Your phone tracks air pressure—and that tiny detail can warn you about weather changes early.

FARGO — Meteorologists use a barometer to measure pressure changes in the atmosphere, but you don’t need a fancy instrument to gauge the weather changes, you can make one with just a few simple ...

John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home tech products, with a major focus on smart home security. He earned his BS in journalism from Utah Valley University. In ...

A barometer is a tool meteorologists use to measure atmospheric pressure, which is defined using millibars (mb). The layers of air in the Earth’s atmosphere has weight to it - which is pulled toward ...

A: At least 400 years, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. Barometers, which are used to measure air pressure, which in turn can give us one measuring stick of predicting the weather, were ...