Why was meteorology such a late developer compared to other branches of science?

Because of the difficulties of measuring the atmosphere's properties above the earth's reachable surface

Explanation:

Hello,

In this case, meteorology is the branch of science studying the atmosphere in its weather processes and forecasting and it had a late development because of the difficulties of measuring the atmosphere's properties above the earth's reachable surface. We cannot forget that even nowadays, it is very difficult to predict upcoming weathers with the 100 % assurance and with many days in advance.

Best regards.