Predicting weather

[javen]

I never thought of this before. How do you guys predict weather when you are on a wilderness trip? Can you share us some tips about predicting weather so that we could prepare in advance and take basic safety procedures to avoid danger?

 

[Adventurelover]

That is a tough question. I have never gone more than a few days at a time and I check a few weather sites before I go. I also have a battery operated weather radio that beeps if there is a warning up.

 

[woodzman]

No dew in the morning, a halo around the sun or moon during the summer, a change in wind direction and smoke that hugs the ground instead of rising are a few indications that a storm is coming.

 

[enzo]

Just watch air pressure, the clouds, the behavior of animals and the red sky. They help indicate whether the weather next day will be fine or stormy.

 

[Flannelshirt]

No dew in the morning, a halo around the sun or moon during the summer, a change in wind direction and smoke that hugs the ground instead of rising are a few indications that a storm is coming.

I'm going to have to pay more attention to this and see how it works out. Thanks for the tips.

 

[looey]

I could not do this if my life depended on it. The closest I can get is sticking my arm outside the front door to figure out what I should wear that day and yes I still do this even as old as I am now.

 

[grand]

There are phrases that goes: "Rainbow in the morning, sailors take warning." Of course you have to watch the clouds. Cirrus clouds mean fair weather.