1. Weather Stations & Weather Map Symbols

2. Weather Station Models
Label the numbers and symbols of your weather station model in your notes,
Follow along.
The segments are highlighted in yellow

4. Temperature
Top left number shows the temperature

5. Weather Symbol
The symbol between the two numbers on the left indicate what the weather is in terms of precipitation.

6. Notice how more symbols indicate intensity
More snow flake symbols =more snow
More rain symbols = heavy rain

7. The number on the bottom left shows the temperature the air must be for condensation to occur or the Dew Point.
Humidity is a factor of the dew point.
This number will be lower than the actual temperature.
Remember cold air can’t hold moisture like warm air
Dew Point

8. Cloud Cover
The percentage of the circle that is shaded in reflects the percentage of cloud cover in the sky
Similar to a pie chart

9. Air Pressure
This number is displayed on the top right of the weather symbol
When the # is high or rising, the weather is fair because the pressure is high
When the # is low or dropping, the weather is rainy, because the pressure is low

10. Wind Barb
This shows the direction of the wind, it will point in the direction the wind is coming from, this shows the wind coming from the Southeast
The # of lines and/or triangles indicates the speed of the wind

11. The wind barb points in the direction it is coming FROM.
Stronger winds have more flags, or marks

12. Fronts on a weather map Warm occluded Cold Stationary
The symbols point in the direction that the front is moving towards
Pressure symbols:

13. Isobars: connect areas with equal air pressure The distance between the isobars is called the pressure gradient
The closer the isobar lines, the greater the change in air pressure, and the greater/faster the winds speeds.
High pressure systems bring clear/sunny weather and wind flows out and clockwise (right)
Low pressure systems bring overcast/stormy weather and wind flows in and counter-clockwise (left)

16. Weather Map