I won’t sugarcoat it, it’s going to come up a lot. (You’re probably going to hear this sentiment about math/physics often - try not to be put off by it.)
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You’ll appreciate not having to sit through it during college, and the earlier you expose yourself to it the better imo.
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I’ll go full old-man for a moment: I’d recommend getting as comfortable with calculus as possible, AP/IB if it’s offered. I didn’t have options for more weather-specific classes in high school though, that may be different for you. There really isn’t that much to it in high school (at least there wasn’t for me). Just knock out like a chapter every day or two and read it slowly to really try and let the material sink in :) These are both relatively short but very useful textbooks you can read through for fun. Of all of the classes I've taken up through 600 level atmospheric physics, atmospheric dynamics, met analysis and so on, the classes I by far struggled the most with were just the undergrad level calc and physics because they were just taught so miserably.Īs far as strengthening your knowledge of weather specifically, I would recommend two textbooks that are interesting, and relatively easy reads that will cover just about all the basics you'll need: "Climatology" by Robert Rohli & Anthony Vega, and "Weather Analysis & Forecasting Handbook" by Tim Vasquz. Also, take physics because you'll need to get up through at least Physics 2. You'll need to go up through at least ordinary differential equations to work for the NWS, and college calc 1-3 is usually a nightmare to deal with because so often schools teach them as weed-out courses not geared towards student success. It's great to realize all of this in 10th grade, and I'm going to tell you what I wish someone had told me - take as much calculus as you can before you get to college.