1. Why is it important to understand?
Weather
Why is it important to understand?

2. Weather Why is it important to understand weather?
Why do we need to know what the weather is like outside?
Why do we need to know what the weather will be like tomorrow or the next day or the day after that?
To understand a forecast?
To understand a weather warning?

3. The weather affects us all
The weather affects what we can or cannot do each day
The weather determines what clothes we wear each day
The weather can determine where we go and how we get there
Can you think of any other ways the weather affects us?

4. Knowing the weather outside
Knowing the weather outside is important
We dress in certain clothes depending what the weather is like.
We plan how we will travel depending on the weather
We plan activities outside based on the weather
Would you go swimming during a thunderstorm?

5. Planning ahead
Knowing what the weather will be in the next couple of days will help you plan
In order to do this, you need to look at a FORECAST
A FORECAST shows us what meteorologists think the weather will be like in the upcoming hours, days and sometimes even weeks.
Where can you find a FORECAST?

6. FORECASTS! You can find FORECASTS in lots of places:
When you watch the news on television
In the newspaper
On the radio
On the internet

7. How do you read a FORECAST?
There are lots of things you need to look at when looking at a FORECAST:
Temperature
What the ‘weather conditions’ are going to be
What the speed of the winds will be
What the HUMIDITY will be
When the sun will RISE and when the sun will SET

8. How do you read a FORECAST?
Knowing the temperature is important
This will determine what you wear
Warm weather = shorts and a t-shirt
Cold weather = pants and a sweatshirt
Very cold = a jacket, gloves, a warm hat and a scarf
You need to look for a temperature number
In Canada, we use degrees CELSIUS

9. How do you read a FORECAST?
“Weather Conditions” are conditions of the sky or what we might see falling from the sky…
Sunny
Cloudy
Rain
Snow
Hail
Sometimes it is a mixture of more than one condition

10. How do you read a FORECAST?
Looking at WIND speeds can be really important if you plan on being outside for a long time.
Wind speed can make the temperature feel even colder than it is.
Preparing for wind is important, especially during the fall, winter and spring months.

11. How do you read a FORECAST?
HUMIDITY can also make the temperature feel warmer or colder than what the temperature reads
The higher the HUMIDITY PERCENTAGE (%), the more the temperature can be affected
Most weather FORECASTS will tell you what the temperature will actually FEEL LIKE

12. How do you read a FORECAST?
Knowing when the sun RISES and SETS can be important for planning your day
Maybe you are participating in an activity that needs sunlight
You need to plan your activity before the sun sets.

13. Rule of thumb: What is hot, warm, chilly, cold, really cold?
HOT Temperatures
Anywhere from 25 degrees Celsius to 45 degrees Celsius is HOT
We usually see these temperatures in the summer (June, July, August)

14. Rule of thumb: What is hot, warm, chilly, cold, really cold?
WARM Temperatures
Anywhere from about 15 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius is WARM
We usually see these temperatures in the spring and early summer (April, May, June)
We can see these temperatures in the early fall (September and October)

15. Rule of thumb: What is hot, warm, chilly, cold, really cold?
CHILLY Temperatures
Anywhere from 5 degrees Celsius to 14 degrees Celsius is CHILLY
We usually see these temperatures in the spring (March and April) and fall (September and October)

16. Rule of thumb: What is hot, warm, chilly, cold, really cold?
COLD Temperatures
Anywhere from -7 degrees Celsius to 5 degrees Celsius is COLD
We usually see these temperatures in late fall and early winter (October, November, December)
We can see these temperatures In March and April too

17. Rule of thumb: What is hot, warm, chilly, cold, really cold?
REALLY COLD Temperatures
Anywhere from -7 degrees Celsius to -45 degrees Celsius is REALLY COLD
We usually see these temperatures in winter (December, January, February)

18. What is hot, warm, chilly, cold, really cold?

19. What is hot, warm, chilly, cold, really cold?

20. What is hot, warm, chilly, cold, really cold?

21. What is hot, warm, chilly, cold, really cold?