Explains the use of synoptic weather analysis in preparing weather maps and forecasting. Discusses the use of symbols as well.

There are a number of types of weather instruments located on the grounds of a weather station and used by meteorologists to predict the weather. These include the instruments that have been on the go for over a century with only the...

Discover the significance of studying weather as well as climate with this resource and the videos it presents from NASA.

Report the local weather to your community after deciding which data to collect and reading some of the National Weather Service's forecasting tips for amateur weather reporters.

This resource includes weather summaries, hourly weather reports, zone forecasts, weather watches, warnings and advisories etc.

This textbook chapter looks at the role of temperature in sustaining life on Earth and on weather and climate. It discusses the Earth's movements and the seasons, the circulation of the oceans, wind and weather, and the water cycle....

Want to know what the current weather conditions are in space? Find everything here you may want to know about the latest solar flares, sunspots, asteroids and more. Site also includes essential web links to quench any user's thirst for...

Students discuss the characteristics of storms, including the relationship of weather fronts and storms. Using simple materials, the students develop a model of a simple lightning detection system and analyze their model to determine its...

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Weather Forecaster."

An article referencing the way weather satellites function.

Learn about the tools meteorologist use to predict changes in the weather patterns. Understand how these tools help them give us an accurate forecast.

Discover how scientists use the BOREAS to gather data such as heat, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and more to see what role these levels have on climate changes.

In this virtual field trip students learn about the formation of tornadoes. Students also visit websites where they can research various types of information about tornadoes.

This information-filled article provides you with everything you need to know regarding hurricanes and tropical cyclones.

Understand that there are reasons that summer and winter storms are different.

A lesson unit for Grades 4-9 on how the ocean affects climate and weather. Includes worksheets (also in Spanish) and maps.

At this site from the Franklin Institute Online, you are given instructions how to make a simple barometer as part of an activity in which you make a weather station for observation.

If you are planning to travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil, use this site to find the weekly weather report.

When meteorologists forecast a winter storm one of the important predictions they make is the type, or types, of precipitation that are likely to fall. Will freezing rain cause an ice storm? Will ice pellets called sleet leave the ground...

Find out what a typical weather reports contains, and why it is important to viewers.

An article describing current technologies that are used to predict weather.

Scientists study tornado history to help forecast future occurrances. This article explains methods meteorologists use to best predict when tornadoes might develop.

Discusses the importance of radar and satellite sensing in weather forecasting. Well illustrated with useful animations showing how radar and satellite sensing works.

This teaching box contains lessons about features of the sun relevant to space weather prediction.