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Reading Weather Maps

Reading Weather Maps. Air Mass. Huge chunk of air with the same temperature and humidity Usually means bad weather. Cold Front. Cold air collides into warm air The warm air mass gets pushed up quickly Clouds and rain form Front moves fast. Cold front.

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Reading Weather Maps

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  1. Reading Weather Maps

  2. Air Mass • Huge chunk of air with the same temperature and humidity • Usually means bad weather

  3. Cold Front • Cold air collides into warm air • The warm air mass gets pushed up quickly Clouds and rain form Front moves fast

  4. Cold front http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdgqkc2YJ1Q&feature=related

  5. Warm front • Warm air mass collides into cold air mass • Forms clouds, rain, and snow may form and fall for many days • Warm fronts move slowly

  6. Warm front http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FgXvKx5Weg&feature=related

  7. Stationary front • A front that is NOT moving • Cold front on one side and warm on the other- do NOT collide • May cause clouds and rain

  8. Stationary front

  9. Occluded front • When two cold fronts overtake a warm front- lifts warm front • Clouds and rain form • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPC5i6w3yDI

  10. OCCLUDED FRONT

  11. High air pressure H • Good/ sunny weather! • The air above you is falling and compressing. • Air is dense • Air gets dry and “soaks up the water vapor” • Clouds evaporate

  12. Low air pressure L • Bad weather is on the way • The air above you is rising and expanding =less dense • Air can’t hold water vapor anymore • Clouds form and maybe rain • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjODDPznqNM

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