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John Smith Invergordon AcademyMalcolm McDonald Bathgate Academy

HOW IS WEATHER SHOWN ON A WEATHER MAP? (1)TV & NEWSPAPER WEATHER TV & NEWSPAPER WEATHER SYMBOLSSYMBOLS

TYPICAL MEDIA WEATHER MAP

Look at the symbols.

What weather does Eastern England have?

What is the weather like in

Northern Scotland ?

HOW IS WEATHER SHOWN ON A WEATHER MAP?

Present weather

Mist

Fog Thunder

Drizzle

Rain Snow

Hail Shower

The shower symbol can be combined with others….

Rain shower

Hail shower

Snow shower

Heavyrain

Heavysnow

Drizzle

Present weather is shown by the symbol at the bottom left of the circle

Temperature is shown at the top left of the circle 18

HOW IS WEATHER SHOWN ON A WEATHER MAP? Wind direction and wind speed

Wind direction is shown by a line leading into the station circle.

This symbol shows that the wind blew into the station circle from the east

A circle round the station shows that there was no wind : calm

3-7 knotslight winds 1-2 knots

13-17 knots

8-12 knots

18-22 knots

23-27 knots

28-32 knotsThe speed is shown by a series of “feathers”

gale force

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HOW IS WEATHER SHOWN ON A WEATHER MAP? (3)Cloud cover is shown by the amount of shading inside the station circle. Cloud cover is measured in oktas Eighths of the sky !

Clear sky

1 okta

2 oktas

3 oktas

4 oktas

5 oktas

6 oktas

7 oktas

8 oktasOvercast

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I hope it doesn’t cloud over

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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.