Herb, from Aledo, writes to ask about the barometer reading and if, when we report a reading in the Quad-Cities, it will be the same for Aledo or any other area town. Pressure does vary with distance ...

I've had a couple of recent e-mails asking about barometer readings, what they measure and what those readings mean. What a barometer measures is the weight of the air above it. The standard ...

Barometers are devices that measure atmospheric pressure (also known as “air pressure” or “barometric pressure”). You can use these readings to predict the weather. For instance, high pressure ...

While there’s no shortage of options when it comes to getting the weather forecast these days, barometers allow you to do so with a bit more class and style than simply checking the weather channel.