Weather Watch

• Anemometer

• it measures the
speed of the wind.
• Wind vane

• shows the direction

of the wind
• Thermometer

• it measures the air

temperature
• Rain gauge or
precipitation gauge

• it measures
theamount or level
of rain collected
over a period period
of time.
• Barometer

• it measures air
pressure
Typhoon Development
• Typhoons develop in stages and need the right
combination of conditions to form.
• Evaporation of water at ocean surface temperature of
26.5 0C or higher.

• Warm, moist air rises upwards from ocean surface,

creating a low pressure area near the ocean surface
• Air from surrounding high pressure areas rushes
toward the low pressure area. This air is initially
dry and cooler, but near the ocean surface, the air
is heated and carries more water vapour from
continuous evaporation.
• As the warm air rises toward the cooler parts of
the upper atmosphere, it cools off and the water
vapour begins to condense to form clouds.
• More clouds form and wind speed picks up as the
coriolis effect causes the air to spiral as it rises.
Anatomy of a Storm
• Spiral Rain Bands

• the area where wind is light or calm, and there is no

rainfall.
• Eye Wall

• which is located outside the eye, has the heaviest

precipitation and strongest wind sped.
• Eye

• the center of the spiral that extends about 10-100

km in diameter.
Condition for Typhoon
Formation
• Continuos Evaporation and Water Cycles

• heat causes water to evaporate, saturating the

clouds and making them heavy with moisture that
will eventually fall back to Earth as rain.
• Differences in Air Pressure

• If the air pressure drops too low, the strong

storm will surely form, with heavy rains and
strong winds.
• Convergent Winds

• The difference between high and low air pressure

systems in the atmosphere creates winds.
• Accumulation of high-speed winds moving
towards a particular area is called convergent
winds.

• These create an increase in air pressure.

• The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is an area
where the Northern and Southern Hemispheric winds
converge, usually located between 10 degrees North
and South of the equator.

• The Philippines lies within the ITCZ