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Weather
Weather is what happens in the sky. In other words, weather is
what the sky and air are like. The sky can be sunny or cloudy.
The air can be rainy, snowy, or dry.
Weather includes clouds, wind, rain, and snow. Weather is affected
by energy from the sun. The sun warms the air and changes the
temperature, which is how hot or cold the air is. The wind moves
the air. It moves slowly or very fast. Climate tells us what kinds of
weather usually happen in an area at different times of the year.
To measure weather, you can use instruments. Some instruments
measure temperature. Other instruments measure wind or rain.
People try to use these measurements to figure out what the
weather will be in the future.
Instruments to measure weather
thermometer barometer anemometer snow gauge
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