The weather is a crucial input in agriculture, as it significantly influences agricultural planning from land preparation to harvesting, processing, and transportation. As such, climate and weather are considered a critical factor in determining the sustainability of agricultural systems. It is now recognized as a distinct discipline and is recommended as a core subject in the curricula of agricultural universities. The book covers the syllabus of the course "Introductory Agrometeorology and Climate Change," which is designed for undergraduate students in agriculture, horticulture, and forestry.

Alok Kumar Patra graduated in Agriculture from Chiplima campus of Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology in 1988, obtained M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Agronomy from Institute of Agriculture, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan in 1990 and Ph. D. from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal in 1996. He has an MBA degree from IGNOU, New Delhi.

Patra has published more than 90 research papers, 130 popular scientific articles and bulletins, eight books and 35 book chapters. He has 30 years of experience in research and teaching in UG and PG level on agroforestry and agronomy. Presently he is working as Chief Agronomist in the All India Coordinated Research Project on Integrated Farming Systems, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751 003, India

Subrata Kumar Chand, Assistant Director, Department of Horticulture, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

1. Agrometeorology and Its Scope 2. Atmosphere and Atmospheric Weather Variables 3. Atmospheric Pressure and Its Variation 4.  Wind and Its Types 5. Nature and Properties of Solar Radiation 6.   Atmospheric Temperature and Sil Temperature 7. Atmospheric Humidity 8. Precipitation and Its Types 9.   Cloud Formation and Classification 10. Monsoon: Its Mechanism and Importance 11.Weather Hazards 12. Climatic Normals for Crops and Livestock Production 13. Weather Forecasting and Its Types 14.Climate Change and Its Impact on Agriculture 15. Agrometeorological Observatory