Gusty Winds in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Atmospheric River to Impact the Northwest

Gusty winds are expected from portions of the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast through the night following the system that brought rain to the area. An atmospheric river will move into the Northwest late today into Saturday bringing moderate to heavy rainfall, mountain snow, windy conditions, and high surf to the area over the weekend. Read More >

Current Hazards
Current Conditions
Radar
Forecasts
Rivers and Lakes
Climate and Past Weather
Local Programs

Automatically generated image showing areas of surface-1km vertical shear.


Hour - 1	Hour - 2	Hour -3

4 Panel Display | Animated Loop

Shear (0-1km)

Surface-1-km Vertical Shear is the difference between the surface wind and the wind at 1-km above ground level. These data are plotted as vectors with shear magnitudes contoured. 0-1-km shear magnitudes greater than 15-20 knots tend to favor supercell tornadoes.

Back to Convective Parameters Home

FWD RSS Feed

Gusty Winds in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Atmospheric River to Impact the Northwest

Convective Parameters Shear - 0-1km