Station Model Information for Weather Observations.
What do the standard symbols on a weather map show?
Standard symbols on weather maps show areas of high and low pressure, fronts, types of precipitation, and temperatures of major cities.
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 a station model for weather?
Station model as used in the United States plotted on surface weather analyses. In meteorology, station models are symbolic illustrations showing the weather occurring at a given reporting station. Meteorologists created the station model to fit a number of weather elements into a small space on weather maps.
What do the different weather symbols mean?
They are : 0: clear sky (night) 4: sandstorm 5: mist day / night 6: fog day / night 31: tropical storm 32: hazy
How to read a weather map?
1) Read the station models at each point of observation. If your weather map has station models, each one will plot the temperature, dew-point, wind, sea level pressure, pressure tendency, 2) Study the lines on the weather map. There are many other lines on weather maps. Two of the most important kinds of lines indicate isotherms and isotachs. 3) Analyze the pressure gradient. A number on the isobars, such as “1008”, is the pressure (in millibars) along that line. 4) Analyze wind strength. Wind barbs point in the direction of the wind.
What are the symbols for weather fronts?
When a warm front passes through, the weather becomes noticeably warmer and more humid than it was before. The weather map symbol for a warm front is a red curved line with red semi-circles. The semi-circles point in the direction the warm air is moving.
