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Snow in the Great Lakes; Windy Conditions in the East

Lake effect snow will impact the Great Lakes region through the day. Gusty winds will pick up across the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic beginning this afternoon following a cold front. Elevated fire weather conditions will persist across the Desert Southwest today, with critical fire weather conditions developing Wednesday and Thursday in the Southern Plains. Read More >

 Pressure Altitude

by Tim Brice and Todd Hall
 
 
   
Enter your uncorrected station pressure (not the altimeter setting): Pressure Altitude in feet:
  in of mercury mm of mercury millibars (hPA) ft
  Pressure Altitude in meters:
  m

 

What is the formula for the pressure altitude script?