Be a weather presenter

Activity 4

Extreme weather images

Cyclone Yasi 3 February 2011
Category 5 cyclone

Source: BOM

Extreme weather images

Victorian floods 3 September 2010

Source: BOM

Weather maps
Illustrates the meteorological conditions of an
area at a specific time
Shows what the weather is currently doing
Shows what type of weather is expected
during the hours and days ahead

Source: BOM

How to read a weather map

H = high pressure, L = low pressure
Isobars are labeled with a number = air pressure
(hectopascals)
Air pressure is higher near the centre of a high
pressure weather system
Air pressure is lower near the centre of a low
pressure system
Isobars that are closely spaced mean strong
winds (low pressure systems)
Isobars that are spaced far apart indicate calm
weather (high pressure systems)

Rainfall
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Calm, light winds
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High pressure system

Strong winds

Low pressure system

What to do: Weather map

In pairs, choose a weather map
Save the image
Annotate and locate the following features:
High pressure system
Low pressure system
Air pressure
Strong winds
Light winds
What is the expected weather at your current
location (include rainfall)?

Video: Satellite images and rain radar images

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Satellite and rain radar images

Radar (radio detection and ranging) images:
Predict when and where precipitation will occur
Satellite images:
Predict cloud cover
Show wind speed
Show wind direction

Satellite images

Source: BOM

What to do: Satellite images

In pairs, choose a satellite image (same date
and time as before)
Read the observation made by the BOM
Note the findings about cloud cover and
precipitation
What is the weather doing at your current
location?

Source: BOM

Source: BOM

Source: BOM

Meteorologist presentation
Watch the following video of a Channel 9 news
weather presentation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPVmTRJ1ggE
What does the presenter talk about?
How does the presenter stand?
Who does she look at when presenting the
weather?

What to do: Meteorologist

presentation
Make your own weather presentation in pairs
Use the weather forecast map and satellite image
information
Refer to the images throughout the presentation
Use a recording device to record the presentation
which will be played to the class
One of the pair act and the other films for the first
half, then swap