On April 9, students at Sylvan Avenue Elementary became weather casters for the day as part of meteorologist John Marshall’s “John’s Weather Tour!”
For over 25 years, John has predicted accurate weather forecasts in the tri-state area, working on channels such as Fox Weather, CBS2 and WNBC Channel 4 in New York City.
During the assembly, they discussed the reason why we have different seasons, the water cycle and how it affects weather, types of clouds, how to calculate the distance of storms and extreme weather phenomenon such as hurricanes, hail and tornadoes.
John also discussed his career and what it means to be a meteorologist, offering insights about the skills and equipment he uses to predict the weather. He also explained the tools that meteorologists use to collect and decipher weather data daily, showing students a thermometer, wind vane, anemometer, barometer and rain gauge.
He then invited student-volunteers up to his mobile weather studio equipped with green screen technology where the students learned how to read a forecast on the green screen.
