Weather Symbols

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Weather Symbols

• Meteorologists everywhere use symbols to
  represent weather.
• Lets find out what some of the symbols mean!

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Snow

• Forms in the clouds as ice and falls to Earth as
  snow

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Showers

• Light to medium precipitation from clouds in the
  form of rain.

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Rain

• Water droplets that have grown too heavy and fell
  to the earth.

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Thunderstorm

• Rainstorm with thunder and lightning.

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Hurricane

• Severe storm that develops in tropical areas

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Sunny

• Clear sky with sunshine.

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Partly Cloudy

• Scattered clouds with no precipitation.

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Cirrus Clouds

• Thin, feather-like clouds made of ice crystals
  formed high in the sky.

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Cumulus Clouds

• White, puff fair weather clouds.

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Cumulonimbus Clouds

• Towering storm clouds.

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Stratus Clouds

• Gray, sheet-like clouds that blankets the sky.

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Fog

• Cloud of fine water droplets found close to the
  ground or sea.

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Cold Front

• Leading edge of cold air mass.

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Warm Front

• Leading edge of warm air mass.

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High Pressure System

• Cool air with less evaporation, means good
  weather.

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Low Pressure System

• Warm air rising, forming clouds that bring bad
  weather.