blog posts Before high tech, people used observation, experience to predict weather Feb 25, 2021 12:00 pm by Discover MagazineIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Discover Magazine (Feb. 24) 'When they looked at the sky, it wasn’t just an indication of what was happening right then, but could be an indication of what was going to happen,' says Illinois atmospheric scientist Sonia Lasher-Trapp. Share on Facebook Tweet Email