Using Thermometer in

Measuring Air Temperature

 One way to predict the weather is to measure
the temperature.

 Thermometer is being use to measure the air

temperature. A room thermometer has
numbers etched on each side. The left side
shows the Celsius reading. Its highest number
is 100 while its lowest is 0.

 A Thermometer may bear the Fahrenheit, the

Celsius Scale or both. Air temperature is read
in degrees Fahrenheit (0F) or degrees Celsius
(0C).
 Using Anemometer in
Measuring Wind Speed
 An Anemometer measures wind speed. The
speed of the wind may be fast or slow.
Sometimes it blows gently at other times it
blows fast.

 There are four cups mounted on arms

attached to a rotating shaft. The cups turn
around as they are pushed by the wind. As
the wind blows faster, the cups turn faster ,
too. When the wind blows gently, the cups of
the anemometer turn slower. A change in
speed indicates a change in wind speed.
 Wind Name Speed kph
Calm 0
Light air 1-5
Light breeze 611
Gentle brezze 12-19
Moderate breeze 20-28
Fresh breeze 29-38
Strong breeze 39-49
Moderate gale 50-61
Fresh gale 62-74
Stong gale 75-88
Whole gale 89-102
Using Wind Vane in Determining Wind Direction

 A wind vane is a device that tells the direction of the wind.

Wind direction is the direction from which the wind is
blowing.

 The four letters E, W, N, S represents the four directions:

East, West, North and South. The secondary directions are:
NorthEast, SouthEast, SouthWest, and NorthWest.

 If the arrowhead of the wind vane faces the north direction,

we say, the wind is blowing north. It is the North Wind. If
the arrowhead points between North and East, we say, the
wind is blowing North East.
Using Wind Sock in Measuring Wind
Direction and Speed
 A wind sock can show both the wind speed
and the direction.

 The wind sock rotates on a pole and shows

the direction of the wind. If the sock is
blowing straight out, it shows that the wind is
strong. If the sock is limp, there is a very light
wind.