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Weather Watch ProjectMy city is: __________________________________________________________

DUE DATE: September 19th (Monday - A days) and 20th (Tuesday - B days)

Completion of this project over the summer is optional. However, if you do not have it completed before the school year starts it will be homework for the first three weeks of school. It can be turned in anytime before the due date. If your project is not turned in by the posted date it is subject to a late penalty. This is an ongoing project for our Meteorology unit so timeliness of completion is important!

Questions? You can contact :Taryn Langmead ([email protected]), Jesse Sheehan ([email protected]), Todd Mumpower ([email protected]), and Violet Dube ([email protected]). Please copy all teachers on your email for a coordinated response.

How to download a copy and save it into a Google Drive/Word Document:

Select “File”, then select “Make a Copy”. You can also hover over “Download as” and select “Microsoft Word”. If it is in your Drive, open your drive and it will be listed as “Copy of Weather Watch Summer Assignment”, otherwise look in the downloads folder on your computer. You will be able to edit this copy and add onto it as you complete the project.

Tracking the Weather

You will be tracking the weather for the next 14 days in one location. All the information can be found online. The best sites to use would be Weather Underground ( www.wunderground.com ) or The Weather Channel ( www.weather.com ) . All the information needed can be found on these sites. Track the weather from the same location each day (example: a local airport, a school, etc.). You will be putting all of this information into the charts provided below for each day. This project should be completed over a 14 day period, not in one night. Due to the nature of information you will need to gather, some data will not be able to be collected at a later date.

Weather factors to track:

Temperature - Daily high, daily low, and daily average

Precipitation - Has there been any? (highlight yes or no) What is the chance? Type? (if there is none, put “N/A”), Amount recorded?

Relative Humidity - This is a percent value.

Dew Point - This is a temperature value.

Pressure - The site gives it to you in “in Hg”. Record that, then use Google to convert it to millibars (mb). To convert on Google, type in “inHG to mb” then fill in the box provided. Record the trend too. Is it rising (number getting bigger throughout the day), falling (number getting smaller throughout the day), or staying steady (number staying about the same throughout the day)?

Wind - Record how fast was it going when you looked, or give the daily average. Give the direction it was coming from when you recorded or the average direction for the day.

Clouds - Cover (overcast, mostly cloudy, partly cloudy, scattered clouds, or clear) and type/description (fluffy, white, light or dark gray, layered, thin, high, wispy, low, vertical shaped, fluffy lines). If you know the names to the types of clouds list them! If it lists an elevation write it down!

Historical Data - Get the average temperature and the precipitation amount for the same day one year ago (2015).

Created by Loudoun Valley High School Earth Science Team: Taryn Langmead, Jesse Sheehan, Todd Mumpower, Violet Dube

Weather Watch ProjectOther - some options are: visibility, was there fog?, was there haze?, UV index, sun rise and set times, length of day, moon phase and percent visible,moon rise and set time, air quality, heat index (feels like…), etc. Pick one or more of these and do them consistently for each day.

***Not sure what one of those words or factors are? If you go to Weather Underground and you hover over any of these words that has a green dotted line under the word, it will briefly explain what it means! I used Dew Point as my example. It will look like this! →

Recording Weather Maps

You will also need to track fonts, pressure systems (H’s and L’s), and areas of precipitation for each day (you must do the entire country). NOAA’s website will show a national map including these components every day at www.weather.gov/forecastmaps. You will need to wait until about noon the next day to get the map that shows all of these features. To get the the map for the day before click on the hyperlink that says “Previous Days Weather Maps” under the map image on the left. You should copy and paste the map that shows up for the day you are recording on the corresponding page. All of your data should be listed from oldest to newest.

Forecasting

Look at the days you tracked weather. Did you notice any patterns? You will give a short term forecast (the next 1-2 days) and a long term forecast (5-7 days) based on the patterns you noticed. You will need to specify what you think will happen to the variables listed and a brief explanation (2-3 sentences) why you think it will happen: temperature, humidity, pressure, precipitation, cloud cover, wind speed and direction. It could be warmer or colder, higher or lower, or you can try guessing an actual number. You will see later how close your guess was.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Finding Past Days’ Weather Information

To find the previous days’ weather information you will need to go to wunderground.com. Follow the steps below to navigate the site to find what you need.

1. Go to wunderground.com2. Click on the “More” tab on the hot bar at the top of the page.

a. Select “Historical Weather” here.3. Type in the city you are recording data for.4. Select the date you need information for.5. If you need to see an image of the clouds, scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Webcams” from

the “Photos & Videos” section.6. Use the dropdown menu to select your state and then scroll through the list for the city.

a. Click on the calendar icon to see the images.

Weather Watch ProjectMake sure you also have all of your weather maps with fronts, pressures, and areas of precipitation. To find

past days weather maps go to weather.gov/forecastmaps.

1. Today’s image will show up. Click on “Previous Days Weather Maps” under the image.2. Use the dropdown menus on the left side of the page to navigate to get your dates or use the “Previous

Day” and “Next Day” buttons above the image.Copy and paste the image for the corresponding day below that data table.

Weather Watch Project3.

Make a Cover Sheet Here! (include name, city and state, and dates completed)

Weather Watch Project

Name: _________________________________________ Day 1Location: __________________________________________________________Date: ___________________________________

Temperature High Pressure Daily Average (in Hg)

Low Converted to millibars

Average Trend

Precipitation Yes No Wind Speed

% chance (daily)

Direction

Type Clouds Cover

Amount Type/Description

Relative Humidity

Historical Data

Average Temperature

Precipitation

Dew Point Other Data

Comments/Daily Journal

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.Short Term Forecast (1-2 days)

Temperature

Humidity

Pressure

Precipitation

Cloud cover (cloud type if you can figure it out)

Wind Speed

Direction

Why? What’s happening?


Long Term Forecast (5-7 days)Temperature

Humidity

Pressure

Precipitation

Cloud cover (cloud type if you can figure it out)

Wind Speed

Direction

Why? What’s happening?

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