Vocabulary
Station Models
Pressure & Fronts
Predicting Weather
100
This instrument measures temperature?
What is thermometer?
100
The temperate & dew point at this weather station
What is 72 F temp and 67 F dew point
100
This type of front is created when cold air moves into a warm air mass causing the warm air to rise.
What is a cold front?
100
What are the current weather conditions is St. Louis?
Low pressure, stationary front, cloudy
200
This measures air pressure.
What is barometer?
200
The current weather at this weather station
What is raining
200
This type of front forms when warm air moves into a cold air mass, rising above the cold air.
What is a warm front?
200
How is the weather in St. Louis change the day after this map was created?
Temperature will decrease (due to cold front)
300
Swirling winds that spin at speeds up to 400mph
What are tornadoes?
300
Cloud cover at this weather station
What is 50%
300
This type of front occurs when no air mass is moving
What is a stationary front?
300
How will the weather in St. Louis change the day after this map was created?
What is it will get warmer (Warm front moving in)
400
These are created by air rising from warm seas creating a severe low pressure system.
What are hurricanes?
400
Wind speed & direction at this weather station
What is 15-20 mph, south
400
Air moves from ______ pressure to ______ pressure.
What is high to low?
400
What will the weather in New Orleans most likely be the day after this map was created.
Colder with possible thunderstorms/rain
500
These clouds are towering storm clouds
What are cumulonimbus?
500
The pressure at this weather station
What is 1004.6 mb?
500
This type of front a this type of pressure is the most likely to produce thunderstorms.
What is cold front in low pressure area?