Meteorology 101

Learn and discuss the basics of meteorology among our seasoned meteorologists and fellow board members.

272 topics in this forum

  1. LCL change near supercells

    By TempestuOUsMind,
    • 0 replies
    • 818 views

  2. Getting Into a Career in Meteorology Without a Degree?

    By html.myself,
    • 2 replies
    • 911 views

  3. Lake affect for local climate

    By Trackerbuddy,
    • 2 replies
    • 370 views

  4. Where does hail fall in a thunderstorm?

    Severe Weather
    By JRW,
    • 2 replies
    • 736 views

  5. Programming Languages used in Meteorology

    By JakkelWx,
    • 1 reply
    • 506 views

  6. Questions about Rainfall Not Directly Associated with a Tropical Storm.

    By Tullioz,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,532 views

  7. How do baroclinic instabilities affect weather patterns?

    By Steven.Scott,
    • 1 reply
    • 642 views

  8. Another Cloud Question - Behind Cold Front

    By jgf,
    • 2 replies
    • 988 views

  9. Cloud formations

    what type of cloud formations are these, and what causes it.
    By Cmoneybenjis,
    • 0 replies
    • 588 views

  10. Bufkit/MOS and Forecasting Wind

    By weatherwiz,
    • 0 replies
    • 354 views

  11. Difference between MLCAPE and MUCAPE

    By Metsfan,
    • 5 replies
    • 15,784 views

  12. What is this about

    i don't know what this is although it looks like a deceased thunderstorm.Can anyone help me.
    By Captain_TDE,
    • 1 reply
    • 808 views

  13. Bulk Shear Formula

    By It's Always Sunny,
    • 3 replies
    • 734 views

  14. Spotting the dry mid levels

    By mweisenfeld,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,027 views

  15. Atmospheric Physics Question

    By weatherwiz,
    • 0 replies
    • 535 views

  16. Start to Meteorology

    Guidance on school, programs, etc
    By TheJMan,
    • 11 replies
    • 2,148 views

  17. How to interpret NWS abbreviations for location/county

    By cmbr,
    • 1 reply
    • 695 views

  18. Pre-Frontal Shear Line?

    By jgf,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,650 views

  19. Tropical Cyclones Forecast Errors

    Relationship between track and intensity errors
    By Mariner,
    • 3 replies
    • 762 views

  20. How to interpret NWS abbreviations for location/county

    By cmbr,
    • 2 replies
    • 572 views

  21. Forecasting Mid-Long Range WITHOUT Models.

    By Newman,
    • 2 replies
    • 885 views

  22. Question for Anyone with a Strong Background with Statistics

    Computing Tornado Averages
    By weatherwiz,
    • 0 replies
    • 640 views

  23. 7905 Observation Handbook

    By H2Otown_WX,
    • 3 replies
    • 659 views

  24. Mesoscale Meteorology Homework Question

    Leapfrog and FTCS schemes
    By weatherwiz,
    • 2 replies
    • 851 views

  25. Theoretical Met. Question

    Dynamic Meteorology
    By rcontinelli,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,115 views