I’ve just started reading Invisible in the Storm: The Role of Mathematics in Understanding Weather, ISBNÂ 0691152721.
The subtitle may be a little misleading. There is a fair amount of math in the book, but the ratio of history to math is pretty high. You might say the book is more about the role of mathematicians than the role of mathematics. As Roger Penrose says on the back cover, the book has “illuminating descriptions and minimal technicality.”
Someone interested in weather prediction but without a strong math background would enjoy reading the book, though someone who knows more math will recognize some familiar names and theorems and will better appreciate how they fit into the narrative.
That is a really original cover photo: http://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Watch-Forecasting-Deadliest-Storms/dp/037570390X