Chapter 3 Weather 

Learning objectives • Explain weather • Explain the uses of weather instruments • Explore the influence of weather on livelihood • Apply traditional knowledge to forecast weather 

Introduction Atmospheric conditions differ from place to place. A place can be either hot or cold depending on the atmospheric condition. These conditions affect the human activities and ways of living. It also affects land, water, plants and animals. 3.1 Weather Weather is the day to day atmospheric condition of a place for a short period of time. It is not same in all the places. It keeps on changing every time. Cloud, sunshine, rain and wind change the weather. 3.2 Types of weather There are different types of weather. Sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy and snowy are types of weather.

By Chimi Lhamo