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The barometer measures air pressure. Its main usefulness is when the pressure is rising or falling. If you are in a house with a basement and the sky looks ominous and you suddenly see the gauge on the barometer decreasing, it means that the air pressure around your house has started falling fast. It also means you should get into your basement as fast as possible so you will avoid the tornado that will blow your house away. A falling barometer indicates stormy weather is coming. A rising barometer indicates fair weather is coming. With satellites and weather reports we have less need for barometers except during severe storms when we most need such reports.

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