| Climate and weather play a very important role in our living. Climate determines the environmental conditions, flora, animal world and a lot of other things. For instance, equatorial belt is famous for high humidity and lush vegetation. It's logical that conditions of living there will be different from arctic zone. Unlike climate weather presents atmospheric conditions during a short period of time. Weather conditions significantly differ depending on the season. But even during one season they can be different. Changes in weather have an impact not just on our clothes, but our everyday activity as well. For instance, in case you're planning to spend this or that day out of doors, unexpected rain can mess up your plans. That is where weather forecasts are of great help.
Weather forecasting represents scientifically-founded assumption concerning the conditions of weather in future. It refers to a definite place and a definite period. People used to assume the development of weather since the earliest times, but official forecasts were created just in the 19th century. Forecasts of weather represent a result of collecting quantitative data about the present atmospheric state. With the help of scientific understanding of atmospheric processes it is possible to guess how the atmosphere is going to evolve.
There are various kinds of weather forecasting according to their term. Short-dated forecasts are made for 36 hours. Long-term forecasts can represent a term of 3 or more months. The accuracy of weather forecasts is inversely proportional to their term. This way, short-term forecasts of weather are the most accurate.
It will be interesting to learn that the first forecast of weather was showed on TV in England on the 11th of November, 1936. At the present time forecasts of weather are easily available not just on TV, but in the Internet as well. You get a possibility to get to know weather forecast for any period of time in any point worldwide. Forecasts of weather help a lot in making up your plans – everything from clothing you should wear the next day to when it is the best time to go on vacation. |
