5 knots
10 knots
50 knots
1) Attach staff
2) Choose
appropriate barbs
Wind info: to circle,
pointing into the
to indicate speed.
wind
Attach to staff.
If wind is greater than zero but less than 5 knots, just use the staff with no barbs to indicate direction
Temperature (ºF)
Present weather
(see next slide)
Dew Point (ºF)
Coded sea level pressure
Once complete,
use cursor to
highlight only
your station
model. Right
click, and ‘save as
picture’. Embed
in lab report. See
example on last
slide.
Sky Cover (if no clouds, leave the blank circle, otherwise replace it with 1 option below)
1/8
2/8
3/8
4/8
5/8
6/8
7/8
8/8
Common Present Weather Symbols
Light steady rain
Thunderstorm
Moderate steady rain
Light shower
Light steady drizzle
Fog
Moderate steady drizzle
Light, drifting snow
Intermittent snow
Light steady snow
Moderate steady snow
If there is present weather during your
observation, take one of these symbols
and insert it into your station model.
For more options, see site below.
On site, hover over your symbol, right
click, ‘Save Image as’, save the image.
http://www.srh.weather.gov/srh/jetstream/synoptic/sfc_plot_symbols.htm
Example
34
094
20
Highlight all components by
encompassing all with cursor
Temp. = 34ºF
Dew point= 20ºF
Present Weather=light shower
Sky cover=4/8
Sea level pressure=1009.4mb
15 knot NW winds
Right click and save
as picture
Now your hi-rez
saved image can be
embedded into your
report!