When checking the weather what does the pressure tell you?

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When checking the weather what does the pressure tell you?

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Growing up in cold Canada, there’s a trick to telling the air pressure and what kind of weather you might be heading out into in winter. High pressure means clear skies and crisp cold temps. Low pressure means cloudy and chance of snow, or rain in the summer, as well as ‘warmer’ temps.

So, here’s the trick. If you see the smoke from someone’s chimney rising up into the air, that means high pressure, clear skies and colder temperatures. If the smoke from the chimney goes to side when it comes out, it’s lower pressure outside, likely less frigid and higher chance for potential snowfall.