Types Of Equipment

Q: What types of equipment is used to forecast the weather?
A: There are many different types of equipment to forecast the weather and each one has its unique job to do. Some have to do with measuring temperature, wind, etc. Overall here are a few of the most popular and simple types of weather equipment: Anemometer, barometer, hygrometer, rain gauge, thermometer, wind sock, and weather vane.
     The anemometer measures the wind speed and force of the wind. A barometer measures the low air pressure (when it is fixing to rain) and high air pressure (when it is dry). The hygrometer measures the moisture in the air around. A rain gauge shows how much precipitation (precipitation is snow, rain, hail,  or ice) falls that day. A thermometer tells you the temperature in Centigrade and/or Fahrenheit. The wind sock shows the wind's speed and direction. The wind vane shows the wind's direction and is always recorded as the direction from which the winds are blowing.
     As you can see, some of the instruments may do the same job but is a little more helpful than others while others may not be as accurate but shows two things at once. As example, the wind vane measures wind direction just like the wind sock (which measures both wind speed and direction) but the wind vane is more accurate. How? It shows the direct direction other than the general direction.