Good day bloggers,
Wow, this is one ugly day! And if you are driving along I-435 near Metcalf Avenue in Johnson County, Kansas you could tell that just looking at a sign. It is supposed to be the World's Largest barometer. It keeps track of the changing weather by changing colors.
The sign harnesses the unique technology of LED, and doubles as a barometer. It gradually changes color as the weather changes occur. So as people drive by the building each day, they can have an understanding of weather patterns based on the color of the Sunlight Saunas sign. Here's how they say it works, " When the air pressure hits a certain benchmark, the sign will begin to change and take about 1 minute to fully change into the next color. You should not see blended colors unless you happen to catch it for that one minute while the color change is taking place."
The sign breaks down into 3 different colors – yellow, green and blue.
- Yellow indicates a high pressure system or nice clear weather – not stormy
- Green indicates a medium pressure system which means weather is changing and storms may be on the horizon
- Blue indicates a low pressure system which usually translates to stormy conditions
They say 200-thousand people pass the sign every day. I'm keeping an eye on it to see how accurate it is. Today, I'm guessing it is blue with the pressure dropping slightly over the last three hours.
If you read the previous post, I talked about Louisville Meteorologist John Belski
using a weather pattern theory of his own for long range forecasts. John E-mailed me back and here is what he had to say, "the 6 week cycle is basically something that sets up here...like you said...in November and actually goes through about May. It usually ranges to 5 weeks on the short end up to 8 weeks on the long end but it is there every year. I enjoy reading the KSHB weather blogs. I appreciate all the effort everyone puts into it. I have done a 14 day forecast for about 7 years now....still haven't been able to convince everyone its worth." John, We know you're pain.
Thanks for checking in with my blog, have a great day!
Brett