Weather or Climate
Severe Weather
Air Masses
Weather Tools
Precipitation
Clouds
200
I am something that can change day to day outside.
Weather
200
This Cloud tells you a thunderstorm is on its way.
Cumulonimbus
200
Cold and dry
Continental polar (cP)
200
I measure the direction of wind.
Weather vane
200
Can be considered a type of low-lying cloud making it difficult to see
Fog
200
Puffy like a cotton ball
cumulus clouds
400
Check this to help decide what you are going to where today.
Sun 107°F 99°C Mon 120°F 104°C Tue 89°F 09°C
Weather forecast
400
This has rain, thunder and lightning.
Thunderstorm
400
Cold and wet
Maritime polar (mP)
400
You feel this when it is hot and there is moisture in the air
Humidity
400
Torrential rain is rain that is considered especially heavy and usually occurs during what types of weather
Storms
400
Low lying clouds
Fog
600
What the weather is like in a specific area over a long period of time.
Climate
600
This can flood and damage homes due to strong winds and rain usually starting in the ocean and moving towards coastline cities.
Hurricane
600
Warm and wet
Maritime tropical (mT)
600
If you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air or water, use me.
Thermometer
600
Name 3 words to describe types of rain
very light, light, average, heavy
Mist(y), drizzle, sprinkle, showers, downpour
600
Layered clouds
What are stratus clouds?
800
The large band of air that affects both weather and climate
Jet stream
800
A storm that brings strong winds and rain that causes flooding to Asia and Australia
Typhoon or Cyclone
800
Warm and dry
Continental tropical (cT)
800
I am a scientist that predicts the forecast.
Meteorologist
800
The drizzle equivalent of snow -- very light snow that isn't strong enough to accumulate.
Flurries
800
Puffy storm clouds
What is a Cumulonimbus Cloud?
1000
Gases get trapped and do not allow heat to leave the surface of the planet
Greenhouse Gas Effect
1000
The rating scale for tornadoes
F1 - F5 (Fujita scale)
1000
The type of air mass that you are most likely to find over Arizona and New Mexico
Continental tropical (cT)
1000
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it.
Rain gauge
1000
Snow that begins to melt as it reaches the ground, but doesn't melt completely
Sleet
1000
Feathery high-level Clouds
What are cirrus?