Weather
Weather and Climate
ClimateClimate is the characteristic weather that prevails from
season to season and year to year
Climate
WeatherThe condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and
place
WeatherThe uneven heating of Earths surface is the cause of
weather
Air Massesform when air remains nearly stationary over a large
section of Earthtake on the conditions of temperature and humidity
from that location
Air masses
FrontsBoundaries between air masses
Precipitation occurs along the fronts
Cold Front
Warm Front
Air Pressure 1013 millibars is standard air pressure
High Pressure SystemBrings fair weather
Low pressure system
Brings cloudy, unstable rainy weather
Prevailing WindsThe movement of air masses is determined by
prevailing winds and upper air currents.
Prevailing Winds
Prevailing winds in the US travel west to eastReading Weather
Maps
Weather Map Example
Weather Map Example
Weather Map Example
Hazardous WeatherExplain that hazardous weather conditions
include thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, icestorms, and
blizzards. Preparing for Hazardous WeatherHumans can prepare for
and respond to these conditions if given sufficient warning.
