Cloud signs, sun and star navigation, and compass use.
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- What does a cumulus cloud indicate about the weather?
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Fair weather, at least for the next few hours.- What weather does a cumulonimbus cloud bring?
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Thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail, and possibly tornadoes.- Cirrus clouds appear high in the sky. What do they predict?
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A change in weather within 24 hours, often rain or snow.- What does a stratus cloud layer indicate?
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Overcast conditions, drizzle, or steady light rain possible.- A nimbostratus cloud brings what kind of precipitation?
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Continuous, steady rain or snow.- What does an altocumulus cloud indicate?
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Warm conditions and possible thunderstorms in the afternoon.- Mammatus clouds bulge from the cloud base. What do they signal?
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Severe weather, including possible hail or tornadoes.- What is a lenticular cloud and where does it form?
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A lens-shaped cloud that forms on the downwind side of mountains.- Red sky at night means what for tomorrow's weather?
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Fair weather is expected the next day.- Red sky at dawn or early morning predicts what?
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Foul weather, rain, or storms are likely later that day.- Clouds rapidly thickening and darkening suggest what?
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An approaching weather system with rain or storms.- When pressure drops quickly, what kind of weather is coming?
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A storm or significant weather change is approaching.- When does the sun rise?
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In the east.- When does the sun set?
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In the west.- How do you use a stick and its shadow to find north at noon?
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The shadow points north in the Northern Hemisphere when the sun is at its highest.
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