Weather Symbols Activity
Advanced Atmosphere
Matching: Match each of the following weather symbols with their meaning: Note: Not all choices may have a matching weather symbol!

Fronts: draw a line connecting the image to the proper term.
 
Fronts:
 Warm Front (red bar)

Cold Front  (blue bar)

Trough (yellow squares)

Occluded Front (purple bar)

Stationary Front (blue & red bar)


Write in the blank beside each weather symbol the letter of the correct term
 
Precipitation:
 A. Light Rain  

B. Light Snow  

C. Light Snow Showers  

D. Light Rain Showers  

E. Light Drizzle 

F. Moderate Rain  

G. Moderate Snow  

H. Moderate Rain Showers  

I. Moderate Snow Showers  

J. Moderate Drizzle 

K.  Heavy Rain  

L.  Heavy Snow  

M. Heavy Drizzle
 
 
 
Winds:
 N.  Calm  

O.  <3 knots  

P.  3-7 knots  

Q.  8-12 knots  

R.  13-17 knots  

S.  18-22 knots  

T.  23-27 knots  

U.  28-32 knots  

V.  48-52 knots  

W.  58-62 knots 8-102 
 
 
Cloud Cover: 
 a.  Clear  

b.  Scattered  

c.  Obscured  

d.  Overcast  

e.  Broken  

f.  1/8th  

g.  3/8ths  

h.  4/8ths  

i.  5/8ths  

j.  7/8ths  

k.  Missing
 
Miscellaneous:
 
 
 
 
 		 l.  Lightning or Thunder 

m.  Moderate Freezing Rain  

n.  Tropical Hurricane  

o. Light Freezing Drizzle  

p.  Tropical Storm  

q.  Fog  

r. Heavy (Severe) Thunderstorm 

s.  Haze  

t.  Ice Pellets 

u. Snow Grains 

v.  Smoke  

w.  Blowing Snow 

x. Light (Normal) Thunderstorm