Clouds and The Weather
Purposes:
To provide information about the classification
of clouds
To show the meaning of different
clouds; the weather that each kind leads to
To show some of the actual weather
data that is available on the World Wide Web
Cloud Classification
Clouds are classified by shape, elevation, and cloud size
There are many different web sites which provide information about cloud
classification. Here are some of the best
Plymouth
University of Illinois
Clouds and Precipitation
Every cloud in the sky means something about the weather. Many of the
clouds can be used to determine if there will be any precipitation.
To get more information on this topic, please visit the Clouds
and Precipitation page at The University of Illinois.
Storm clouds are the most impressive of all of the clouds. Here are
some pictures of the
formation of coumulous (storm) clouds.
The Health Services of the University of Virginia have many cloud
pictures on their web page
Pictures of the clouds that can lead to devastating storms can be
seen on the Storm
Chasers page.
Satellite Images
Looking at satellite images is not as simple as looking at a picture
To find out the proper way to view and understand satellite images,
go to the
Satellite Images page at UW-Stout.
To test your skills reading current satellite images, you can view the
satellite images of the current weather patterns in the United States
on the Purdue
Weather Processor page
To see the satellite images from anywhere on the globe, proceed to
The
Intellicast Page
Current World Weather
For general weather information, the government provides up to date
General World
Information can also be found from Intellicast.
More Forecasting Information
For more information on various aspects of weather and forecasting,
see the
GE406 Meteorology web page.
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