Of all the features you may have noticed on your iPhone, one that stands out is the Barometer. What does this tool do, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Hurricanes Camille (1969) and Allen (1980) were estimated to have winds of 190 mph, the highest ever recorded, but those readings are suspect because of problems with wind gauges, forecasters said. A ...