I've had a couple of recent e-mails asking about barometer readings, what they measure and what those readings mean. What a barometer measures is the weight of the air above it. The standard ...

When I wrote about the hidden sensors on Android phones, the two sensors that stood out the most were a magnetometer that turns your phone into a metal detector and a barometer, which is supposed to ...

While there’s no shortage of options when it comes to getting the weather forecast these days, barometers allow you to do so with a bit more class and style than simply checking the weather channel.

Saul from Rock Island makes note that it seems that high barometer readings often accompany the coldest days of winter. It's true that our highest barometric pressure readings generally come during ...