High pressure air
Cool air
Rain
bands
Eye
Warm sea
Low pressure air
Warm sea water evaporates
as it rises and condenses when it reaches
cool air higher up - called convection.
Warm air rising creates a
low-pressure area that draws
in high pressure air.
The clouds form rain bands that spin
and pick up speed around
the lower pressure “eye”.
High pressure air
Cool air
Rain
bands
Eye
Warm sea
Low pressure air
Warm sea water evaporates as it rises
and condenses when it reaches
cool air higher up - called convection.
Warm air rising creates a
low-pressure area that draws
in high pressure air.
The clouds form rain bands that spin
and pick up speed around
the lower pressure “eye”.
Cool air
Warm sea
Warm sea water evaporates
as it rises and condenses when it reaches
cool air higher up - called convection.
High pressure air
Low pressure air
Warm air rising creates a low-pressure area
that draws in high pressure air.
Rain
bands
Eye
The clouds form rain bands that spin
and pick up speed around the lower
pressure “eye”.