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Weather Tools/clouds

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cumulus puffy with flat bottoms and round tops that signal fair weather
cirrus wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels
stratus clouds that form in flat layers and often cover much of the sky
nimbus a rain cloud
fog a stratus cloud that forms when air is cooled to its dew point near the ground
anemometer An instrument used to measure wind speed
windvane Instrument used to measure wind direction
thermometer An instrument used to measure temperature
sling psychrometer tool made of a wet and dry thermometer that measures relative humidity and requires a table to interpret the two temperatures
barometer An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
rain gauge An instrument used to measure precipitation.
weather map a map that uses symbols to show weather data
weather satellites type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the
weather radar is an instrument that sends pulses of electromagnetic energy into the atmosphere to find precipitation, determine its motion and intensity, and identify the precipitation type such as rain, snow or hail
isobar line on a map connecting points having the same barometric reading at a given time
isotherm A line on a weather map that joins places that have the same temperature.
cumulonimbus are thunderstorm clouds. High winds can flatten the top of the cloud into an anvil-like shape. Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning and even tornadoes. The anvil usually points in the direction the storm is moving.
relative humidity The amount of water vapor in the air at any given time is usually less than that required to saturate the air. Expressed as a percentage.
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