The Weather Page
I am not a weather expert but weather is something I always been fascinated in. As I learn more I will share that information here. I will also post any weather information that you might need here.
Tools of the Trade
Thermometer
Thermometer
Thermometer
- Purpose: Measures air temperature. It measures temperature in Celsius ad Fahrenheit
- Use in Forecasting: Temperature trends help predict fronts, frost, and heatwaves.
Barometer
Thermometer
Barometer
- Purpose: Measures air pressure.
- Use in Forecasting: Falling pressure usually signals stormy weather; rising pressure suggests clearing skies.
Anemometer
Anemometer
Anemometer
- Purpose: Measures wind speed.
- Use in Forecasting: Wind speed changes help track storm systems and pressure gradients.
Wind Vane
Anemometer
Wind Vane (Weather Vane)
- Purpose: Shows wind direction.
- Use in Forecasting: Wind shifts indicate approaching weather fronts or storms.
Rain Gauge
Weather Balloons
Rain Gauge
- Purpose: Collects and measures rainfall.
- Use in Forecasting: Confirms precipitation amounts for flood monitoring and model accuracy
Rain Gauge
- Purpose: Collects and measures rainfall.
- Use in Forecasting: Confirms precipitation amounts for flood monitoring and model accuracy
Weather Balloons
Weather Balloons
Weather Balloon (Radiosonde)
- Purpose: Carries instruments to measure temperature, pressure, and humidity at various altitudes.
- Use in Forecasting: Provides vertical atmospheric profiles essential for storm prediction.
Weather Balloon (Radiosonde)
- Purpose: Carries instruments to measure temperature, pressure, and humidity at various altitudes.
- Use in Forecasting: Provides vertical atmospheric profiles essential for storm prediction.
Weather Radar
Weather Radar
- Purpose: Uses radio waves to detect precipitation and track its movement.
- Use in Forecasting: Identifies storm intensity, location, and movement; Doppler radar can detect wind patterns inside storms.
Buoys
Buoy
- Purpose: Floating station that measures ocean and atmospheric conditions.
- Use in Forecasting: Monitors sea surface temperatures, which influence storms and climate patterns.
Weather Satellites
Weather Satellites
Weather Satellite
- Purpose: Orbits Earth to capture images and measure atmospheric conditions from space.
- Use in Forecasting: Tracks cloud cover, hurricanes, and temperature patterns over large areas.
Symbols on a Weather Map
What do these symbols mean
- Cold Front – Boundary where cold air replaces warm air.
- Warm Front – Boundary where warm air replaces cold air.
- Stationary Front – Boundary between two air masses that isn’t moving.****
- Occluded Front – When a cold front overtakes a warm front.
- High Pressure (H) – Usually brings clear skies and calm weather.
- Low Pressure (L) – Often brings clouds, wind, and precipitation.
- Rain – Falling water droplets from clouds.
- Snow – Frozen ice crystals falling from clouds.
- Fog – Low cloud that reduces visibility near the ground.
- Cloudy – Sky mostly covered by clouds.
- Wind Barb – Shows wind speed and direction.
- Isobars – Lines connecting areas of equal air pressure
Weather Terms
Interesting Weather Sites
Forecasting Resources
· National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov
· College of Dupage: https://weather.cod.edu/
· Earthschool: https://earth.nullschool.net/
· NWS Baltimore: https://www.weather.gov/lwx/
· GOES Server: https://www.goes.noaa.gov/
· NASA GOES: https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/
· Weather Underground: https://www.wunderground.com
· The Weather Channel: https://weather.com
· ASOS Lookup: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/weather/asos
· Fall Foliage: https://www.npr.org/2022/09/14/1122657153/fall-leaves-peak-map
· SPC Lightning Climatology: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/dataviewer/?mode=climo&category=ltg&product=ltgday
· National Centers for Environmental Prediction
o Weather Prediction Center: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/#page=ovw
o Storm Prediction Center: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/
o Climate Prediction Center: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
o National Hurricane Center: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
o Environmental Modeling Center: https://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/emc_new.php
o Ocean Prediction Center: https://ocean.weather.gov/
o Aviation Weather Center: https://www.weather.gov/ncep/
o Space Weather Prediction Center: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov
· New York State Mesonet: https://www2.nysmesonet.org/
· Oklahoma Mesonet: http://mesonet.org/
· Iowa Environmental Mesonet: https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/
· Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory: https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/ice/
· NCAR Real-Time Weather Data: http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/
· METAR: https://www.aviationweather.gov/metar
· Daily Weather Maps: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap
· Vertical Integrated Smoke: https://hwp-viz.gsd.esrl.noaa.gov/smoke/
· Climate ReAnalyzer: https://climatereanalyzer.org(Note: Weather is your mood; climate is your personality)
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