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Instant Weather Forecasting
You Can Predict the Weather
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Ideal for outdoor enthusiasts, it supports better planning for activities such as farming, gardening, walking, riding, golfing, flying, sailing, fishing, and holidays.
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Perfect for outdoor lovers, including farmers, gardeners, walkers, golfers, sailors, anglers, pilots, and holidaymakers who seek to improve their weather prediction skills.
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See moreColor photographs of cloud formations and their groundbreaking explanatory text enable readers to read the sky, pick up the clues and predict what the weather will do.
Colour photographs of cloud formations and their groundbreaking explanatory text enable readers to read the sky, pick up the clues and predict what the weather will do - a brilliant concept.
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Instant Weather Forecasting has been a perennial bestseller since it was first published nearly 50 years ago. A brilliant concept, its winning formula of 24 clear colour photographs of cloud formations and their accompanying explanatory text enables the reader to read the sky, pick up the clues, and predict what the weather will do.
This revised and updated 5th edition takes into account the new ways users can receive professional weather forecasts, factor them into their own cloud observations, and develop an even better understanding of how the weather will change.
This bestselling gem of a book will continue to be invaluable to anyone participating in outdoor activities, from farming, gardening and walking to riding, golfing, flying, sailing, fishing - and of course holidaymakers.
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Praised as a "best-selling gem" and "a dog-eared favourite," this book is valued for its practicality and simplicity. Reviewers highlight its usefulness across diverse outdoor settings, from golf clubs to cockpits, and commend its ease of understanding. It remains remarkably relevant despite the availability of digital forecasts, with endorsements such as "absolutely recommended" and "brilliant in its simplicity."
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ISBN: 9781472929730
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 May 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Adlard Coles Nautical
Edition: 5th edition
Illustration: Colour photos throughout
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 216.0mm
Height: 138.0mm
Weight: 145g
Pages: 64
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About the Author
Alan Watts, one-time professional meteorologist, has spent considerable time studying wind changes and short-term alterations in the weather. This, combined with his enthusiasm for sailing, has enabled him to assist people to read the weather from the signs in the sky. He is also the author of Instant Wind Forecasting, Instant Storm Forecasting, The Weather Handbook and Weatherwise, all published by Adlard Coles Nautical.
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