You’ve been invited by University of Reading to join an online course on FutureLearn

University of Reading

Come Rain or Shine

Understand and explore the physical processes behind the weather

3 weeks

4 hours per week

Accept and join course

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to...

  • Interpret synoptic charts and use them to describe weather details such as wind speed and direction, precipitation and cloud cover.
  • Explore depressions and discover why they are so significant in mid-latitude locations such as the UK.
  • Investigate the physical processes behind weather, such as warm air rising, cloud formation and the Coriolis effect with experiments you can do at home.
  • Record your local weather conditions and share your findings.
  • Reflect on the processes that affect the Earth’s atmosphere and therefore climate, both natural (volcanoes, orbit) and man-made (greenhouse gases).
  • Apply your understanding of mid-latitude weather systems to analyse weather data and images.