Weather Maps & Forecasting
📋 What it is
Weather maps show fronts, pressure and systems; forecasters use them to predict what’s coming.
🗣️ Coach says
A weather map is a snapshot of the atmosphere: it shows high and low pressure areas, and FRONTS — boundaries between warm and cold air where weather changes. A cold front often brings a quick burst of storms; a warm front, steady rain. Reading maps lets forecasters predict the next days.
🧠 Memory hook
Maps show pressure highs/lows + FRONTS (warm/cold air boundaries). Fronts = where weather changes.
😂 Giggle
What did the hailstone say when it hit the ground?
"That was an ice landing!"
😲 Whoa!
The zig-zag lines with triangles and half-circles on a weather map are "fronts" — the triangles point the way a cold front is moving, like little arrows of advancing cold air.
✅ Quick check: What is a "front" on a weather map?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
A boundary between warm and cold air masses — where the weather often changes (storms or steady rain).
Fronts mark air-mass boundaries and weather change.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Look at a TV or app weather map and find a front line — predict the change it will bring.