12.1 Climate or weather?

Weather and climate are terms that are very close to one another, and it may sometimes be difficult to differentiate between the two.

Weather is a term that signifies the temporary climatic conditions in the planet's atmosphere. In contrast, climate refers to long-term atmospheric conditions.

Weather consists of a variety of different things. These include air temperature, air pressure, moisture, wind speed, wind direction, cloud cover and rainfall. 

Real-time map of clouds over Europe

Weather predictions and climate diagrams