ACTIVITY: Weather Console (Meteorologist)

Big Question: How do wind speed and direction plus barometric pressure help predict weather conditions?
Fill in the weather data on the data recording sheet from the Digital Weather Display. Use the table to predict the weather conditions for the launch. Weather conditions in bold print may delay the launch. Share your information with the meteorologist to determine whether the weather conditions will permit, delay, or scrub the launch.

Time	Wind Speed and Direction	Barometric Pressure	Weather Conditions Prediction	Launch
Yes/No	

	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	

 

Big Question: Is the barometric pressure rising or falling?
When barometric pressure falls rapidly storms are on the way! Fill in the weather data from the Digital Display. Use the table to predict the weather conditions for the launch. Weather conditions in bold print may delay the launch. Share your information with the weather officer to determine whether the weather conditions will permit, delay, or scrub the launch.

Time	Barometric Pressure 
high 30+ or low 29.95-	Pressure Trend
Is the pressure rising, falling or holding steady?	Is it rising or falling rapidly or slowly?	Weather Conditions Prediction	

	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	

 
Wind and Pressure Weather Table

Direction	Barometric Pressure Reading	Barometric Pressure Trend	Weather Conditions	Launch Yes/No	
SW to NW	30.10 to 30.20 	and steady	Fair with slight temperature change for 1 to 2 days	Yes	
	30.10 to 30.20	and rising rapidly	Fair, followed within 2 days by rain	Yes	
	30.20 and above	and stationary	Continued fair, with no decided temperature change	Yes	
	30.20 and above	and falling slowly	Slowly rising temperature and fair for 2 days	Yes	
S to SE	30.10 to 30.20	and falling slowly	Rain within 24 hours	Yes	
	30.10 to 30.20	and falling rapidly	Wind increasing in force, with rain within 12 to 24 hours	NO	
S to E	29.80 or below	and falling rapidly	Severe storm imminent, followed within 24 hours, by clearing, and in winter by colder	NO	
SE to NE	30.10 to 30.20	and falling slowly	Rain in 12 to 18 hours	Yes	
	30.10 to 30.20	and falling rapidly	Increasing wind, and rain within 12 hours	Yes	
	30.00 or below	and falling slowly	Rain will continue 1 to 2 days	Yes	
	30.00 or below	and falling rapidly	Rain, with high wind, followed, within 36 hours by clearing, and in winter by colder	NO	
E to NE	30.10 and above	and falling slowly	In summer, with light winds, rain may not fall for several days	Yes	
	30.10 and above	and falling slowly	In winter, rain within 24 hours	Yes	
	30.10 and above	and falling rapidly	In summer, rain probably within 12 to 24 hours	NO	
	30.10 and above	and falling rapidly	In winter, rain or snow, with increasing winds, will often set in when the barometer begins to fall and the wind sets in from the NE	NO	
E to N	29.80 or below	and falling rapidly	Severe northeast gale and heavy precipitation; in winter, heavy snow, followed by a cold wave	NO	
S to SW	30.00 or below	and rising slowly	Clearing within a few hours, and fair for several days	Yes	
Going to W	29.80 or below	and rising rapidly	Clearing and colder	Yes