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Play Weather Memory Match!


Think fast. Match smart. Discover wild weather.

Get ready to test your brainpower with Weather Memory Match, the card-matching game where every flip reveals a powerful weather event — from glowing auroras to roaring tornadoes.

Your goal? Match each pair of weather cards with the fewest number of moves, the fewest number of misses, and the shortest amount of time.

How It Works

  • Flip two cards to reveal different weather events
  • Remember their positions to find a match
  • Match all the pairs to clear the board
  • Play solo or challenge a friend!

What You'll See

Each card shows a different weather event or feature that weather satellites observe, including:

  • Tornadoes – Spinning funnels of wind that can tear across the land
  • Auroras – Glowing lights in the sky caused by energy from the Sun
  • Lightning – Electric bolts that strike during powerful storms
  • Squalls – Sudden blasts of wind and rain that move fast
  • Fog – Clouds that form close to the ground and make it hard to see
  • Oceans – Huge bodies of water that help shape Earth’s weather and climate

At the end, you’ll get a fun fact about how NOAA observes and monitors Earth’s weather with satellites! NOAA weather satellites, like the GOES-R series satellites, provide information that helps scientists make weather forecasts. By keeping a watchful eye on Earth’s weather and potential storm formations, these satellites can provide up-to-the-minute information about Earth’s weather.