PREDICT THE WEATHER

Predict the weather which will happen at your school 24 hours from now.

For data from weather stations, use Florida State University Weather Charts., WW210 (scroll down and click on surface observations map of the U.S. or your local region) from the University of Illinois, The Unisys Weather Map (click on Current Surface Map or Regional Data Plots). Also use Radar Summary from Intellicast/WSI Corp. or Radar Sumary from the Weather Channel (choose either the national or regional radar) or the Radar Plots from Unisys in which you can choose radar images for the past twelve hours.

Please follow these directions:

Record the present readings:

today's date and time
surface temperature
air pressure
relative humidity
dewpoint
type of precipitation (if any)
wind direction
cloud type

Then predict the following for tomorrow:

date and time the prediction is for
surface temperature
air pressure
relative humidity
dewpoint
precipitation
wind direction
cloud type

For the temperature, pressure, dewpoint, relative humidity and precipitation, were your trends correct? For example, if you predicted the the temperature would be lower and it went lower, then you predicted the correct trend.
For wind direction, were you within one compass point? For example, if you predicted a northeast wind and the wind came from the east, the trend was correct.

What is your conclusion?

What percentage correct were you with the trends you predicted?

If you predicted the trends with a percentage greater than 50 %, then weather happen in patterns.
If weather is random, them on the average your predictions of the trends were 50 % correct.

Does weather happen in patterns or is it random?

This site is for non-profit, educational use only. If you have any comments, questions or resources you would like to see added to these pages, contact Richard Levine levine_r/tms@dns.u46.k12.il.us, Tefft Middle School, Streamwood IL, School District U-46.

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