1. Weather forecasts and
reports

2. Lesson Objectives
• To know what a weather forecast is
• To understand the different weather
symbols
• To be able to create your own weather
map

3. Starter:
• www.bbc.co.uk/weather
• What will the weather be like for
London over the next few days?
• How do you know this?

4. Weather Forecast
• A weather forecast is a prediction of
the weather
• People who make these predictions are
known as meteorologists
• Lets have a look at a forecast;
• In the back of your books write down
the forecast for anywhere you see

5. Weather Forecasts
• Before satellite images, we used to use
symbols to demonstrate the weather
• On your worksheet, try to match the
symbol with its description
• Use a ruler to connect them

7. TASK: UK weather map reporting

8. Weather and Temperature

9. Weather Report
• A weather report is an account of what
weather has actually happened.
• The information is put into tables
• Using the map, can you display the
following weather conditions

10. • Using the Canbury Weather
Diary, describe the weather over the
last week. Use the figures to explain
yourselves

12. Plenary
• Using the newspapers
• Find out the weather for a location of
your choice
• Use the weather report to do this