U of I Extension offers weather observation classes in Springfield

[October 15, 2013]  SPRINGFIELD -- Would you like to have a better understanding of the weather? Would you like to be able to do some basic weather prediction? University of Illinois Extension is offering a three-session course that will cover weather basics, observation and basic weather prediction.

Lessons will include presentations and activities on topics such as what causes our seasons, how wind and air pressure are related, clouds, precipitation, reading a weather map, and training for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow volunteer precipitation monitoring program, known as CoCoRaHS.

The sessions will be at the University of Illinois Extension office in Springfield on Nov. 4, 11 and 18. Classes will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 4 and 11 and from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18.

Registration cost is $60 per person, which includes a CoCoRaHS-accepted precipitation gauge. For more information and to register, contact Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant at 217-782-4617 or visit the Extension website at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/lms/.

[Text from file received from University of Illinois Extension]