Weather is Fascinating

Weather can be complex, but it is based on solid scientific principles. Here is an oversimplification of all the processes, but a good demonstration of how we get rain and storms in the midwest. I have attached two slides I made screen shots of from a website/app called Ventusky. Its my favorite besides the NWS chat, which is not available to the public. Note the wind patterns indicated by the arrows on both slides. There is a definitive line from Little Rock, AR to Toronto where wind from the north is meeting wind from the south. In the top slide you see the temperatures listed in a grid pattern. You can notice an extreme difference in temperatures north and south of the wind line. When looking at the bottom slide you notice the precipitation along the line and south of it. As the cool air from Canada meets the warm air that started over the gulf, the moisture content in the warm air turns to precipitation as the air cools and loses its ability to hold that moisture. Air contracts as it cools, and it could be thought of as squeezing a wet sponge. I saw this today and it was such a great visual I just wanted to share it. Have a great day, and if you live north of the line, please bundle up!! If you live south of the line, grab the raincoat!