Weather Symbols
Weather Instruments
Clouds
Weather Facts
Weather Phenomenon's
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This weather symbol brings Sunny, Happy Weather

What is High Pressure?

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This weather instrument measures wind DIRECTION. 

What is a weather vane? 

100

This cloud is high in the sky and is often curly. 

What is a Cirrus cloud? 

100

This is the temperature for freezing in Fahrenheit. 

What is 32 degrees F? 

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This usually happens in December and causes areas in the United States to become cooler and wetter.

What is El Nino? 

200

This weather symbol brings Lousy, rainy weather.

What is Low Pressure? 

200

This weather instrument measures air pressure.

What is a barometer? 

200

This cloud is big and puffy and usually brings fair weather. 

What is a cumulous cloud? 

200

This is the temperature for boiling in Fahrenheit. 

What is 112 degrees F? 

200

This is an ocean current that warms the Eastern United States coastline and effects the weather along the coast of North Carolina. 

What is the Gulf Stream? 

300

This weather symbol brings cold, rainy weather. 

What is a cold front? 

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This weather instrument measures temperature. 

What is a thermometer? 

300

This cloud is very low to the ground and is often in layers. 

What is a stratus cloud? 

300

This is precipitation in liquid form. 

What is rain? 

300

This is a "river of air" that flows across the United States and effects weather across the country. It helps planes fly going westward. 

What is the Jet Stream? 

400

This weather symbol brings warm weather, with a drizzle of rain. 

What is a warm front? 

400

This weather instrument measures wind speed.

What is an anemometer? 

400

This cloud is dark and heavy and brings lots of rain.

What is a Cumulonimbus cloud? 

400

This type of scientist studies and predicts weather. 

What is a meteorologist? 

400

This travels from west to east in the United States. 

What is the direction that weather moves? 

500

This weather symbol brings rainy period over a long period of time. 

What is a stationary front? 

500

This weather instrument measures precipitation.

What is a rain gauge? 

500

This cloud is very thick, brings rain and fog, and is very low to the ground. 

What is a strato-nimbus cloud? 

500

This is the center of a Hurricane, often called the "calm before the storm." 

What is the eye? 

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This is type of wind is cold and often found at the top and bottom of the Earth's polar regions. The blow from East to West. 

What are Polar Easterlies?