BobRingReflections

I’ve written about clouds, weather, and the wind.  I decided that it was about time to write about weather forecasting.     After a short introduction, I’ll cover the early history of weather forecasting, the transition to modern methods, upper-air balloon observations, the beginning of numerical weather prediction, weather forecasting organizations, today’s tools and techniques for weather forecasting, computer models, weather broadcasts to the public, applications and benefits of weather forecasting, and finally, a snapshot of the future of weather forecasting. My principal sources include “Weather Forecasting,” Wikipedia.com; “Weather Forecasting,” britannica.com; “Weather forecasting Through the Ages,” earthobservatory.nasa.gov; “6 tools our meteorologists use to forecast the weather,” noaa.gov; “National Weather Service History,” zippia.com; “How AI is Improving Weather Forecasting,” aiplusinfo.com; plus, numerous other online sources. Introduction Weather forecasting  i