# Week 8 overview
## Learning Objectives:
1. The `.snapshot` directory: Backups and restoring files
1. Cartopy: Making maps in Python
1. Introduction to [MetPy](https:https://unidata.github.io/MetPy/latest/index.html)

## Announcements:
1. [HW3](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E0NN1JWR7KXF_mNFyFlMg9fiYA6t90G-SXjLvo8285U/edit?usp=sharing):  due Thursday 3/14

## Class activities:
Mar. 5:
- Create the **240305** folder and copy **all** files from `/spare11/atm350/common/mar05` into that directory
- Follow along with the first Cartopy notebook

Mar. 7:
- Create the **240307** folder and copy **all** files from `/spare11/atm350/common/mar07` into that directory
- Follow along with the two notebooks