Sailing: Weather

Using the Weather Forecast

Every sailor will have experience of weather forecasts that don’t reflect the on-water situation, using instruments to check the forecast can help ensure that you are prepared for all conditions.

Barometric Pressure sensors and air temperature sensors – used alongside your wind instruments – can give a good indication of the accuracy of a weather forecast. Yacht Clubs often have wind instruments displayed in the club house- take note of these to compare them to predicted forecasts – do the instruments agree with the weatherman?

You can compare your observations of the wind speed, direction, and air pressure to determine if a forecast area of low pressure is approaching quicker/slower.

And this is our tip of the week, but don’t miss the next chapter where we will deepen into the “Advanced Systems”. See you soon!

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