With the background over the last few columns, let’s try and make a little sense of what weather is and why we receive the weather we do. Please, this is just a very condensed version so if you something doesn’t make sense or you would like more information, e-mail me at martinv@bartonccc.edu. As we do this remember equilibrium, lowest energy state, gradients, moving from higher to lower, and the three-dimensional nature of our weather.• The energy and gradients that create our weather/climate result from solar energy and its unequal distribution across the planet.