This Page Features An Enhanced National Weather Service Data Display System With A Vast Amount Of Variables That You Can Select To Be Displayed. It Opens In A New Window.
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My forecast for today can be found along with a detailed weather discussion by clicking on: My Forecast For Today.
These forecasts are specifically made for the area in and surrounding the High Knob Massif, centered upon Norton-Wise & adjacent communities ( they may also be applicable at times to other upslope locales amid the southern Appalachians and their lee shadows ).
It should be noted that throughout my forecasts, and this site, I will continuously refer to lower, middle, and upper elevations. I break these zones down as follows:
Lower Elevations = Below 2000 feet
Middle Elevations = 2000 to 3000 feet
Upper Elevations = Above 3000 feet
*Although I will sometimes refer to elevations above 2700 feet in the High Knob Massif as being amid the upper elevations, given they are ruled by terrain rising into the upper elevations.
It is therefore important for you to know how high above sea level you live, or what zones above you may be traveling through, in order to get the maximum benefit from my forecasts and discussions which are truly tailored to fit this terrain.
It should be noted that I forecast for true, accurate air temperatures on this website. This does not mean any Weatherbugs or other roof-top sensor mounts, or any stations with small solar radiation shields or bad local exposures due to asphalt ( like a Airport runway ).
It means that I will be forecasting for official National Weather Service temperatures and any other stations having research grade systems with proper calibration and solar radiation shields.
The above includes my wind chill forecasts and any rare time when I might also include a heat index. Heat index values are rarely a concern at mid-upper elevations.
If you want to see and play with the Earth, on a really big-scale, or look at specific portions, I have embedded this new tool that opens in another window. I have it preset to show the global 500 MB flow ( you can switch to any level desired by clicking on the word “Earth” ):
Click On The Word “Earth” Again To Remove Options
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*Double click anywhere on Earth to zoom in more and more. Right click and select “BACK” to zoom out from any location. Various options are in the Options Box, including SST ( sea surface temperatures ) and SSTA their anomalies. Note you can go forward in time, but be cautious as that then enters the “numerical model prediction” realm and departs from current flow field or surface condition states which are at the current time.
