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Weather Maps & Prediction


Standard 4d. Students know how to use weather maps and data to predict local weather and know that weather forecasts depend on many variables.

 1. Review of Severe Weather

Last week you learned about severe weather

Which kind of severe weather gathers its energy from the warm water of the Atlantic Ocean?

  blizzard
  tornado
  hurricane

 

Which kind of severe weather can have winds up to 300 miles per hour and causes damage when it touches the ground?
 

  hurricane
  thunderstorm
  tornado

 
 

2. What is a weather map?

 
US Current Weather Weather maps are maps that show what the weather is in a certain place.  It can show many different things like temperature, wind direction, storms, and other things. 

Click here to take a look at a weather map to see today's weather. 
Here is a different weather map with the same information.

Click on Today's Weather Map.

3. What do the H's and L's mean ?

The H's are high pressure systems and the L's are low pressure systems.

High pressure systems usually bring nice sunny weather.

Low pressure systems usually bring stormy weather.

4. What are the blue and red lines?

The blue lines are cold fronts and the red lines are warm fronts.  The wind pushes them so that they move from place to place.  They are called fronts because as they move they change the weather that is in front of them. 

 

For example - The weather on Monday is warm and sunny.  A cold front moves into Bakersfield Monday night.  It changes the weather so that Tuesday it is cloudy and cold. 

BrainPop Weather

5. How do they predict weather ?

People who report and predict the weather are called Meteorologists. 

They use satellite images, and other information to watch the weather patterns of the Earth. 

The weather in the USA moves from the west to the east , so if it rains in Bakersfield today then they can predict that there will be rain to the east of us tomorrow.  These prevailing winds are called Westerlies.  Can you explain why they would be called Westerlies?

 

Click on this link to try and predict the weather. Click Start and choose predict the weather.

Click here to see Brainpop Advanced weather

Try This

Click here to play Weather dog.  Try it first at an easy level, if you do well then play again at a harder level.

No play the Wild Weather Adventure with a partner and see who can go around the world first.

Now try a crossword puzzle

 

 Want to know more?

If you're up for a challenge and want to know more click here to learn all about weather forecasting from the National Weather Service

Just for fun try playing storm troopers

http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/weather/

 

 

 

 

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