It also helps deter- mine when the best time would be for farmers to plant their crops. It could even be helpful for you and your familyto plan a vacation. Clouds Clouds are made of small droplets of water or bits of ice that are spread out from each other. Rain falls when the drops get too big and heavy to stay in the cloud. Storms Sometimes weather becomes severe or dangerous.
Lightning is very common during storms.
Forecasting the Weather Weather forecasting is a prediction of what the weather will be like in an hour, tomorrow, or next week. The people who study the weather and make forecasts are called meteorologists. Meteorologists use special, high-tech equipment to help them make their forecasts. They use symbols to represent information on the weather maps because there is little room for all of the information they need to report. You can forecast the weather by using clouds , or the wind , or just your senses .