Weather

Anything related to soaring weather.

Dale Kramer, BMapper, and Windows 7

A month or so ago I was finally forced to abandoned my beloved Dell Precision M6300 laptop running Win XP for a newer ride.  I liked that old laptop so much I actually had two identical M6300 models so I could swap the hard drive from my primary to my backup (or vice versa) in case of…

Tea with “Two-Delta” – Talking about The Weather

In the everyday culture I grew up in, the weather is something almost frowned upon when brought up in a conversation. According to what I experienced in social situations, somebody who uses the weather as a subject for a chat is quickly labeled someone who hasn´t anything interesting to say, desperate to pick the next-best…

Flying the Glory by Tony Tabart

Thank you to Jo Pocklington for sending us these fabulous photos of the Morning Gloring in Australia.  More about the Morning Glory can be found in our article here.  — Ed. Flying the Glory — October 2012 After hearing stories and seeing photos of the Gulf of Carpentaria Morning Glory, my interest was stirred to…

Montana Super Cell

This incredible super cell formed as soon as this thunderstorm crossed the Rocky mountains and moved over the Great Plains in Montana. Seeing the difference the sudden updraft makes to rotation in a storm like this as soon as it reaches the warmer air is pretty incredible. To stand and observe a storm of this…

Fantastic Condo Wave Clouds [from the web]

We want to thank Gary Childers for the post.  Quite interesting photo and even more interesting since Dan Satterfield is the meteorologist here in Huntsville where the Soaring Cafe editors live! — the Editors Panhandle Helicopter tours posted this pic on their Facebook page Sunday, and I sure wish I’d been on the ride! What…

Uvalde Weather, 2 Aug 2011

Brief Forecast from www.wunderground.com Today Sunny. Highs around 102. South winds 5 mph becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Tonight Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Hourly Forecast from www.weather.com Surface Analysis Chart from www.aviationweather.gov/adds Skew-T from NOAA through XC-Skies Top of Lift from XC…