Map Reading Practice & Practical Forecasting Exercise

Map Reading Practice & Practical Forecasting

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Map Reading Practice & Practical Forecasting

Apply map reading skills to practical weather forecasting scenarios. Practice interpreting map features to deduce short-term atmospheric changes.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What should you do first when reading an unfamiliar weather map?

  2. MultiChoice

    If a city lies halfway between the 1012 mb and 1016 mb isobars, what is its estimated air pressure?

  3. MultiChoice

    If a low pressure center moves closer to your location, what sequence of weather is expected?

  4. MultiChoice

    On a weather map, if isobars squeeze closer together over your state, what change will you experience?

  5. MultiChoice

    If a station model shows temperature dropping from 75°F to 55°F with north winds, what happened?

  6. MultiChoice

    What does a satellite map showing thick white cloud cover over your city imply?

  7. MultiChoice

    If the barometer reads 1030 mb and is steady, what weather conditions are most likely?

  8. MultiChoice

    When temperature and dew point numbers on a station model are equal, what is the probability of precipitation?

  9. MultiChoice

    If rain is predicted to stay over an area for three straight days, what front is likely on the map?

  10. MultiChoice

    In which direction do most cold fronts in the U.S. travel?

  11. MultiChoice

    On a station model, if the wind arrow points toward the northeast from the southwest, what wind is blowing?

  12. MultiChoice

    What is the best way to determine the speed and direction of a front's movement?