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Hello - Glad to have you joining us as an atmospheric scientist! Can I ask where you are attending school? As for the reading, there are so many places to start. First off you should be well versed in mathematics, especially calculus topics like derivatives, integrals, and some basic differential equations knowledge. These things form the basis of our science.
One good book is the one used at my school for our ATMS100 class, and is co-authored by my department head. Here is a link http://www.amazon.com/SEVERE-AND-HAZARDOUS-WEATHER-INTRODUCTION/dp/0757517544
Here is another intro book http://www.amazon.com/Weather-Studies-Introduction-Atmospheric-Science/dp/1878220748
After you understand the basics you will tackle topics like Thermodynamics, Radiation, and Dynamics. Also I would HIGHLY recommend getting comfortable in a programming language (Python is a good starter) because as an atmospheric scientist it will be extremely helpful if you are able to ingest and process large volumes of weather data in order to analyze and gather info from it. I am about to graduate with a BS in atmos sci and I have already found a job.
My employers definitely need my weather knowledge as it is a very specific domain. But, on top of that, I have about 2 solid years of programming experience. Outside of my classwork I spent lots of time coding. A huge part of being a good engineer/atmospheric-scientist is being able to automate stuff with a programming language. This means that instead of having to make plots of pressure/temperature vs time by hand, I can write a program that will ingest millions of records and make thousands of graphs in a fraction of the time. Also I got familiar with web-dev and the apex of my learning was this ruby on rails app that plots weather forecasts. http://mos-dashboard.herokuapp.com. Having this little app definitely made me more employable. Plus, in the future, the integration of atmospheric science and programming is going to increase.
Here is a good place to start with Python http://www.learnpython.org
PS - feel free to message me if you have more questions.