The Weather Handbook

The Essential Guide to How Weather is Formed and Develops

Alan Watts

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English

Adlard Coles Nautical
19 January 2021

Meteorology & climatology; Weather; Boating

The Weather Handbook is the essential guide to how the weather is formed, providing readers with the ability to look at the sky and interpret its signs, and combine this knowledge with information provided by professional forecasts to assess for themselves what the coming weather is likely to be.

This handbook has been the standard reference for over 20 years for students on Day Skipper and Yachtmaster courses, and the handbook of choice for skippers and crew of cruising and racing yachts. The fourth edition has been updated and expanded with new photos and explanatory text, addressing new sources of weather information. There are countless websites and apps providing forecast data, and The Weather Handbook guides users in how to use and interpret this information for themselves, taking a general forecast for a wide area to provide a local forecast for a specific location.

‘The perfect introduction to understanding weather’ Practical Boat Owner

By: Alan Watts
Imprint: Adlard Coles Nautical
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 362g
ISBN: 9781472978592
ISBN 10: 1472978595
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 19 January 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alan Watts, one-time professional meteorologist, spent considerable time studying wind changes and short-term alterations in the weather. This, combined with his enthusiasm for sailing which began with the sea scouts, led to his first book. He was also the author of the bestselling Instant Weather Forecasting and Instant Wind Forecasting both published by Adlard Coles Nautical. He died in May 2020.

Reviews for The Weather Handbook: The Essential Guide to How Weather is Formed and Develops

The Weather Handbook is written in a conversational style that helps break down the jargon. And there are helpful summaries ... The handbook would be great to keep onboard, not necessarily as a reference, but as some easy and educational reading. * Sailing (US magazine) * The goal of the book is to teach readers to look at the sky, interpret its signs and leverage their knowledge to asses the coming weather. * Soundings (US) *