EEL Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 John: I was reading up on weather this morning waiting for the snowplow ( snow had melted down to about 6" and now another foot arrives..grrrr) and read that when a warm/low front approaches the barometer actually rises before falling. Mind explaining why this happens and how useful for forecasting while on trips? I guess that assumes a barometer and do you find using a barometer on kayak trips all that useful? TIA Ed Lawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnHuth Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 I don't know the precise answer. What I have done was to take my barometer and make a 2-week chart of the pressure and annotated it with weather observations. When I did this, I found that cold fronts first had a major drop and then a rise in pressure. Some of this freakishness might have to do with local humidity conditions- air condensing and freezing. I do carry a Brunton "weather station" - which is pretty good, but I still prefer to look at the clouds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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