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OK, it’s time to get busy forecasting the weather. Here’s what I’m doing step-by-step, so you can follow along.
The first thing I’m doing is checking the barometric pressure. While the barometer may rise and fall each day, the general trend is what we are looking for here. The barometer has been falling pretty steadily since we had the heat wave last week, peaking on the 6th and falling since. This is a general indication of storms — usually associated with low pressure.
OK, now for physical observations. Well, it has rained the last few mornings in a row, so that is a trend I can’t ignore. It does make it difficult to observe the dew patterns however, so I will have to stick to a couple of other signs.
I observed a good spackling of altocumulus clouds late this afternoon. The pattern (as seen above) is what is known as a mackerel scales. Usually this portends of stormy weather within the next 36 hours. There were a couple of other observations, but I will share them later in a lesson format.
So my prediction for my local (East Texas) area is as follows:
Temperatures stable with highs in the mid 90s over the next few days, with a good chance of rain, increasing over the next couple of days as the barometer continues to fall.
Be sure and check back in a couple of days and see how I did! 
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