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Date
Grade/Room
Exploring the Weather Channel
Use the Weather Channel’s website (weather.com) to complete the following
activity.
Replace the heading with your information.
Change the color of your answers so they stand out.
You may change the font to a readable font. No cursive.
The size of your text may not be more than 14pt.
Delete these directions when you are finished the assignment.
Resave and add your initials to at the beginning of the name. Do not
change any other part of the name.
Place in Hand In Folder when finished.
Type the name of your city under “Enter a City” and click GO.
1. What is the current temperature in your city?
2. What is the present humidity in your city?
Do you consider this high or low?
3. How many minutes ago was this information updated (the Weather
Channel is in the Eastern time zone; think about what time zone you’re
in)?
4. If you were planning an outdoor BBQ in the next five days, which day or
days would be best according to the weather?
Click on Doppler Radar.
5. Is there any rain in the entire beige area? If yes, then were?
6. Do you think your city has a chance of getting rain in the next 24 hours
according to the Doppler radar? If yes, why?
Click on the BACK ARROW. Find the current temperature for Honolulu.
7. Is Honolulu warmer or cooler right now than your city?
By how many degrees?
Complete this table. Replace the heading “Your City” with the name of your
city.
Your City Chicago Phoenix Boston
Tomorrow’s
High
Temperature
Tomorrow’s
Low
Temperature
Click on HEALTH AND ALLERGIES on the left hand side. Study the tree pollen map
and then find the grass pollen map.
8. According to the two maps, is your city experiencing a higher level of
tree pollen or grass pollen?
9. Why do think this may be?
Click on TRAVEL CONDITIONS on the left hand side. Study the map.
10. If a city has a yellow dot by it, what does that mean?
11. Click on the Los Angeles dot. How many minutes delay are they currently
experiencing at the airport?
12. Are there any airports in America reporting more than a 45 minute delay?
If so, name one:
13. Check on the American Airlines flights from Chicago to Washington D.C.
If you were flying this route today, how many minutes delay should you
anticipate?
Click on INTERNATIONAL CITIES on the left hand side. Type Paris, then click on
Paris, France.
14. According to the current temperature, how many degrees cooler is Paris
than Phoenix?
Complete this table with the forecasted high and low temperatures in these
cities. The last column is your choice of Asian cities.
Paris, France Kiev, Ukraine Calcutta, Your Choice
India
Tomorrow’s
High
Temperature
Tomorrow’s
Low
Temperature
15. How do these temperatures compare to the temperatures in
Philadelphia? How did you come to this conclusion? Please answer in
complete sentences.