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Variation of atmospheric conditions at any one place over a short period of time. Such conditions include humidity, precipitation, temperature, cloud cover, visibility, and wind. Weather differs from climate in that the latter is a composite of the average weather conditions of a locality or region over a long period of time (at least 30 years). Meteorology is the study of short-term weather patterns and data within a particular area; climatology is the study of weather over longer timescales on a zonal or global basis. Weather forecasts are based on current meterological data, and predict likely weather for a particular area.

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