What are weather satellites?

Weather satellites are computers, cameras, and radiOS boosted into space and pointing back down at the Earth. The satellite takes photos of the cloud and weather formations on Earth and transmits them to ground stations, where they are made available to anybody who needs them; weather forecasters, farmers, scientists, and anyone else who has a desire to observe the Earth from 22,800 miles up.

Before weather satellites, people were regularly surprised by the weather, which is especially dangerous if you live around the Caribbean Sea and the surprising weather turns out to be a hurricane.