Pressure gradient...sounds like an interesting combination of words right? So what is a pressure gradient and how does it affect you? First lets start by breaking down each word...Pressure: in this ...

MILWAUKEE -- Probably, at some point in your life, you've seen a weather map similar to the picture below. It has red Ls and blue Hs all over the place, representing low and high pressure. Looking ...

El Paso, Texas ( KVIA)-The windy season is upon us and with the recent high wind events across the borderland there is no time like the present to discuss pressure gradient and winds. We have had a ...

How winds finally end up blowing the way they do results from a fascinating interplay of different forces, each acting on different length and time scales. Aa Aa Aa The ancient Greeks believed that ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - You’re eating outside at your favorite restaurant. It’s a beautiful sunny day, but your napkins keep flying off the table. You get tired of chasing little pieces of paper ...

Our main concern in this article has to do with the relationship of a pressure system to its surroundings. Air pressure can be measured (atm, hectopascal, millibar) but the relative difference between ...

Using isobars on weather maps is completely accurate. Wind derives its initial speed and direction from changes in air pressure over distance, or pressure gradient force (PGF). This is why when ...

Wind is one of the most impactful forms of weather. A change in air pressure can create wind. The wind will become stronger as the pressure difference increases. Wind and air pressure are very ...

A Dec. 4 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of Earth from space. Earth's atmosphere is labeled "pressurized gas," while outer space is labeled "infinite vacuum." A third label ...

Lately the weather focus has been on the heat, but just as noticeable has been this wind. Gusts throughout the week have been consistent at 20-25 miles per hour, and straight up out of the south no ...