1. 24.6 Predicting the Weather

2. Weather Forecasting
Meteorologist – scientist who studies the weather.
Meteorology – study of the Earth’s atmosphere

3. Doppler radar
Radio waves are bounced off particles of precipitation to track speed and path of storms.

4. Weather stations & satelites
Stations – collect data such as temp., precipitation, wind speed, and direction, pressure, humidity
Satelites – In orbit, collect:
cloud cover, humidity, temp, and wind speed

5. High Speed Computers
Help compile data to make short term and long term forecasts.
Short term – 12 hrs. – 3 days
usually very accurate
Long term – 7-12 days
Good Luck!!!!!

6. Weather Maps

7. Weather Maps
Use symbols to show fronts, pressure, precipitation, cloud cover. Also gives temps. and other local conditions

8. Symbols

9. Isobars
Lines that connect points of equal pressure.

10. Isotherms
Lines that connect points of equal temperature.