuff at the beginning with "weather around the world" taking the other half.

 

[alick]

There is some weather stuff in yachtsman's handbooks and RYA stuff. Meteo is part of the syllabus for the yachtsmaster exams - to the extent that you'll be able to draw up a synoptic chart from the met office weather forecast on radio 4.

I noticed that microlite and hang glider pilot training starts with classroom sessions on meteorology too.

Cheers