1. Weather Forecasting

2. Forecasting methods
Ships at sea, aero planes in sky, balloons, ocean buoys
Radar-display of clouds, rain, thunderstorms, cyclones
Satellites-pictures of cloud cover, cloud top and sea surface temperature, wind

3. Weather rocket
Hydrogen filled balloon

4. Radar
Weather satellite

6. Forecasting instruments
Radio sounding (radiosonde) and radiowind (RAWIN)-pressure, temp, humidity, winds –various levels of atmosphere
Synoptic observations-surface observations-every 3h, upper air observations-every 6h
Radiosonde

7. Weather symbols

8. Weather forecasting
Synoptic charts
Forecasting-short range (8h), medium range (2-7), long range-weeks, months or a season
Predictability
Uses of forecasts

9. Organizations World Meteorological Organization(WMO)
India-India Meteorological Department(IMD)

10. THANK YOU