Since weather forecasting nowadays primarily relies on numerical methods, meteorology has become a subfield of the physics and chemistry of the atmosphere and is increasingly treated mathematically. However, to provide students and all those interested in weather with an insight into the daily changing state of the atmosphere, the text offers detailed discussions on meteorological elements and their measurement methods following introductory considerations on the structure and thermodynamics of the atmosphere. In addition to the synoptic systems of the mid-latitudes and tropics, the focus is also on general circulation and the formation of tropical cyclones, as well as the associated storm navigation. The second edition has been comprehensively updated and expanded.