| Weather Definitions Special Thanks to: John Wheeler, NOAA, and NWS |
| Sky Cover: CLOUDY 9/10 to 10/10 opaque clouds MOSTLY CLOUDY 7/10 to 8/10 opaque clouds CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS 7/10 to 8/10 opaque clouds PARTLY CLOUDY 3/10 to 6/10 opaque clouds (mostly used at night) PARTLY SUNNY 3/10 to 6/10 opaque clouds (mostly used during the day) MOSTLY CLEAR OR MOSTLY SUNNY 1/10 to 3/10 opaque clouds CLEAR OR SUNNY 0/10 to 1/10 opaque clouds |
Percipitation Percent Wording: 20 Percent... WIDELY SCATTERED or SLIGHT CHANCE 30 to 50 Percent... SCATTERED or CHANCE 60 to 70 Percent... LIKELY 80 to 100 Percent... NUMEROUS, PERIODS, OCCASIONAL or No Desciptor (ie, RAIN., SNOW.) |
| Winds: Sustained Wind Speed(MPH) Descriptive Term in Body of Zones: 0 to 5 LIGHT WIND (do not mention speed in zones) 5 to 10 None 10 to 15 None Around 10 None 10 to 20 None 15 to 20 BREEZY (warm season) BRISK/BLUSTERY (cold season) 15 to 25 BREEZY (warm season) BRISK/BLUSTERY (cold season) 20 to 30 WINDY 25 to 35 WINDY 30 to 40 STRONG/DAMAGING WINDS ABOVE 40 STRONG/DAMAGING WINDS |
| UPDATED: 7/15/01 |