🌦️ Weather Lab
Storms, hurricanes, tornadoes and snow in motion and 3D, and how scientists predict the weather. Free for every grade, in English and Spanish.
1 · Pick your grade band
Your band sets how deep each page goes and your sky-watching safety rule. Everything on screen is for every grade.
2 · Pick a lab
Free The whole Weather Lab and the daily Forecast Challenge are free. No account. No live weather data: everything is a practice model or real history, labeled.
Water cycle and cloudsFollow one drop around the world in 3D. Then name all 10 cloud types.Fronts, highs and lowsWatch cold and warm air crash on a moving 3D weather map.Thunderstorm 3DUpdrafts, the anvil, lightning and hail, step by step.Tornado 3DHow a supercell spins, the EF scale, and where to shelter.Hurricane 3DFly around the eye. Replay Hurricane Sandy's real 2012 track.Winter stormsNor'easters, New York lake-effect snow and wind chill.How forecasts are madeBalloons, satellites, radar, models. Then you be the forecaster.My weather stationThermometer, barometer, rain gauge, wind and humidity, every unit explained.Forecast Challenge of the DayA new practice map every day. Read it, then forecast. Goal: 100%.Teacher guideStandards, smart-board mode, sources and class routines.
🛡️ Storm safety card
- ⚡ When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors. There is no safe place outside when thunderstorms are in the area. (National Weather Service)
- ⏱️ Wait 30 minutes after the last rumble of thunder before going back outside. (NWS)
- 🌪️ Tornado warning: go to a basement, safe room, or an inner room away from windows. (NWS)
- 🌊 Storm surge is the leading cause of deaths from hurricanes. Follow evacuation orders. (National Hurricane Center)
- 📻 A watch means be ready. A warning means act now. Real ones come from the National Weather Service, never from a practice map here.
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🧪 Practice models made for learning. They are not real forecasts. For real watches and warnings, use the National Weather Service (weather.gov), local news or NOAA Weather Radio.