Weather circles
A weather circle provides five pieces of information about the weather in a location:
- temperature
- precipitation
- wind speed
- wind direction
- cloud coverage
They display information observed from many different weather stations, aeroplanes, balloons and satellites. The information is put into categories as shown in the table with symbols used to show the different types of weather.
Here is an example of a weather circle and chart.
Question
Study the weather station circles for Lerwick and Land's End. Describe, in detail, the weather conditions experienced on 5 January 2010 at both locations.
Hint: Use the symbols table and example above to identify five features of the current weather in each location.
Lerwick - rain shower, low temperatures (6°C), cloudy skies (4 oktas), with high winds (40 knots) from the west, south-west.
Land's End - drizzle, warmer temperatures (12°C), cloudy skies (8 oktas) with lighter winds (15 knots) from the south-west.
