The brochure in an accessible form tells about the achievements and ways of developing weather science. After reading it, you will learn a lot about the weather service in the country and the Armed Forces, about the possibility of artificial effects on the weather and climate of the Earth; the importance of meteorology in military affairs. The brochure also discusses such questions of interest to readers: do nuclear explosions affect the weather? How does the weather affect the damaging factors of a nuclear explosion? Is there a danger of "meteorological warfare"? The brochure describes the weather forecast and comprehensive automation of the weather service.