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hawgrider
09-15-2015, 09:25 AM
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Finding out the weather forecast these days is as easy as turning on the TV or checking your phone. That wasn’t always the case, though. In the hundreds of years before television and even radio, people used more rudimentary devices to predict what the skies would bring in the coming days.

One of those tools was the barometer. Once common in aircraft, ships, and ordinary households across the world, it predicts approaching weather by measuring changes in air pressure. While technological advancements have replaced the humble barometer in meteorological circles, they’re still fun to have at home and know how to read.

In this article we offer a primer on the history of barometers,

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Txwheels
09-15-2015, 10:03 AM
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It always amazed me the number of times my Grand Dad, using an old barometer he kept on the fireplace mantle, would predict the weather and be correct. And the weather men on the radio and TV would be wrong.

Slippy
09-15-2015, 10:21 AM
Growing up on the Gulf Coast, my folks had a barometer in the house as far back as I can remember. Mom still has the barometer in the same location today. When hurricanes or tropical storms would come up, the barometer would start to drop. We learned to keep an eye on it. Now with all the weather apps and tools its kind of a lost science.

hawgrider
09-15-2015, 11:02 AM
Growing up on the Gulf Coast, my folks had a barometer in the house as far back as I can remember. Mom still has the barometer in the same location today. When hurricanes or tropical storms would come up, the barometer would start to drop. We learned to keep an eye on it. Now with all the weather apps and tools its kind of a lost science.Old skool is new again.:)