How To Predict Weather In Your Backyard

Good morning readers, this time I like to share about how to predict weather in your backyard. It’s important to record and understand your homesite’s microclimate, especially when you’re growing food. Here some useful tips to make you understanding how to predict weather in your backyard. You’ll need the following tools, let’s check it out.

Snowboard

1) Snowboard

Cut a sixteen-inch square out of plywood, paint it white, and place it on even, open ground next to a vertical meter stick. Mark the location with a bright flag. By measuring both snowfall and the water equivalent of snow (use your rain gauge, below), you’ll be able to tell how much water your crops are getting in the winter.

Thermometer

2) Thermometer

Shell out for a thermistor thermometer. These register electrical resistance and are very accurate. Record temperature for a few years to get the average first freeze and hygrometer.

This will give you dew point, the highest temperature at which water vapor will become liquid. High dew points at low temperatures can protect your plants from frost damage.

Cup anemometer

3) Cup anemometer and wind vane

The anemometer will give you wind speed, while the vane will show wind direction. Strong winds at night can prevent frost from sitting on—and damaging—crops.

Four-inch rain gauge

4) Four-inch rain gauge

Recording total rainfall over time will help you predict your property’s threshold for how much rain is too much (for example: at what point your basement will flood).

Aneroid barometer

5) Aneroid barometer

An aneroid barometer, which uses a vacuum box to measure pressure, will last longer than a liquid barometer, which is subject to evaporation. Depending on what side of a storm you’re on, air pressure will drop or rise as it approaches.

So, that's it all about how to predict weather in your backyard. See you in another post, thank you for reading.

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