Weather

Resources

Learn how people keep heavy equipment working in the most challenging conditions

Learn about humidity and the many forms of precipitation.

Learn about the layers of the atmosphere, atmospheric pressure, pressure systems and fronts.

Learn what causes wind and how to measure it.

Temperature affects the way we live, the clothes we wear and activities we do. But how does temperature vary across the globe?

This backgrounder describes the three major types of clouds.

Learn how cumulus clouds form.

11 images of some clothing that may typically be worn in the winter such as gloves, toques, scarves and snow boots

11 images of some clothing that may typically be worn in the summer such as sandals, shorts and bathing suits

9 images of some clothing that may typically be worn in spring such as rubber boots, lighter coats and rain ponchos

9 images of some clothing that may typically be worn in the fall such as gloves, jackets and sweaters

10 images of some activities that may happen in the spring such as planting, flying kites and having picnics

10 images of some activities that may happen in the fall such as picking pumpkins and apples, and raking leaves

5 images of cirrus clouds that are wispy or feather-like clouds at high level, made of ice crystals and may indicate an approaching storm

4 images of some work that a meteorologist might do such as forecasting the weather and analyzing clouds

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