Weather Forecasting

Weather Map and Forecasting Practice Incorporating a Fusion of Knowledge Involving Air Masses, Fronts, and Air Pressure Content

Weather Forecasting

Below, match the map with the appropriate profession:

Weather Map Meteorologist

Use the symbols below as a reference:

Cold Front Warm Front High Pressure Low Pressure

Clouds Rain Thunderstorms Hurricane

Weather Conditions City

Sunny, high temperature of 82°F

Thunderstorms, high temperature of 91°F

Sunny, high temperature of 75°F

Rain, high temperature of 80°F

Partly cloudy, high temperature of 73°F

Mostly cloudy, high temperature of 92°F

Scenario Answer

Showers and thunderstorms; HOT and humid

Hurricane just off the coast

Center of low pressure

Cold front

Cool with highs in the low 70’s

Sunny and VERY HOT!!!

Color Precipitation Type Image

SNOW

RAIN

ICE

Detroit, Michigan

Boston,

Massachusetts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Raleigh, North Carolina

Phoenix, Arizona Orlando, Florida

Weather Conditions City

Moderate/Heavy Snow

Warm and Dry

Showers and Thunderstorms

Ice

Cold and Dry

Minneapolis Houston

San Francisco New York City

Seattle Atlanta

Miami Texas

Between Chicago and

Wyoming New York City

Southern California and

Seattle Arizona

Philadelphia Raleigh

Orlando Boston/Detroit

Phoenix

3 Day Weather Forecasting

Weather Map and Forecasting Practice Incorporating a Fusion of Knowledge Involving Atmospheric Variables

Philadelphia,, PA Madison, WI Pittsburgh,PA Chicago, IL

Flagstaff, AZ Atlanta, GA

Phoenix, AZ

The above is a daily weatha er map for which date? a

DECEMBER 24, 2013 MAY 14, 2014

On the weather map above the forecasted weather is: A VARIETY SIMILAR Weather Forecast for Wednesday May 14, 2014

City Weather Forecast Image

Atlanta, GA

Pittsburgh, PA

Madison, WI

Phoenix, AZ

Flagstaff, AZ

Use the following information to make a reasonable weather forecast for the next day: Thursday May 15, 2014 Over the course of the next 24 hours the low pressure system in Louisiana will track to the northeast along the cold front . The cold front will approach the major cities of the northeast (Philadelphia, New York, and Boston) on Thursday. This will place the Mid-Atlantic states and the Northeast in the warm sector and at risk for severe thunderstorms. Atlanta can expect stormy conditions to continue while places like Chicago and other areas in the Midwest will see improving and pleasant weather conditions. The Southwest will continue to bake in their heat wave as the dome of high pressure remains stationary. Weather Forecast for Thursday May 15, 2014

City Weather Forecast Image

Philadelphia, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

Madison, WI

Phoenix, AZ

Flagstaff, AZ

Use the following information to make a reasonable weather forecast for 2 days ahead: Friday May 16, 2014 Over the course of the next 48 hours the low pressure system in Louisiana will track to the northeast along the cold front and exit the Atlantic seaboard on Friday. Stormy and unsettled conditions in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia will give way to clearing conditions and a cool breeze on Friday. Atlanta and other areas in the South will have blue skies and nearly 100% sunshine. To the west, Chicago and areas in the Plains will feel the approach of a weak storm system with increasing clouds and mild temperatures. The Southwest will continue to bake in their heat wave as the dome of high pressure remains stationary.

Weather Forecast for Friday May 16, 2014

City Weather Forecast Image

Philadelphia, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

Atlanta, GA

Chicago, IL

Phoenix, AZ

FLASH SEVERE SUNNY AND THUNDERSTORMS FLOODING HOT

SUNNY AND SUNNY, COOL,

MILD/WARM and BREEZY

SEVERE RAIN SUNNY AND THUNDERSTORMS PLEASANT

SUNNY AND SUNNY AND VERY HOT! WARM

CLEARING SUN AND BLUE SKIES SKIES CLOUDS

INCREASING OPPRESSIVE

CLOUDS HEAT!

Wednesday May 14, 2014 WARM

HOT COOL

Thursday May 15, 2014

WARM

HOT COOL

Friday May 16, 2014

COOL

WARM HOT

The following images are temperature maps in degrees Fahrenheit. They parallel the prior surface weather maps according to the following dates: May 14 – 16, 2014.

Complete the following: place the key terms for temperature: “HOT”, “WARM”, and “COOL.” Using the wind direction arrows to assist you with the following: place the low pressure system, the high pressure system, the cold front, the stationary front, and appropriate locations of the weather condition symbols.

Complete the following: place the key terms for temperature: “HOT”, “WARM”, and “COOL.” Using the wind direction arrows to assist you with the following: place the low pressure system, the high pressure system, the cold front, the stationary front, and appropriate locations of the weather condition symbols.

Complete the following: place the key terms for temperature: “HOT”, “WARM”, and “COOL.” Using the wind direction arrows to assist you with the following: place the low pressure system, the high pressure system, the cold front, the stationary front, and appropriate locations of the weather condition symbols.

Complete the following: place the key terms for temperature: “HOT”, “WARM”, and “COOL.” Using the wind direction arrows to assist you with the following: place the low pressure system, the high pressure system, the cold front, the stationary front, and appropriate locations of the weather condition symbols.

Blizzard of 1996

The “Blizzard of 1996” is one of the LARGEST East Coast United States snowstorms of historical record--the LARGEST for Philadelphia, PA.

Philadelphia, PA

Storm Track Total Snowfall (Inches) Circle which 2 conditions MUST be met for a snowstorm to be considered a “blizzard”: Heavy Snow Heavy Rain Low Humidity

Strong Warm Sleet Winds Temperatures

Which of the following images depict “blizzard” conditions

Based on the given storm track map, chronologically order the surface maps:

4am EST January 7, 1996 8am EST January7, 1996

2pm EST January 7, 1996 5pm EST January 1996

8pm EST January 7, 1996 12am EST January 8, 1996

10am EST January 8, 1996 Total Snowfall (Inches)

3 Day Weather Forecast for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Complete the requested information below for each date using the prior weather maps:

Date January 6, 1996 January 7, 1996 January 8, 1996

Daily Forecast

High Temperature

Low Temperature

Forecast

Details

VERY COLD! Snow. Heavy at Snow.

Increasing clouds. times! Windy! Tapering off in the evening.

14 20 23

9 18 11

VERY COLD! Snow. Heavy at Snow. Windy. Increasing times! Very Snow tapering clouds. Snow windy! Blizzard off in the developing like conditions. evening. 6 to after midnight. 12-24 inches. 12 inches.

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