USA Weather Map
By
Your Name
Period #
Let’s view a live weather-cast…
• Go to
http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/currentw
eatherusnational/uscurrentweather_large.html
• This will show you a weather map of today!!!
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/dwinfo.htm
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/dwinfo.htm
: http://media.maps101.com/SUB/SATELLITES/SATGIF/united_states.gif
Learn how to read a weather
map:
• http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/ Click on the words Click
here to START, and then go through the tutorial.
• Learn how to read wind barbs:
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/maps/sfcobs/wnd.rxml
and/or http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/info/about_windbarb.html
Help Pages
To find the latest weather information:
1. http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/currentweatherusnation
al/index_large.html
2. http://www.weather.com
3. http://www.weather.gov/ or http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
4. http://weather.cnn.com/weather/forecast.jsp
5. http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/goeseastconusir.html (Click on “Animate
image above”
For wind speeds with proper symbols:
1. http://www.ral.ucar.edu/weather/surface/java_metars/
2. http://www.weather.gov/outlook_tab.php IMPORTANT ONE!
ONLY IF YOU HAVE EXTRA TIME SHOULD YOU GO HERE:
http://www.intellicast.com
Typical Weather-map symbols used to show
barometric pressure of air masses:
When we add pressures of air masses to our maps,
we’ll use WordArt (see
) like this:
Typical Weather-map symbols used to
show barometric pressure of air masses:
We will use
Draw/AutoShape
/Line tools to
draw these
symbols, like
this:
Typical Weather-map symbols used to show wind
speed and direction…
We will use Draw
tools to draw these
wind barbs, like this:
Long line = 10 knots, Short = 5 knots
Typical Weather Map Symbols for cloud cover and
storms may be clip art.
To find your own animated clip art:
1. In menu, click on Insert/Picture/ClipArt
or click on red-headed Fred
2. When the Clip Art window appears at right,
click on Clip art on Office Online
3. When the new window appears, enter one
word in the Search box to name what you
want.
4. When you see a graphic that you want,
click in the
that is underneath it.
5. Click on Download/Download Now,
copy/paste or drag the pic into your map.
Assignment
1.
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3.
4.
Save as this file using the proper format for Mr.
Robinson’s (Example: Last Name First name
Weather map)
Choose one of the three US maps and then delete
the slides with the other two maps.
On the map that you chose, use proper symbols to
show everything listed on the next
slide………………………
BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR THE DAY, fast-save
one more time (Ctrl+S), and then DELETE ALL
SLIDES EXCEPT YOUR U.S. MAP and SLIDES
THAT HAVE YELLOW STARS ON THEM.
REMEMBER: DO NOT DELETE THE SLIDES
WITH YELLOW STARS ON THEM. DO NOT
DELETE YOUR U.S. MAP!
Make a map of “current “ weather conditions in the United States.
1. Label N, S, E, W on each side of the continental United States. Use WordArt.
2. There is a cold front moving in from Montana and North Dakota ( MT, ND). It is traveling
south. Use Draw/AutoShapes/Line tools.
3. Behind the front is a high pressure system. Use WordArt.
4. There is a cold front moving from Ohio through Alabama (OH, AL). It is moving to the
west. Use Draw/AutoShapes/Line tools.
5. In front of the cold front it is raining. Use clip art.
6. From Arizona to Texas, there is a warm front moving to the northeast. Use Draw…
7. Behind the warm front there is a low pressure system. Use WordArt.
8. There is a stationary front up the Pacific Coast from California to Washington (CA, WA).
9. All along the stationary front it is raining. Use clip art.
10. It is sunny in Colorado (CO) and the temperature is 55 degrees F.
11. In Michigan, it is snowing and the temperature is 25 degrees F and the winds are blowing
to the south at 15 knots.
12. Florida is partly cloudy with a temperature of 76 degrees F. Winds are blowing at 6 knots
to the west.
Insert a new slide (See menu bar), copy/paste these questions onto the slide,
and then answer them:
1. When the warm air and cold air masses come together, which will rise to the top? Why?
2. Which causes heavier showers, a cold front over-riding a warm front or a a warm-front
over-riding a cold front?
3. My barometer went from 1020 to 980. What is going to happen with the weather?
If you have more time…
• Go to http://www.explorelearning.com/,
type humidity in the Search box, and
then complete the gizmo and quiz for an
extra credit daily quiz grade! (Turn in
the quiz only if you make a high grade.)