The Greek philosopher who was perhaps the first weather forecaster

"His book On Signs, written in the fourth century BC, was the first attempt to gather weather lore into a single volume. Aristotle created a theory of weather in his book Meteorology, but his successor attempted to give guidance on practical weather prediction, making him perhaps the first published weather forecaster."

https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/09/theophrastus-greek-philosopher-who-was-perhaps-the-first-weather-forecaster

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