Draw Your Own Weather Symbol
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Draw a surface temperature symbol that represents an area that has: (you can use the space
on this page or your ISN)
 Temperature of 75 degrees F
 Light showers
 A dew point of 61
 50% cloud cover
 A sea level pressure of 1000.5 millibars (mb)
 Wind at 15 knots coming from the southwest
Label what the parts of your weather symbol mean!
Answer these questions:
1. What are isobars? What do they tell us about weather?
2. Isobars are normally drawn in ___________ mb intervals.
3. How are wind flows related to isobars?
4. Wind flows ____________________ around low pressure areas.
5. Wind flows ____________________ around high pressure areas.
6. What is an isotherm?
7. Isotherms are generally plotted at intervals of _______ degrees Fahrenheit.