Table of Contents
- 1 What are the terms used in weather forecasting?
- 2 What are weather terms?
- 3 What is the term for describing the day to day conditions of the atmosphere?
- 4 How do you interpret a weather map symbol for wind direction?
- 5 What’s the rarest weather phenomenon?
- 6 What does temperate mean in terms of weather?
- 7 What’s the difference between atmospheric pressure and wind speed?
- 8 Which is the best description of a weather condition?
What are the terms used in weather forecasting?
The terminology used in these forecasts is quite variable….Wind.
| Sustained Wind | Speed Descriptive Term |
|---|---|
| 15-25 mph | Breezy (mild weather) Brisk or Blustery (cold weather) |
| 20-30 mph | Windy |
| 30-40 mph | Very Windy |
What are weather terms?
Weather is described in terms of variable conditions such as temperature, humidity, wind velocity, precipitation, and barometric pressure.
What is the general term for a wind that blows down an incline?
Katabatic wind: A wind blowing down an incline. If warm, it is called a foehn or chinook. If cold, its called a gravity or mountain wind.
What is the term for describing the day to day conditions of the atmosphere?
Weather refers to the day to day condition of the atmosphere in a particular area for a short period of time with respect to elements such as temperature,pressure ,humidity ,wind ,rainfall ,sunshine ,cloud cover and so on . It is a dynamic and may vary from minutes to a few months .
How do you interpret a weather map symbol for wind direction?
The symbol highlighted in yellow (in the diagram above) is known as a “Wind Barb”. The wind barb indicates the wind direction and wind speed. Wind barbs point in the direction “from” which the wind is blowing. In the case of the diagram below, the orientation of the wind barb indicates winds from the Northeast.
What is the difference between katabatic and Anabatic wind?
Anabatic Winds are upslope winds driven by warmer surface temperatures on a mountain slope than the surrounding air column. Katabatic winds are downslope winds created when the mountain surface is colder than the surrounding air and creates a down slope wind.
What’s the rarest weather phenomenon?
9 Fire Tornadoes One of the rarest weather phenomena of all time involve what can only be described as fire twisters. These hellish cyclones of flame occur mainly during forest fires combined with rare weather conditions that involve strong winds and intense heat.
What does temperate mean in terms of weather?
Temperate (go through cycles of cold and snowy or hot and dry) in between areas Temp… temperature, precipitation, wind and air pressure. Weather in a certain time and a certain place.
What’s the difference between weather and climate over time?
In most places, weather can change from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day, and season-to-season. Climate, however, is the average of weather over time and space. An easy way to remember the difference is that climate is what you expect, like a very hot summer,…
What’s the difference between atmospheric pressure and wind speed?
Another is in inches or millimeters of mercury (Hg). Also known as atmospheric pressure. A system of estimating and reporting wind speeds. It is based on the Beaufort Force or Number, which is composed of the wind speed, a descriptive term, and the visible effects upon land objects and/or sea surfaces.
Which is the best description of a weather condition?
Calm: Absence of apparent motion of the air. Climate: The statistical collective of weather conditions over a specified period of time (i.e. usually several decades). Cloud: The visible aggregate of minute water droplets and/or ice particles in the atmosphere above the earths’s surface.