Happy Wednesday, Scholars! Write “No HW” in your agenda. Put your books under your desk and keep a pencil out. Work on the Do Now silently.

Do Now Review Cloudy and chance of precipitation When cold air rushes into warm and and pushes it up Drizzle, turning to clear skies, warm temperatures

What is our AIM today? SWBAT predict weather from a weather map.  

What kind of weather will happen? Think About It What kind of weather will happen?

Reading Weather Maps weather maps symbols Meteorologists use _________________ to help predict the weather. Weather maps use symbols to represent different types of weather conditions. Many maps have a key that tells you what the different ___________ mean. The symbols below are the most commonly seen on weather maps. symbols

drizzle  clear skies, warm air clouds, some precipitation Reading Weather Maps high pressure area sunny and clear low pressure area rainy and cloudy cold front storms, wind, cold air warm front drizzle  clear skies, warm air stationary front clouds, some precipitation

Reading Weather Maps west east In the United States, weather moves from ______ to ______, so in order to determine what the weather will be somewhere, you need to look west of that location. west east

Try It Out! What front is about to hit El Paso? What type of front will hit New York? What type of pressure system just left Seattle?