WEATHER
LINKS 
WEATHER
LINKS
National Weather Service - Gray, ME - https://www.weather.gov/gyx/
The Weather Channel - https://weather.com/
Intellicast - https://www.wunderground.com/intellicast
Weather Underground - https://www.wunderground.com/
Yahoo Weather site - https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather/
Channel 9 WMUR - Manchester - https://www.wmur.com/weatherPlymouth State University - https://vortex.plymouth.edu/
Washington Post Weather Post - local and international forecasts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/
Mount Washington Weather Observatory - https://mountwashington.org/
Summit of Mount Washington weather - https://mountwashington.org/weather/current-summit-conditions/
Webcam - https://mountwashington.org/weather-cams/observation-deck-weather-camera/National Weather Service Educational Resources - https://www.weather.gov/learning/
https://www.weather.gov/cae/justforkids.html
ClimateKids from NASA - https://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/weather-and-climate/
Weather Pages for Kids:
Web Weather - https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/storms
NOAA - https://scijinks.gov/
https://www.noaa.gov/jetstream
https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/students/
Weather Wiz Kids - https://www.weatherwizkids.com/
University of Illinois Extension - https://web.extension.illinois.edu/treehouse/The GLOBE Program - https://www.globe.gov/
NOAA Weather - marine, radar, weather maps, aviation - https://www.noaa.gov/weather
US Interactive Climate pages - https://psl.noaa.gov/data/usclimate/
GOES Gallery at CIMSS - satellite images - https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/
Bad Meteorology- weather myths debunked - https://personal.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/BadMeteorology.htmlNOAA Education Resources - https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/weather-atmosphere/weather-observations
Clouds:
Pictures of different types - Cloud Guide - https://www.uen.org/weather/clouds/
Clouds and Precipitation - http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/home.rxml
Clouds from Plymouth State University - https://vortex.plymouth.edu/dept/tutorials/cloudboutique/
Web Weather for Kids - https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/clouds/cloud-types
https://scied.ucar.edu/kids/clouds-raindrops/cloud-gallery
https://scied.ucar.edu/search?search_api_fulltext=clouds
Cloudspeak - https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/cloud-scramble/en/
Clouds - https://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-clouds.htm
https://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/clouds.php
WINDS:
Learn About the Wind - https://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wind.htm
Forces and Winds - http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/home.rxml
Measuring Ocean Winds from Space - https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/seawinds/
Names of Winds - https://ggweather.com/winds.html
Different types by region - https://windy.app/textbook/what-are-the-main-types-of-wind.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_local_winds
Wind chill chart from NWS - https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold-wind-chill-chart
New Improved Wind Chill NWS - https://www.weather.gov/ffc/wci
https://www.weather.gov/gjt/windchill
Wind chill explained with calculator - https://www.weather.gov/epz/wxcalc_windchill
PRECIPITATION:
Rain -
Definitions/Types - https://thegeographyteacher.com/types-of-rain/
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/prcp/rnhl.rxml
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/8f.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/water-cycle
Precipitation Type Applet - https://profhorn.aos.wisc.edu/wxwise/precip/precip.html
Acid Rain - https://www.epa.gov/acidrain
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/air-pollution/issues/acid-rain-causes-effects.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/acid-rain
https://www.kidsgen.com/school_projects/acid_rain.htm
Snow - https://nsidc.org/learn
https://www.kathimitchell.org/snow.html
http://www.llansadwrn-wx.co.uk/ice/precipitation.html#snow
Guide to Snowflakes - https://snowcrystals.com/
Snow booklet - https://climate.colostate.edu/pdfs/snowbook.pdf
Snow Measurement info - https://www.weather.gov/skywarn/
https://www.weather.gov/jkl/snow_measurement
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/akq/winter/Snow%20Measurement%20Guidelines.pdf
https://media.cocorahs.org/docs/WinterPrecipitationMeasurements_V3.0_Nov2022.pdf
Hail - https://nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/hail/
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hail/330487
https://www.chaseday.com/what-are-hailstorms/
http://www.ucar.edu/communications/factsheets/Hail.html
https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/2024-03-14-large-hail-facts-to-know-about
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail
WILD WEATHER
Blizzards:
US Search and Rescue Task Force - https://ussartf.org/blizzards.htm
National Geographic - https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/blizzards
Blizzards and Winter Weather from UCAR - https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/storms/blizzards
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/blizzardhome.html
Accuweather -
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/blizzards-the-fiercest-of-winters-fury-defined-2/433480
Hurricanes:National Hurricane Center - https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml
WeatherWiz - https://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htm
Weather Info and Resources from Univ. of Illinois - Hurricanes Online Guide
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml
Hurricane Storm Science - https://www.hurricanescience.org/science/science/index.html
https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/tropical_stuff/hurricane_anatomy/hurricane_anatomy.html
https://gpm.nasa.gov/education/articles/how-do-hurricanes-form
Hurricanes - https://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/hurricanes.php
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/hurricanes/en/
https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/earth/hurricanes-storms-from-the-sea
Glossary - https://secoora.org/education-outreach/hurricanes/hurricane-glossary/
https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/tropical_stuff/tropicalglossary/tropicalglossary.html
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale - https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php
Hurricane Names - https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml
Hurricanes from FEMA for Kids - https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes
How Hurricanes Work - https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/hurricane.htm
Web sites - https://www.kathimitchell.org/hurri.htmMonsoons:
UCAR - https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/storms/monsoons
NWS - https://www.weather.gov/twc/MonsoonInfoCyberSleuth - Monsoons - https://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Weather/Monsoons/
What Is A Monsoon? - http://snrs.unl.edu/amet351/ogren/monsoons.html
Monsoons - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon
Monsoon info from India - http://infochangeindia.org/kids/Peopletalk_rain.php
Monsoons from Mr. Dowling - https://www.mrdowling.com/monsoons-indias-seasonal-climateTornadoes:
NOAA - https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/
https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/weather-atmosphere/tornadoes
Tornado safety - https://www.weather.gov/safety/tornado
Scholastic - https://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/tornadoes/index.html
FEMA for Kids Tornadoes - https://www.ready.gov/tornadoes
Weather Wiz - https://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm
Sky Diary Kidstorm - https://www.chriskridler.com/skydiary/kids/tornadoes/
University of Illinois - http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/svr/torn/home.rxml
Education World - http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson116.shtmlTsunamis:
NOAA - https://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/
Welcome to Tsunami! - Interactive, online, tsunami information
http://www.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/index.html
Tsunami Research at USGS -
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/science/tsunami-and-earthquake-research
Tsunami - https://www.thoughtco.com/geography-and-overview-of-tsunamis-1434988
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/tsunami.html
Mrs. Mitchell's page - https://www.kathimitchell.org/earthsci.htm#Tsunamis
Make Weather Instruments:
https://www.rainviewer.com/blog/diy-weather-station-making-your-own-forecasting-tools.html
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/dyw-weather-station.html
https://climate.ncsu.edu/learn/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/01/Homemade-Instruments-INSTRUCTOR.pdf
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Weather-Instruments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Agxm5HMcE
https://inventorsoftomorrow.com/2018/01/22/diy-weather-station-for-kids/
Teacher Pages and WEBQUESTS
Skywatchers
from Canada - Teacher's Guide to Weather resources
Weather in Literature for Kids -
https://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/weather.html
Classroom of the Future - Weather Or Not? - http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/weathernot/weathernot.html
Lessons for Weather - https://web.extension.illinois.edu/treehouse/
GLOBE.GOV - Protocols and information
Weather Webquest - Grade 4 - roleplaying and a weather broadcast
http://www.community.k12.mo.us/webquest/drobnett/quest.htmWeather Webquests - from The Teacher's Corner
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/weather.htmHurricanes from Scholastic -
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/hurricanes/experiments.htmHurricane Virtual Field Trip - http://www.field-trips.org/sci/hurricane/
Tornado Webquests - http://fairfieldschools.org/B_Level/B_RogerLudlowe/C_RogerLudlowe/03/webquests/Weather/tornados.htm
http://scangascience.blogspot.com/2011/04/tornado-web-quest.html#!/2011/04/tornado-web-quest.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20101116142353/http://mrsgibson.com/main/portfolio/WebQuest/WebQuest.htm
http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webqlachance/index.htm
http://www.mtsd-vt.org/webquests/aplantz/tornadowebquest.htmWeather Unit Webquest for 5th grade -
water cycle, clouds, climate,and spreadsheets plus an online exam
http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/weather/weather.htm
Mrs. Clime's Weather Webquest - middle school - comparing forecasts/actual weather
http://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/schools/whms/weatherwebquest.htmlExploratorium - https://www.exploratorium.edu/search?live_explo_search%5Bquery%5D=weather
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/collection/environment
Snow Comparisons and Conversions - http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu/~hail/teachers/lessons/snowfall.htmWeather Lesson Plans from CoCoRaHS - http://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=lessonplans
http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu/~hail/teachers/teacher.htmEducation World - https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson116.shtml
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