weather map
Isobar display chart
A weather map is a chart showing meteorological conditions over a geographic area at a given time.
Symbols indicate temperature, pressure, precipitation, fronts, and wind patterns.
Weather maps appear in forecasts, news broadcasts, and flight planning: The weather map showed a cold front moving through the Midwest.
Incoming cooler air mass
- warm frontAdvancing temperate air mass
- stationary frontNon-moving air mass boundary
- air massesLarge uniform atmosphere regions
- pressure systemsZones of atmospheric force variation
troughs · ridges · convergence · divergence · jet stream · collision · boundary · movement
Forecast of coming events
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
doppler · models · ensemble · synoptic · prognostication · almanac · trend · accuracy
Strong force per area
- low pressureMinimal force or urgency
- cyclonesRotating storm systems
- anticyclonesHigh-pressure weather systems
- barometricOf air pressure measurement
millibars · systems · cells · centers · gradients · tightening · deepening · ridging
Equal-pressure contour lines
- isothermsEqual-temperature map lines
- iconsRepresentative small images
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- keyLock-opening device
contours · streamlines · arrows · shading · colors · gradients · overlay · animation
cold front
Incoming cooler air mass
- warm frontAdvancing temperate air mass
- stationary frontNon-moving air mass boundary
- air massesLarge uniform atmosphere regions
pressure systems · troughs · ridges · convergence · divergence · jet stream · collision · boundary · movement · passage
prediction
Forecast of coming events
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- radarRadio-wave object detection
satellite · doppler · models · ensemble · synoptic · prognostication · almanac · trend · accuracy · update
high pressure
Strong force per area
- low pressureMinimal force or urgency
- cyclonesRotating storm systems
- anticyclonesHigh-pressure weather systems
barometric · millibars · systems · cells · centers · gradients · tightening · deepening · ridging · blocking
isobars
Equal-pressure contour lines
- isothermsEqual-temperature map lines
- iconsRepresentative small images
- legendUnverified traditional tale
key · contours · streamlines · arrows · shading · colors · gradients · overlay · animation · loop
rainfall
Water falling from clouds
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- showersLight, passing rainfalls
- thunderstormsViolent rainstorms with lightning
drizzle · hail · sleet · flurries · blizzard · monsoon · bands · totals · accumulation · green
isotherms
Equal-temperature map lines
- heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
- cold snapBrief period of bitter chill
- degreesUnits of measurement
highs · lows · gradient · zones · warm · cool · freezing · record · anomaly · departure
- weather termssunny, rainy, cloudy, stormy, snowy
- Geography Resourcesmaps, atlas, atlases, globe, globes
- Midwest mapsstate maps, county maps, highway maps, road atlas, river maps
- navigation aidscompass, maps, road signs, signs, GPS
- scientific mapstide chart, star chart
- thematic mapscartogram, census tract
weather mapsatellite image
Photograph from orbiting spacecraft
aerial photograph · radar image · road map · topographic map · political map
weather, mapped, mapping, map, weathering, meteorologist, meteorology, mappers, mapper