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Draw 12 Weather Marks Beside What You Noticed

Add one small mark beside a date, sleep note, field observation, wet-day plan, or seasonal memory. Write the actual detail in words; let the doodle make it easier to find later.

The SVG animation only shows the pen route.Watch each stroke, then copy it into a paper journal with a normal 0.5 mm pen. You do not need to draw SVGs.
Beginner friendly12 animated recipes35–45 mm wide

Edited by Maker examples are named and linked.

A proof sheet of twelve light pen-drawn weather and seasonal marks
These are visual bookmarks for written observations, not measuring tools.

You saw the first leaf fall at 4:10, or rain changed the plan for your walk. Write that sentence. Then add one mark beside it. The words hold the observation; the drawing helps your eye return.

No icon here predicts weather or replaces a proper observation. The wind bars are relative notes, the snow tick accompanies a written measurement, and the small clock only reminds you to record the time.

Quick Start

Record the detail first.

Write the date, time, direction, depth, or action in ordinary handwriting. Copy the mark at 35, 40, or 45 mm beside it, leaving at least one pen-width of clear paper.

Words first

The doodle is not the data.

One condition

Sun, cloud, rain, storm, snow, wind, or season.

Broad geometry

Keep rays, drops, bolts, and cuffs open.

No forecast

Record what you noticed, not what the mark claims will happen.

Playback

Pause before the useful field.

Press Draw it, pause after each pen lift, and copy the route on paper. Previous and next controls isolate the ray, drop, cuff, clock, or writing rail you want to repeat.

Only one drawing plays at a time. Reduced-motion settings preserve every completed reference and numbered step.

Uppercase words such as HRS and DATE are typeset field labels. They explain what the nearby line holds and stay still because they are not pen strokes to copy.

12 Weather and Seasonal Marks

Small accents for real observations.

Every design below is original Tiny Systems Co. path geometry.

01

Sunrise Date Accent

A half-sun rises from the date line with three long rays.

Tiny Systems Co. original pen route
Sunrise Date AccentA half-sun and three rays rise over a horizontal date line with one date tick.
The date sits on the same horizon, so the accent needs no enclosing box.
  1. Draw the date horizon.
  2. Arc the half-sun above it.
  3. Add one date tick.
  4. Draw the three long rays.

Use it herePlace it beside the day’s date when an early start or sunrise mattered.

If it goes wrongCenter the sun on the horizon before adding rays.

02

Moon-Cloud Sleep Mark

A broad crescent sits behind one low cloud and a labeled sleep-hours rail.

Tiny Systems Co. original pen route
Moon-Cloud Sleep MarkA crescent moon overlaps a low cloud above a short rail labeled HRS.
The static HRS label shows that total sleep hours belong on the open rail.
  1. Close the crescent.
  2. Draw the cloud’s upper bumps.
  3. Close its low base.
  4. Draw the hours rail beneath HRS.

Use it herePut it in a sleep log and write the total hours slept on the rail.

If it goes wrongKeep the cloud below the crescent’s open center.

03

Clear-Sky Sun

An open sun uses only four long rays and one condition tick.

Tiny Systems Co. original pen route
Clear-Sky SunA large open sun has four long cardinal rays and one separate weather tick.
Four rays remain legible at journal size without becoming a spiky seal.
  1. Close the sun.
  2. Add the top and bottom rays.
  3. Add the left and right rays.
  4. Finish with one clear-condition tick.

Use it hereUse it in a weather row beside your written clear-sky note.

If it goes wrongKeep every ray the same distance from the sun.

04

Partly-Cloudy Mark

One small sun rises behind a clean cloud silhouette.

Tiny Systems Co. original pen route
Partly-Cloudy MarkA small sun and two broad rays sit behind a low cloud with an open upper contour and straight base.
The overlap reads clearly because no cloud line crosses the sun’s center.
  1. Close the small sun.
  2. Add its two visible rays.
  3. Draw the cloud’s upper contour.
  4. Close the cloud along its base.

Use it herePut it beside a daily note when sun and cloud both shaped the day.

If it goes wrongDraw the sun first so the cloud can overlap it cleanly.

05

Rain-Drop Trio

A low cloud releases three wide, evenly spaced drops.

Tiny Systems Co. original pen route
Rain-Drop TrioA broad low cloud sits above three large open raindrops.
Three broad drops say rain without filling the page with a shower pattern.
  1. Draw the cloud’s upper contour.
  2. Close its base.
  3. Close the left drop.
  4. Close the center drop.
  5. Close the right drop.

Use it hereAdd it beside a weather note when rain affected your walk, commute, or plans.

If it goes wrongSpace the drops before drawing them and keep all three the same width.

06

Storm Alert Mark

A broad bolt pairs with one small action check.

Tiny Systems Co. original pen route
Storm Alert MarkA low cloud and broad lightning bolt sit beside one check-ready action box.
The small box turns the mark into a planning prompt rather than a forecast badge.
  1. Close the low cloud.
  2. Close the broad bolt.
  3. Draw the action box.
  4. Add the completion tick.

Use it herePut it beside one storm-related action such as moving a walk or charging a light.

If it goes wrongKeep the checkbox well clear of the bolt tip.

07

Snowflake Depth Mark

A branched six-arm snowflake sits beside a simple depth tick.

Tiny Systems Co. original pen route
Snowflake Depth MarkThree crossing lines form a six-arm snowflake with open branch tips beside one depth tick.
The open branch tips make the mark read as snow; the adjacent written number records the measured depth.
  1. Draw the vertical snowflake arm.
  2. Cross it with the first diagonal.
  3. Add the second diagonal.
  4. Add two short open branches at every arm tip.
  5. Draw the depth tick beside it.

Use it herePlace it beside a written snow-depth measurement in a winter log.

If it goes wrongCross all three arms at one center, then keep every branch shorter than its main arm.

08

Rainbow Time Mark

Three broad arcs end beside a small clock and time rail.

Tiny Systems Co. original pen route
Rainbow Time MarkThree spacious rainbow arcs sit beside a complete small clock with a short writing rail beneath it.
The clock identifies the field; the short rail keeps the exact time attached to the sighting.
  1. Sweep the outer arc.
  2. Add the middle arc.
  3. Add the inner arc.
  4. Close the small clock, then add its two hands.
  5. Pull the short time rail beneath the clock.

Use it hereMark a brief rainbow sighting and write the exact time on the rail below the clock.

If it goes wrongKeep the arcs parallel and leave a clear gap before the clock.

09

Wind Direction Mark

A broad compass arrow pairs with three relative-strength bars.

Tiny Systems Co. original pen route
Wind Direction MarkA broad compass arrow points beside three increasingly tall strength bars.
The bars record your relative impression—light, medium, or strong—not an instrument reading.
  1. Close the compass arrow in the noticed direction.
  2. Draw the light-wind bar.
  3. Add the medium bar.
  4. Finish with the strong bar.

Use it hereUse it in a field note with a written direction and your relative wind impression.

If it goes wrongPoint the arrow first; keep the three bars evenly spaced.

10

Umbrella Note Mark

A clean umbrella leaves one short rail labeled NOTE for a wet-day reminder.

Tiny Systems Co. original pen route
Umbrella Note MarkA broad umbrella canopy, one continuous rib, hooked shaft, and a rail labeled NOTE form a wet-day planning mark.
The static NOTE label explains that the short rail holds one rain-plan reminder.
  1. Close the broad canopy.
  2. Sweep one continuous rib through the center.
  3. Draw the shaft and open hook.
  4. Draw the reminder rail beneath NOTE.

Use it hereWrite one rain-plan reminder on the NOTE rail, such as “pack cover” or “indoor route.”

If it goes wrongCenter the shaft under the canopy before curling the hook.

11

First-Fall Leaf

One broad leaf follows a single fall path toward a straight rail labeled DATE.

Tiny Systems Co. original pen route
First-Fall LeafA broad leaf with one vein follows a loose falling curve toward a straight writing rail labeled DATE.
The static DATE label makes the rail’s purpose explicit: record when the seasonal turn happened.
  1. Close the leaf.
  2. Draw its single vein.
  3. Add the falling path.
  4. Draw the straight rail beneath DATE.

Use it hereWrite on the DATE rail when you noticed the first leaf fall or another small seasonal turn.

If it goes wrongUse one loose curve; extra spirals make the fall path compete with the leaf.

12

Winter-Mitten Pair

Two broad mittens face inward with simple, open cuffs.

Tiny Systems Co. original pen route
Winter-Mitten PairTwo large inward-facing mitten outlines each end at the wrist above a plain open U cuff.
The paired silhouette is seasonal without stripes, knit patterns, or tiny stitches.
  1. Close the left mitten at the wrist.
  2. Add its open U cuff.
  3. Close the inward-facing right mitten at the wrist.
  4. Finish with the second open U cuff.

Use it herePlace it beside a cold-day note, first-gloves memory, or written temperature.

If it goes wrongKeep the thumb openings broad and the cuffs plain.

Before You Move On

Make sure the words still carry the observation.

Date or time is written

The mark does not stand in for the detail.

Condition is clear

Sun, cloud, rain, snow, wind, or season reads at a glance.

Geometry is broad

Rays, drops, bolts, leaves, and cuffs remain open.

Meaning is honest

Relative bars and ticks are not presented as instrument readings.

Page stays light

One mark supports one line of writing.

No false forecast

The entry records what happened or what you planned.

Continue the Pen-Move Library

Turn one everyday detail into a memory cue.

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Research Notes

Observation context, not scientific instrumentation

The National Weather Service’s JetStream introduction provides context for weather observation as a practice of recording conditions. The twelve marks here are original decorative journal cues; they are not scientific instruments, forecasts, official observation symbols, or evidence of firsthand testing by Tiny Systems Co.