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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

Virtual Temperature

by Tim Brice and Todd Hall

 

 
 
Virtual Temperature
Enter your temperature and choose your units:  Degrees Fahrenheit:
Fahrenheit Celsius Kelvin ° F
Now enter your dewpoint and choose your units:  Degrees Celsius:
Fahrenheit Celsius Kelvin ° C
Finally enter you station pressure (not your altimeter setting): Degrees Kelvin:
in of mercury mm of mercury millibars (hPA) ° K

 

What is the virtual temperature and how is it calculated?