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In order to read a weather map, you
first need to know what the different
symbols on it mean!
When you see an H it stands for High
Pressure.
High pressure brings blue skies and fair
weather.
When you see an L it stands for Low
Pressure.
Low pressure brings stormy weather
and strong winds.
When air masses meet, we have what
is called a front.
Fronts bring stormy weather.
Cold fronts bring cold air which
replaces the warmth.
Blue “triangled” lines show cold fronts.
Warm fronts have warm air replacing
the cold chill.
Red bumpy lines indicate a warm front.
Air masses are made up of both warm
and cold fronts.
Pictures are used to describe the
weather. These are called weather
symbols.
Sunny
Storms
Cloudy
Snow
Rainy
Partly Cloudy
Check a weather map to see what the
temperature for the day will be.
More Symbols
TYPICAL MEDIA WEATHER MAP
Look at the symbols.
What weather does Eastern
England have?
What is the weather like in
Northern Scotland ?
HOW IS WEATHER SHOWN ON A WEATHER MAP?
Mist
Fog
Thunder Drizzle Rain Heavy
rain
Snow Heavy
snow
Hail
Shower
The shower symbol can be combined with others….
Temperature is
shown at the top left
of the circle
Present weather is
shown by the symbol
at the bottom left of
the circle
Rain
Hail
shower shower
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Drizzle
Snow
shower
FRONTS ON WEATHER MAPS
Warm fronts are shown by the following symbol.
Cold fronts are shown by the following symbol.
There is a third type of front that we will study later – the
OCCLUDED front. They are shown by the following symbol.
Scientists are able to predict what the weather will
be. They are called meteorologists.
They study high and low air pressure and weather
fonts to predict what the upcoming weather will be.
Today meteorologists
use many tools to
measure and predict
the weather including
Doppler radar, rain
gauges, satellites,
anemometers,
computer models,
thermometers and
barometers.
Even with all the technology, weather
predictions isn’t a 100% accurate science.
Only God know what the future has in store
for us and for the weather.