Accurate and timely weather forecasting is necessary to protect people and property. Methods of forecasting a presented.

Explains what a weather map is and how it is prepared. Describes what weather maps show, typical weather patterns in Australia, the use of weather charts, temperature, and wind speed.

Weather forecasts for all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the islands of American Samoa and Guam. These enable students to do comparison studies and/or receive current weather forecasts.

Ongoing information updates on weather conditions and forecasts in the United States, displayed on animated maps.

Read a brief synopsis of how weather forecasting has changed over the past 200 years.

Explains various techniques used in weather forecasting including persistence, surface features, temperature, and precipitation.

In this unit, students learn the basics about weather and the atmosphere. They investigate materials engineering as it applies to weather and the choices available to us for clothing to counteract the effects of weather. Students have...

Information and resources from this site will help you to predict weather conditions in your community.

An excerpt from an earth science textbook. The chapter shown here covers concepts about how weather data is collected, displayed and how meteorologists forecast fronts and storms.

Find out how good your weather prediction skills are as you study the movements of air and water, and their interactions. Then predict what the spring holds for residents of different regions of the United States, and what people should...

This article provides basic principles to help understand weather forecasting. It also gives links to sites with related topics.

Students make their own weather station by using homemade version of real weather measurement equipment and use their equipment to make observations and predictions about the local weather.

Join Tim on Christmas Island to understand how to gauge weather conditions. Learn all about tracking weather, finding clothing suitable for various weather conditions, which animal likes a certain type of weather, and activities for...

Choose a weather-related topic, view the map, then make your own weather forecast.

Scottish weather updated automatically plus a weather forecast.

Join Tim on the Titanic Shipwreck to understand about weather predictions. Learn about weather forecasts and different instruments that help determine what the weather will be. Win stars for every correct answer and earn a certificate at...

Written in an Adobe PDF file, this publication teaches about basic weather phenomena and how to recognize advancing severe weather systems in real time.

Begin your research on extreme weather conditions. View links to other weather related websites and articles.

Get up close to a variety of weather conditions, encounter local weather patterns through spectacular imagery, and learn how to observe and describe different weather conditions with the beloved characters from PEEP and the Big Wide...

The collections in this thematic area provide educational resources that introduce concepts of weather and atmosphere. It provides activities and data for exploring weather and atmospheric sciences, and link to emerging research on these...

Describes the ways in which wind direction and barometric pressure can be used by the amateur weather forecaster to make predictions about the weather.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How meteorologists create and read weather maps.

Weather maps, forecasts, radar, NEXRAD, satellite images, and lifestyle weather reports for the United States and world. Includes Dr. Dewpoint and Weather 101 sections for educational use.

Join Tim and Johnny on their voyage to South Africa, but before they get there they need to make sure they understand the weather conditions. This interactive module helps you describe the weather, learn about basic forecasting and how...