The Cloud Journal
Name the ten cloud types and read what the sky may bring next. The paperback has a year of dated observation pages, each with a forecast line and a next-day check.
Digital or printable $14.99 · Paperback $29.99
A meteorologist’s press
Learn to read the sky
and the seasons.
Three field journals for clouds, the moon and the seasons. Each pairs a clear field guide with pages to record what you see.
Written by a meteorologist and atmospheric scientist with a PhD and a geographer with a master’s in GIS.
Works as an app too: add it to your home screen.
The journals
Three journals
The Moon Journal
Eight phases in real lunar photos, eclipses with when and where to look, and thirteen cycle trackers. No telescope required.
Digital or printable $14.99 · Paperback $24.99
The Naturalist’s Field Journal
A season-by-season notebook with 53 plates across seven sections. Lower 48 edition.
Digital or printable $14.99 · Paperback $24.99
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Forecast
Amphibian Outlook
The odds of a warmer or colder, wetter or drier season, region by region, for November, December and January. Issued October 2026.
Skill score, 2017 to 2026, same seasons scored the same way: temperature 24.7 (NOAA’s outlook: 15.2), precipitation 6.6 (NOAA’s: 3.2). Odds, not certainties.
How the journals work
Look up. Write it down. Notice the pattern.
- Look up and name what you see, with the field guide beside you.
- Write down the date, the place and what you saw.
- Over a season, you start to notice what comes before what where you live.
The Cloud Journal paperback adds a forecast line and a next-day check.
Try it now: the free Cloud identifier names the cloud overhead in a few quick questions. Name a cloud
Right now
The sky where you are
Field tools
Free tools to use outside
Weather nowToday’s skyCloud identifierTonight’s moonPlanets tonightField almanacFrost datesNature this month
Plus free printables: the 2027 Full Moon Calendar, the 2027 Nature Calendar and Cloud Spotter.
The Season Ahead
One short email around the 15th of each month: the next three months, region by region, in plain words, plus the full moon, the meteor showers worth staying up for, and what to look for outside. Free, no spam, and you can unsubscribe anytime.
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