What are the symbols on a weather forecast?
Weather symbols
| Clear night | Sunny day | Partly cloudy (night) |
|---|---|---|
| Sleet shower (night) | Sleet shower (day) | Sleet |
| Hail shower (night) | Hail shower (day) | Hail |
| Light snow shower (night) | Light snow shower (day) | Light snow |
| Heavy snow shower (night) | Heavy snow shower (day) | Heavy snow |
What is the icon forecast model?
The ICON (Icosahedral Nonhydrostatic) is a model created by the German Weather Service, or DWD (Deutscher Wetterdienst). So it is both regional and global weather forecast model. In Europe, it is generally considered to be even more accurate than the ECMWF due to the better resolution.
What is the symbol for wind?
Wind Barb
The symbol highlighted in yellow (in the diagram above) is known as a “Wind Barb”. The wind barb indicates the wind direction and wind speed. Wind barbs point in the direction “from” which the wind is blowing.
What symbols are commonly found on a weather map?
These often include temperature, dew point (a measure of humidity), wind speed, wind direction, present weather, barometric pressure and pressure tendency (is it rising or falling?), cloud cover, and many others.
What is the weather symbol for rain?
Weather Symbols
| Weather Symbol | Name | Number |
|---|---|---|
| ☂ | Umbrella Rainy Weather | ☂ |
| ☔ | Umbrella Showery Weather | ☔ |
| ? | Fog | ? |
| ? | Foggy | ? |
How do you read wind forecast symbols?
The dot end of the staff is where the wind is blowing to, while the top of the staff shows the direction from which the wind is coming. The top row of wind barbs in the figure to the right all indicate a north wind. The dot is to the south and the top of the wind barb staff is to the north.
What is the symbol for a warm front?
red line
The symbol that is used to identify a warm front on a weather map is a red line with half circles that point in the direction in which the warm front is moving. The line represents the leading edge of the warmer air mass.