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Meteorology (Weather) - visual weather indicators

Expert: Donald Rosenfeld - 10/27/2009

Question
I am looking for the every day visual weather indicators that can tell me the wind speed/direction, rain/snow fall amount/ accumulation, cloud formation/colours indicating impending foul weather. The purpose is to come up with a way for emergency personel out in the field to be able to communicate more effectively to the dispatcher the type/severity of weather they are encountering and aid the dispatcher, located hundereds of miles away, to anticipate impending complications/responses

Answer
Hi John

Well, a person who is not connected to the internet could use:

http://web2.iadfw.net/danb1/clouds.htm

to forecast the weather from the clouds.

There are portable weather instruments that can do local observations:

http://www.weatherconnection.com/product.asp?itmky=92419

http://www.weatherconnection.com/product.asp?itmky=494304

http://www.weatherinstruments.com/rain-gauges/analog-rain-gauges/conantcustombra...

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