1. Understanding Weather Symbols

2. Understanding Weather Symbols
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3. This is an example of a synoptic chart.
Weather is recorded on the chart using special symbols, which represent the conditions at weather station at that present time.
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4. Understanding Weather Symbols
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5. In an exam you would be given a key.
Wind
Five knots is added for each half a feather.
The wind speed is shown by the ‘feathers’.
10 knots.
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Where the wind has come from….
Winds are named after their origin.
In an exam you would be given a key.

6. In an exam you would be given a key.
Other conditions...
Eight Oktas- cloud cover.
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Heavy Rain.
Sometimes a number may represent the temperature.
In an exam you would be given a key.

7. Unusually high winds, considering lack of cloud cover and temperature.
Anything wrong?
Unusually high winds, considering lack of cloud cover and temperature.
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High temperature but snow! * 21
Snow, but no cloud cover.

8. 1. Wind direction and speed.
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9. 2.Cloud cover and weather.
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10. 3.Wind direction and wind speed.
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11. 5.Wind direction, cloud cover, weather and wind speed.
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12. Understanding Weather Symbols
5.Wind speed.
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13. 6.Cloud cover and weather, wind speed and wind direction.
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14. Understanding Weather Symbols
7.Wind speed.
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17. 10 Wind direction and speed.
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