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Pick one of the synoptic charts below.  Can you work out where the wind over the UK is coming from? Try to ignore any fronts, and don’t think about how things might have changed in the past or be about to change in the future. 

Now answer the following questions: 

What is the wind direction over the UK?_______________

What is the air mass affecting the UK?_________________

Describe the weather, in terms of wind speed, direction, temperature, cloud and precipitation.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Would you expect any difference in the weather between day and night? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Would you expect any difference in the weather between the sea/ the windward coast and inland regions? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Synoptic Chart February 2015

February 2015

Synoptic Chart February 2018

February 2018

Synoptic Chart May 2020

May 2020

Synoptic Chart October 2011

October 2011

Syoptic Chart October 2017

October 2017

November 2010 synoptic chart

November 2010

October 2018 chart

October 2018

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