PPT-Weather What causes weather patterns?

The sun The sun is the source of almost all heat and energy The sun heats air which causes it to become less dense and rise and change temperature Remember the tilt. govsouthflorid 2013 RAINY SEASON OUTLOOK 57523 Near Normal 57524 Rainy Season Anticipated May 16 2013 The upcoming South Florida rainy season looks to be near normal as far as precipitation is concerned along with the likelihood of near to warmer th for Pennsylvania. *. Mid-week Nor’easter *. Prepared by National Weather Service. State College, PA. 11/06/2012 . – . 1:30 . pm. (peter.jung@noaa.gov). Storm Overview. A . Nor’easter . will move up the Mid-Atlantic Coast . Miami, Florida 33165 20 10 South Florida Weather Year in Review Coldest December on Record Concludes Year of Extremes Dec ember 30 th , 2010 : Temperature and precipi tation extremes marked the weath Climate: Average weather conditions for an area over a long period of time.. Weather: condition of the atmosphere at any given time. What effects Climate? . Solar Energy/Intensity. Global Wind Patterns. By: Caleb . B. arfield and Evan . C. leveland. Precipitation. i. s falling products of condensation in the atmosphere . Types of Precipitation. Rain. : precipitation from clouds in the form of a drop. Air masses. A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height is called an air mass. The 4 major types of air masses that affect the weather in the United States are:. Meteorology. Meteorologist. Meteorologists can predict the weather by analyzing and . interpreting data . from . observations. and . tools: . C. urrent . weather . conditions. W. eather maps. Satellites. 8. th. Grade Earth and Space Science. Class Notes. Wednesday, 5/. 8. Warm – Up. Explain what happens at a cold front. How is a cold front represented on a weather map?. Write down the HW.. Learning Goal . script for . the daily broadcast show. . CCSS.ELA – Literacy.R1.3.5. Use text features and search tools to locate info. Relevant to a given topic efficiently. CCSS.ELA – Literacy.R1.4.7. Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears. What makes weather? . What words do you use to describe the weather? We’ll list on a chart.. What categories can all of the words we listed fall in to?. Let’s read in our Science books on pages 228 and 229 to learn about our Atmosphere.. - observations. - conceptual pictures. - meteorological analysis. +. =. Observations. Conceptual Picture. Analysis. * Definitions (air masses, fronts). * Frontal Identification. 1. Temperature. 2. Humidity. Forecasting & Models. Small scale winds. Land & sea breezes. Lake breeze. Mountain & valley breezes. Katabatic wind / Boulder windstorm. Downdraft/. Heatburst. Chinook (“snow eater”). Last week, we moved away from background science to look at the more practical side of weather.. Last Week’s Lecture…. One part of the global Earth observation network is the weather station, where surface observations are routinely made.. John . Wetenkamp. . National Weather Service La Crosse Wisconsin . Overview. Red Flag Warnings. Weather Factors. Common Weather Patterns for Red Flag Warnings in the western Great Lakes Region. Hazardous Weather in the Field.