1. National 5 Weather Weather Instruments[Date] Today I will: - Know how the different elements of the weather are measured Use this PowerPoint with your worksheets. As we go through the PowerPoint write some notes about each weather instrument into your worksheets.

2. National 5 Weather Sunshine is measured in hours using a sunshine recorder.

3. How many hours has the sun been shining for? 678910111212345678967891011121234567896789101112123456789 National 5 Weather

4. National 5 Weather Rain Gauge: Measures Precipitation in mm

5. National 5 Weather Wind Speed is measured using an anemometer and is in Knots

6. National 5 Weather Wind direction is measured using a wind vane The results can be recorded on a wind rose

7. National 5 Weather Atmospheric pressure is measured using an instrument called an aneroid barometer. The unit of measurement is in millibars.

8. National 5 Weather The results are presented on a barograph

9. National 5 Weather High Pressure – brings good weather, clear and dry. Low pressure – brings bad weather, cloudy and wet. Cold in Winter Hot in Summer