Will it rain today? Weather forecasting has been around for a great many years, but one wonders if it was any more accurate in Victorian times than it is today...

How to Foretell the Weather (Illustrated London Almanack, 1861)

The Weather Tables in the Newspaper (Little Folks, 1878)

Studying the Weather, by J. Munro (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880)

Recent Discoveries Concerning the Gulf Stream, by John Elliott Pillsbury (Century Magazine, 1892A)

The role of the current in navigation and in climate.

Weather Watchers and Their Work (The Strand, 1892A)

In the United States Weather Office (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1893)

How weather was forecasted and the forecasts disseminated.

How Weather Forecasts Are Prepared, by George F. Millin (Windsor Magazine, 1896B)

Up in a Balloon, Boys! by J.M. Bacon (English Illustrated Magazine, 1899A)

On the new frontiers of research being conducted by balloon.

• See also Natural Phenomena & Disasters for information on storms, floods, blizzards, tornadoes, etc.