What is the general opinion about the book" The Weather Wizard's Cloud
Book : A Unique Way to Predict the Weather Accurately and Easily by
Reading the Clouds" by Louis Rubin and the clould chart by the same
author? Any help would be appreciated.

David

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| What is the general opinion about the book" The Weather Wizard's Cloud
| Book : A Unique Way to Predict the Weather Accurately and Easily by
| Reading the Clouds" by Louis Rubin and the clould chart by the same
| author? Any help would be appreciated.
|
| David

Never seen this book. But many years ago I saw one very much like it - and
it was good.

What you want to look for is an explanation as to the processes behind the
clouds. Does it explain which types of cloud are associated with frontal
systems? Does it tell you how to see signs of thunderstorm development or
spot rain falling from beneath a cloud. Does it give you the really useful
hint of looking at clouds at varying levels and working out from this
whether warm air or cold air is moving in aloft (general warm advection is
often associated with approaching disturbed weather in mid-latitudes while
general cold advection indicates clearing weather, perhaps with showers,
after a cold front. Cold over warm shows the air being destabilised as a
prelude to thunderstorms).

If it tells you WHY you see WHAT you see and what the likely consequences
are, then it could be a valuable aid to life. If it is full of loads of
mumbo-jumbo, then someone is trying to line their pockets at your expense.

Two further things:

1) Watching the clouds can give very accurate forecasts for an hour or so
into the future, moderately accurate forecasts for a period of 6-24 hours
depending on the circumstances, but cannot be relied upon beyond that. If
your book is good, it will tell you this.

2) This means of predicting the weather is hardly unique. Humanity has
been using it since we were able to look up and try and make sense of what
we saw. It is just that in recent times most of us have come to place our
trust in computer models and weather radar, instead. I have been using it
for many a long year, including for the benefit of my cricket club where
accurate prediction of arrival time and intensity of rain can be invaluable.
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