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How to predict weather using cloud patterns and wind direction
Contributed by: Bryan
  • 1. Which cloud type is associated with fair weather?
A) Cumulus
B) Altostratus
C) Cirrus
D) Nimbus
  • 2. Which cloud type often brings prolonged rain or snow?
A) Altocumulus
B) Nimbostratus
C) Cumulonimbus
D) Cirrocumulus
  • 3. What does a rapidly thickening, lowering altostratus layer often indicate?
A) Improving weather
B) Stable atmosphere
C) Approaching storm
D) Mild temperatures
  • 4. Which cloud type is known for producing thunderstorms?
A) Stratus
B) Cirrostratus
C) Cumulonimbus
D) Altostratus
  • 5. What do cirrus clouds often indicate?
A) Stable air
B) Cooler temperatures
C) An approaching warm front
D) High pressure system
  • 6. Lenticular clouds are associated with what?
A) Mountain waves
B) Calm conditions
C) Tornadoes
D) Tropical storms
  • 7. What cloud height range do 'alto' clouds occupy?
A) Mid-level
B) Low-level
C) High-level
D) All levels
  • 8. Mammatus clouds are typically associated with?
A) Severe thunderstorms
B) Fog
C) Gentle rain
D) Clear skies
  • 9. What does a backing wind usually indicate in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) Warming temperatures
B) Cooling temperatures
C) Approaching high pressure
D) Stable conditions
  • 10. What does a veering wind usually indicate in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) Warming temperatures
B) Cooling temperatures
C) Approaching low pressure
D) Unstable conditions
  • 11. A wind shifting from south to west often indicates what?
A) Passage of a warm front
B) Stable conditions
C) Passage of a cold front
D) Calm conditions
  • 12. Surface winds generally blow from areas of:
A) Equal pressure
B) High pressure to low pressure
C) Variable pressure
D) Low pressure to high pressure
  • 13. If the wind is blowing from the east, what can be expected in temperature?
A) Warmer
B) No change
C) Colder
D) Depends on location and season
  • 14. If winds are calm, what type of weather is likely?
A) Rapidly changing conditions
B) Stormy conditions
C) Unstable conditions
D) Stable conditions
  • 15. What is the typical direction of prevailing winds in the mid-latitudes?
A) South to North
B) East to West
C) North to South
D) West to East
  • 16. What type of clouds are low lying and form a uniform sheet?
A) Altostratus
B) Cumulus
C) Cirrus
D) Stratus
  • 17. If you see high wispy clouds forming halos around the sun, what could this indicate?
A) Foggy conditions
B) Dry conditions
C) Improving weather
D) Approaching storm system
  • 18. What is the effect of strong upper-level winds on storm development?
A) Only affects surface winds
B) Always weakens storm development
C) Can enhance storm development
D) Has no effect on storms
  • 19. Which of the following is NOT a high cloud?
A) Cirrocumulus
B) Cirrostratus
C) Altostratus
D) Cirrus
  • 20. Cloud bases are usually lower when humidity is:
A) Lower
B) Irrelevant
C) Higher
D) Unchanged
  • 21. What is the name of clouds formed by air rising up a mountain?
A) Nimbus
B) Orographic
C) Cumulus
D) Cirrus
  • 22. Clear skies after a period of rain usually indicate:
A) Nothing specific
B) Stable warm front approaching
C) High pressure system moving in
D) Another rainstorm
  • 23. What instrument is used to measure wind direction?
A) Hygrometer
B) Anemometer
C) Wind vane
D) Barometer
  • 24. What instrument is used to measure wind speed?
A) Anemometer
B) Hygrometer
C) Wind vane
D) Barometer
  • 25. What happens to temperature as air rises?
A) It becomes unstable
B) It stays the same
C) It warms
D) It cools
  • 26. What happens to the pressure as you increase in altitude?
A) It fluctuates erratically
B) It increases
C) It decreases
D) It remains constant
  • 27. If the clouds are moving in different directions at different levels in the atmosphere, what does that suggest?
A) Stable atmosphere
B) Calm winds aloft
C) Clear skies
D) Wind shear
  • 28. What does it generally mean when the wind is described as 'gusty'?
A) Calm conditions
B) Foggy conditions
C) Unstable conditions
D) Stable conditions
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