Weather

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.