The weather map is one of the most familiar images in the community. It is seen daily on television and in the newspapers. It incorporates the effects of atmospheric processes at higher levels. Television and newspapers also often carry forecast weather maps which indicate how the weather patterns are expected to develop.
Meteorologists use a wide range of information and techniques to formulate weather forecasts.
The weather map does not and cannot show all of these factors. Nevertheless it provides a useful guide to the weather. Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the conditions described in the Copyright Notice and Disclaimer .