This paper reviews research progress on the atmospheric electricity relative to the weather and climate phenomena.By contrast with measuring data,the correlation and probable coupling mechanism among fair weather electric processes,thunderstorm,lightning and the weather,climate are discussed.The results indicate that global and regional thunderstorms are a critical factor in the coupling mechanism,the lightning is an immediate parameter which can establish coupling relationship between parameters above mention and can introduce in the global circulation model(GCM) in the form of parameterization and quantitatively discuss coupling mechanism.A developing global circuit concept can establish a phsical relationship among solar,atmosphere and earth.A global and regional precipitation forecast and regional tornado storm,hail forecast at the ground are studied by using lightning data.