Predicting
the weather
A good way to predict the weather is to look at
the types of cloud in the sky. Today, scientists use
computers to predict the weather, but in the past,
people watched nature. They watched what
happened to plants, animals, the moon, or the
stars. Many people still do this.
Some people think that cows or sheep can predict
the weather. They think that if animals sit down, it
will rain. People also believe that a red sky at night
means good weather the next day, but a red sky in
the morning
means bad weather .
Many years ago, scientists flew in hot-air balloons to
measure the weather. Today, they collect information
from weather stations, weather planes, weather
balloons, and satellites, to understand what the
weather will do. Millions of measurements are taken
every day. The information helps scientists to predict
the weather.
