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I have been trying to find historical dew point data. Most resources say start with climate data online. I've found data sets the past two years (which is all I need), and they typically include reams of data: air temperatures, precipitation, weather type .. but no dew point data. I looked at several weather stations in my region.

Though I eventually found what I needed on https://open-meteo.com , why does not NOAA record dew point data?

When you watch weather on the news, the fronts will smoothly move from day to day. This is probably a lot of work from the meteorology team at the station.

When I search for surface prog charts showing fronts I normally see images showing where the fronts will be in the next 6, 12, 24, 48, 96 (etc) hours. Is there any source which shows the fronts moving smoothly over time instead of still images?

What's going on with this cloud formation? It looks like theres a hole in the sky! Never seen anything like it.

Hi guys! I'm looking to go into some sort of meteorology field or weather-related anything without a degree. I am currently enrolled in college doing GenEd, and I do plan on going for a Meteorology degree, but right now I am working on my associates. Are there any jobs that could help me get my foot in the door without needed the actual degree just yet?

What caused this round cloud to form and what is it called? It is next to Mt. Rainier. I’ve seen similar form on top of the mountain, but not one floating next to it.

Hello weather people,

I am hoping that you can help me in my understanding of what an "ideal" skew-t diagramme would look like for motorless craft like paragliders, hang gliders and sailplanes. I understand the basic concepts of the environmental lapse rate, and the dry and moist adiabatic lapse rate. I also understand, in general terms, how the interplay of these results in cloud formation, cloud base and cloud tops altitudes, and potential overdevelopment.

What I am looking for, however, is a straightforward comparison between what would be considered a 'great day' and a 'terrible day' (and perhaps an average day thrown in for good measure) in a skew-t diagramme. This would help me tremendously in my pre-flight planning during spring and summer. Flight weather prediction services such as Skysight or Meteo Parapente offer various different views, or aspects, which enable the user to judge the quality of an upcoming day; some of these even helpfully "distill" all the various aspects of what make a great flying day with good cross-country potential into a single parameter - but I still would like to be able to look at a skew-t diagramme, and, at a glance determine whether I'm looking at a great, average or poor day (in terms of cross-country flight potential).

What do I mean by "favourable cross-country flight conditions" ? The most important factors that come to mind are:

• long hours of thermal activity (more of a calendar issue than a skew-t issue, I know)
• thermal activity that starts as early in the day as possible and lasts as long as possible
• a temperature gradient that results in manageable thermals (in my experience, days with a gradient of more than 0.8 make it very challenging to core thermals, as the air tends to be "chaotically buoyant", resulting in individual air bubbles that are cannonballed skywards, with no usable thermal structure emerging)
• an inversion "lid" which prevents thunderstorms from forming
• (this is debatable, depending on the craft in question: paraglider, hang glider or sailplane) a high cloud base. It is my understanding that cumulous cloud base altitude and distance between cumulus clouds are positively correlated; this means that on days with extremely high cloud base (Namibia comes to mind), the distance between cumulus clouds will also be extreme. At a certain point, this may make conditions impossible to fly in - for less aerodynamically advanced craft such as paragliders and hang gliders - and only leaves sailplanes able to make the jump between clouds.
• moderate winds

My questions are as follows:

• would a skew-t diagramme be able to predict the factors I listed above - or at least most of them ?
• is my assumption correct that the path/shape of the dewpoint and temperature curves are the most important elements related to my factors above ? In other words, do the "inclination angle" and "meeting point" of these two determine thermal strength, cloud base altitude and inversion layer ?

I would greatly appreciate your thoughts on this, and perhaps even a basic sketch of these two aforementioned skew-t's for "great" and "terrible" days, to help me orient myself when looking at a forecast.

Thank you !

Hi all- my son is completely obsessed with weather. He’s got like 10 weather apps he religiously checks multiple times a day and always has it on the tv. I don’t even bother checking myself anymore because he will tell me all about it a million times a day. We live in NW Jersey and I was looking to see if there was anywhere neat I could take him to learn more, anything with activities, anything really!

Thank you!

Hi all.

I was wondering if there was any ready-made comparisons of the accuracy Euro vs the HRRR in regards to next-day forecasting temperatures and wind speeds. I understand accuracy is also a function of location. Curious if anything exists to compare or validate forecasts for a given point or weather station, or if I'd need to code that up (e.g. pull all the data, do the math)? I understand the HRRR is a finer resolution, I am looking for evidence it is empirically better in the next-day period.

Thanks all.

That weird little strip of vertical cloud has like a line of a shadow beneath it… is it just a shadow?

I recently had a discussion with some people on FB granted who were convinced a meteorologist’s statement about ‘possible snow’ in Texas two weeks out was worth taking seriously. I of course pointed out that no credible meteorologist would make a forecast like that at that range, and it turned into a whole debate. Some argued that saying ‘may’ makes it okay, but in my view, it’s still irresponsible because the public doesn’t interpret probabilistic language correctly. I would post the link of the post but I don’t want to the person that shared it to get bad publicity because he is just an enthusiast and isn’t intentionally trying to share bad info.

Is anyone else having trouble downloading NEXRAD level 3 archive data? I have tried the NEXRAD inventory and interactive data map from :

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/radar/next-generation-weather-radar

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/nexradinv/

I was able to download data a week ago no problem, so not sure what is going on.

Hey everyone, I’m working on a video project and looking for insight from someone with expertise in meteorology or atmospheric science. Specifically, I’m curious about whether certain weather conditions could realistically carry organic material 40-50 miles inland from the ocean.

If you have knowledge in this area and would be open to discussing it further for a video interview, please DM me! I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Probably a dumb question. I'm not a meteorologist.

If the indicated wind direction is stated as coming from the southwest (Atlantic Ocean in this case), does that mean the primary wind direction is that it's blowing towards the northeast? City in question is London. Thank you.

In this model: https://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfse_3d.php?mode=1 what is the significance of the white border that appears around the Siberian high between 120 and 222 hrs?

Hello Everyone, I have been wanting to create weather maps like Snowfall forecasts and Rain totals, but I am having a hard time finding the right software, app or way to do it. Do you guys have any suggestions or what you use to make weather maps.

Hey guys! Idk if this sort of post is allowed here so please delete if not, but I’d love some advice. My husband (24) has been a plumber for years and it’s killing his mind and body. He’s always expressed to me that he wants to be a meteorologist, but doesn’t think the schooling is worth the payout, especially because he doesn’t want to be on tv. I think he should follow his dreams. I’ve done research, but can’t find a solid answer on the average entry-level pay. I know it varies by state, but would love some input from y’all! I’d also love some words of encouragement for him if you have any. Thank you so much in advance!!!

As a result of the Federal funding freeze? I don't know all the details of the freeze but I did hear on the radio about some upcoming conferences in medical science being paused.

I'm a PhD student in atmospheric physics and I have a whole bunch of conferences and science meetings coming up. Im wondering if I'll get to skip some travel 😅

But in all seriousness I am wondering how this is affecting the field (if at all) or how we expect it to affect the field in the future.

I'm a 17-year-old high school senior from Ontario Canada who's unsure about what to study in university. Throughout high school, I've kept changing my mind about my future, sometimes I thought I wanted to be a lawyer, a video editor, or a computer scientist. But deep down, I really want to study something related to the environment and climate. I remember back in 7th grade, I read a short piece in a science textbook where a climatologist talked about his job, and that's when I realized that's what I wanted to do.

Problem is since I realized too late in my high-school career what I wanted to pursue, I didn't take any science courses in Grade 11/12 whatsoever, so I'm missing the prerequisites for a lot of environmental university programs. I do not want to spend another year in high school catching up on missing prerequisites (I get bullied pretty bad in my school and I'm absolutely miserable here) so I was looking at environmental university programs that don't require the science prerequisites. I found this program called Geography and Environmental Management (https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-calendar/undergraduate-studies/catalog#/programs/HJ-o11RAin) and the courses I will have to take + the specialization's I can choose are listed on the website.

A month ago, I briefly met someone who graduated with this degree in 2024 by chance. She told me that she now works as an analyst at an energy firm and is a current grad student on the side, while some of her friends who did the same degree are doing fieldwork on wetlands and carbon cycling, and another is in environmental planning. Most of the people she knew ended up in different fields because the degree is so flexible, but many are working in GIS. Honestly, I don’t really know much about what all of these areas mean.

I was wondering if it's possible that I could tailor this degree to eventually lead to climatology related jobs, I'm fine with even getting a masters if that's recommended. I’m not too worried about specific job titles, my goal is simply to work in a field related to climatology.