1. Weather’s Elements

2. Wind speed and direction
Weather element
Description
What instrument is used to measure it?
Describe how the instrument works
Air pressure
Temperature
Wind speed and direction
Relative Humidity
Cloud cover
Precipitation

3. Air Pressure

4. Air Bottle

5. Barometer

8. Temperature

11. Anemometer- For Measuring Wind

13. Relative Humidity

14. 79% Nitrogen
~20% Oxygen
~1% Everything else
But there is also empty space between molecules

15. Relative Humidity Demo

16. Measured with a Psychrometer

18. Cloud Cover- Most often observed with satellites

20. Precipitation- Measured with Doppler Radar

24. Doppler Radar Video

25. Rain Gauges