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Weather is the state of the atmosphere at some place and time. We describe the weather in many ways. For example, we may refer to the temperature of the air, whether the sky is clear or cloudy, how hard the wind is blowing, or whether it is raining or snowing. At any given time, the weather is fair in some places, while it rains or snows in others. In some places it is warm, and in others it is cold.

Earth is not the only planet with a variety of weather conditions. Every planet in the solar system except Mercury and perhaps Pluto has enough of an atmosphere to support weather systems. In addition, Titan, a moon of the planet Saturn, has such an atmosphere. Pluto is so far away that little is known about its atmosphere. The remainder of this article discusses the weather on Earth.

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