Explore the Sky. Protect the Earth.

Sky Scouts is a youth-led weather and climate club. Students track real weather in their own backyards, keep weather journals and share what they learn.

Visit theskyscouts.org → Meet the weather explorers

Comic in three panels. A parent says, Sweetie, it’s too cold to play outside right now. The girl thinks, What if I checked my weather station? Then she says, It worked! Snow and sunshine, a perfect day to play! In the last panel she builds a snowman with her friends.

Explore

Measure the weather with real stations and figure out what the numbers mean.

Weather explorers →

Protect

Plan projects that make a difference close to home.

Try it! →

Lead

Students run the club. Bring your ideas.

Meet the team →

Made by our Sky Scouts

Ishika’s handwritten weather journal page titled Windy days!! — **Ishika’s weather journal**
“Windy days!!” · Oct 13, 2024

Crayon drawing of rain falling from grey clouds, with a lightning bolt, onto green grass beside a tree — **Ishika’s rain drawing**

Drawing of a house under clouds with hailstones falling and the words Oh hail no, signed Ansh 2024 — **Ansh’s hail drawing**
“Oh hail no!”

First Place, Best Student Poster · 2025 AMS Applied Climatology conference

Program inquiries: sharmaa@illinois.edu. Parents or guardians should make initial contact for students.