2. In order to read a weather map, you first need to know what the different symbols on it mean!

3. When you see an H it stands for High Pressure.
High pressure brings blue skies and fair weather.

4. When you see an L it stands for Low Pressure.
Low pressure brings stormy weather and strong winds.

5. When air masses meet, we have what is called a front.
Fronts bring stormy weather.

6. Cold fronts bring cold air which replaces the warmth.
Blue “triangled” lines show cold fronts.

7. Warm fronts have warm air replacing the cold chill.
Red bumpy lines indicate a warm front.

8. Air masses are made up of both warm and cold fronts.

9. Pictures are used to describe the weather
Pictures are used to describe the weather. These are called weather symbols.
Sunny Storms
Cloudy Snow
Rainy Partly Cloudy

10. Check a weather map to see what the temperature for the day will be.

11. More Symbols

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

14. HOW IS WEATHER SHOWN ON A WEATHER MAP?
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

15. 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.

17. Scientists are able to predict what the weather will be
Scientists are able to predict what the weather will be. They are called meteorologists.

18. They study high and low air pressure and weather fonts to predict what the upcoming weather will be.

19. Today meteorologists use many tools to measure and predict the weather including Doppler radar, rain gauges, satellites, anemometers, computer models, thermometers and barometers.

20. Even with all the technology, weather predictions isn’t a 100% accurate science. Only God know what the future has in store for us and for the weather.