Another breezy and Sunny day today across the Plains. Below shows the NAM model 700 mb temperature and wind forecast for tonight. Note in red is the direction of the wind today, out of the west-northwest. Circled in orange is a lee trough signature, evident of strong downslope flow over the region. Also note that the sinking air east of …

Andy

Andy

Born and raised in St. Louis, Andrew obtained a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Colorado in 2015. From 2015 to 2020, he worked remotely in Boulder as an atmospheric scientist with NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami. Andy is now a full-time meteorologist.

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