Weather
Instruments
S4E4 Students will analyze weather charts/maps and
collect weather data to predict weather events and
infer patterns and seasonal changes.
a. Identify weather instruments and explain how
each is used in gathering weather data and making
forecasts (thermometer, rain gauge, barometer,
wind vane, anemometer).
Created for TCSS
Observation
•Used to look at the sky to make
observations about cloud
cover and sky conditions.
Thermometer
•A tool used for
measuring
temperature.
•Temperature is
how hot or cold
something is.
Rain Gauge
• A rain gauge is used to
measure precipitation.
• Precipitation is any form
of water particles, either
liquid or solid, which falls
from the sky and
reaches the ground.
Barometer
• A barometer measures
air pressure.
• It tells whether air
pressure is high or
low.
Wind Vane
A wind vane, also
called a weather
vane, is used to
measure the
direction of the wind.
The large side of the
arrow catches the
wind and causes the
arrow to spin pointing
in the direction the
wind is blowing.
Anemometer
An anemometer is a
tool used to measure
wind speed. The cups
on the anemometer
spin in the wind.