FRESNO, Calif. — There aren’t many weather vanes like the one standing atop Jeffrey Smith’s garage in Oakhurst, Calif. This one, in the shape of a train, is handmade by a local coppersmith. “It’s an ...

Perched atop churches, barns, businesses, homes and seats of government, weather vanes have over hundreds of years taken the form of everything from farm animals to pets, storybook figures to race ...

Bob Dylan once said, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” An easy way to tell which way the wind is blowing can be found on top of many buildings around the world. Weather ...

Weather Instruments The variable temperature, pressure, moisture and movement of the atmosphere are sensed by devices that have evolved from the rain gauge and the wind vane to rockets and radar ...

Column: The Art Institute defends the title of ‘Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World.’ A catalog contributor is skeptical. Column: The Art Institute defends the title of 'Gustave Caillebotte: ...