1. STANDARD GRADE WEATHER SYMBOLS
John Smith Invergordon Academy
Malcolm McDonald Bathgate Academy

2. HOW IS WEATHER SHOWN ON A WEATHER MAP? (1)
TV & NEWSPAPER WEATHER SYMBOLS

3. TYPICAL MEDIA WEATHER MAP
Look at the symbols.
What weather does Eastern England have?
What is the weather like in
Northern Scotland ?

4. HOW IS WEATHER SHOWN ON A WEATHER MAP?
Present weather
Mist
Fog
Thunder
Drizzle
Rain
Snow
Shower
Heavy
rain
Heavy
snow
Hail
The shower symbol can be combined with others….
Rain shower
Hail shower
Snow shower
Temperature is shown at the top left of the circle
Drizzle
Present weather is shown by the symbol at the bottom left of the circle

5. HOW IS WEATHER SHOWN ON A WEATHER MAP?
Wind direction and wind speed
Wind direction is shown by a line leading
into the station circle.
This symbol shows that the wind blew into the station circle from the east
The speed is shown by a series of “feathers”
A circle round the station shows that there was no wind : calm

6. HOW IS WEATHER SHOWN ON A WEATHER MAP? (3)
Cloud cover is shown by the amount of shading inside the station circle. Cloud cover is measured in oktas Eighths of the sky !
Clear sky
1 okta
2 oktas
3 oktas
I hope it doesn’t cloud over
4 oktas
5 oktas
6 oktas
7 oktas
8 oktas
Overcast
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7. FRONTS ON WEATHER MAPS
Warm fronts are shown by the following symbol.
Cold fronts are shown by the following symbol.
There is a third type of front that we will study later – the OCCLUDED front. They are shown by the following symbol.