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Field Guide to Field Guides: Weather & Sky
What to carry to the field at night — and what to read when the weather comes in
Find your Guide
| If you are… | In the Field | At Home |
|---|---|---|
| Watching the Night Sky |  Night Sky: A Folding Pocket Guide A laminated, glove compartment-ready answer to “what is that?” |  NightWatch Spiral-bound to lie flat in the dark, with charts good through 2035 |
| Decoding the Clouds |  The Cloud Collector's Handbook A spotting log with point values; identification as a game |  The Cloudspotter's Guide Our best-selling sky book will ruin you for cloudless days |
| Reading the Weather |  Mountain Weather Pocket Guide High-country weather to keep next to the trail map |  The Weather of the Pacific Northwest The book that explains the most |
| Getting Started |  Night Sky Guide A fold-out chart for the simplest entry point |  The Stars: A New Way to See Them For curious kids and adults equally |
If You Can Only Pick One
★ Staff Pick
The Weather of the Pacific Northwest · Cliff Mass
Nobody has written a book about the Olympic rainshadow. Mass's chapter on it is the closest thing that exists, and the rest of the book is just as specific to this place: why Port Angeles and Forks live in different climates an hour apart, what the Olympics do to a storm. The second edition adds wildfire and smoke, which in August is also weather here. If you live under this sky, this is the book we'd hand you first.
Meteor-Night Pack
Night Sky: A Folding Pocket Guide+NightWatch
Quick orientation for a night in the field, and the book for the other 364. No binoculars on purpose — for meteors, the best instrument is a camp chair that lets you lean all the way back.
Sky Appreciation Pack
The Cloudspotter's Guide+The Stars: A New Way to See Them
Just these two can turn the sky into a source of endless wonder, day or night.
