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what are the six elements of weather and climate
The six main components or parts of weather are temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloudiness.
do the six elements of weather help to forecast the weather
The six changing components, along with the knowledge of atmospheric processes, help meteorologists forecast what the weather will be in the near future.
when do weather forecasts run out
Today, the best weather forecasts run out to 10 days with real skill, leading meteorologists to wonder just how much further they can push useful forecasts

Question: how did babylonians make forecasts
Self-contained rewrite: how did babylonians make weather forecasts