Ok, if any of you know me you probably also know that I'm a huge weather dork. I check the METARs, TAFs, and radar several times each day, whether I'm flying or not. This is a great habit for pilots of all experience levels to get into, and you'd be surprised the "feel" you get for the local weather patterns. By reading the forecast (more than weather.com's "partly cloudy" forecast) you know what to expect, and can see how accurately things turn out. It also makes reading the coded METARs and TAFs easier than reading the decoded versions!
I've attached a link to one of my favorite features of the National Weather Service's website, which is a huge mosaic of the national radar picture. Click on the link in the upper left to loop it. Check it out when we are forecast to have a major snow or thunderstorm event. It gives you a better intuition of mesoscale systems. (meso- Greek, "middle")
NWS Radar Mosaic
Barry
Thursday, February 28, 2008
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