Current Weather
Air Fronts
Front Symbols
Future Weather Predictions
100
What type of weather is the STAR currently experiencing?
Many days of precipitation!
100
During a Cold Front, the weather is...
Rain, thunderstorms, hail, tornados.
100
What does a cold front symbol look like?
Blue triangles/spikes
100
What city will most likely experience severe thunderstorms in a few days?
D
200
What type of weather can we expect in city C?
Sunny, Clear, Dry Skies
200
This front has precipitation for many days.
Stationary Front
200
What does a warm front symbol look like?
Red Bumps
200
What type of weather will Minneapolis soon experience?
Rain or storms
300
What type of weather is the STAR currently experiencing?
Warm temperatures, high humidity.
300
What type of front is known for being cold and sunny after?
Cold Front
300
How do you know which direction a cold front or warm front is moving?
The way the shapes are facing.
300
In the future, what type of weather may city E experience on a humid day?
Rain or Storms
400
The weather that LOW pressure creates
Lousy - Rain, storms, cloudy
400
The type of weather that follows AFTER a stationary front.
Depends on the air front that comes in and finally moves it.
400
Why are the symbols facing opposite ways in a Stationary Front?
Because a cold front and warm front meet so they are facing opposite ways, but neither can move the other.
400
When we predict the weather on a map, should the front be BEFORE the city or AFTER the city?
before
500
The weather that HIGH pressure creates.
Happy - Sunny, Clear, Dry skies
500
A warm front creates what type of weather on a DRY day?
Clouds
500
What type of front occurs when a warm air mass is trapped between two cold air masses?
Occluded Front
500
In a week, what type of weather might we expect to see in St Louis?
Many days of rain - a stationary front!