Good morning bloggers,
Today we are going to talk about CoCoRaHS. What is it?
From their website:
"CoCoRaHS is an acronym for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. CoCoRaHS is a unique, non-profit, community-based network of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail and snow). By using low-cost measurement tools, stressing training and education, and utilizing an interactive Web-site, our aim is to provide the highest quality data for natural resource, education and research applications. We currently operate in many states across the country. If we are not in your state please drop us a line and let us know that you have an interest in participating. This helps us know where a desire exists for the network and where to focus our future expansion efforts."
They are growing in observers across Kansas and Missouri. Here is the link to their website: http://www.cocorahs.org/
They encourage you to be involved: The only requirements are an enthusiasm for watching and reporting weather conditions and a desire to learn more about how weather can effect and impact our lives.
So check it out, and let us know what you think. Now, back to our weather situation today. Look at the 7 AM surface map below:
The observation sites with just a circle and no wind barbs mean the wind is calm. The pressure gradient continues to be very weak and there are many locations with almost no wind at all this morning at the surface. This is the 7 AM surface map. The higher humidity has had a hard time returning with not much wind to bring it back. This is one of the reasons that the MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) activity has been tracking to our west this week. A disturbance aloft will track near by tonight, and a light south wind should be enough to get our dewpoints back up to near 70 degrees by tonight.
We will be tracking any developing thunderstorms on Live:ESP radar today and tonight. Have a great day!
Gary