A Skew-T is a handy tool for forecasters. It can tell you a lot about what is happening in the atmosphere. It gives temperature, dewpoint and wind readings throughout the atmosphere – from top to bottom – for a single point on the map. A “forecast sounding” is displayed using a Skew-T. Think of a forecast sounding as a way… Read more →
If you caught my weathercast earlier this week, you may have heard me taking about the ‘burp’ or pocket of warm air that was going to be headed this way. Well today, that burp is on the move. If everything shakes out like anticipated, the pocket of warm air will be responsible for record highs tomorrow in the Dakotas and… Read more →
Due to the lack of cooling through the column and a very high (about 15,000 feet) dendritic growth zone, snow still doesn’t look likely across the Gulf Coast. But the latest model data is coming back showing a shallow layer of cold air pushing south that may promote the development of sleet and freezing rain as far south as a… Read more →
Reading a Skew-T chart is really easy once you get accustomed to the layout. It is just like reading a line graph, only part of the chart is at an angle. Really, you only need to worry about two lines. The red line is the temperature line, the green line is the dewpoint. When they are really close together like… Read more →
