Why The Clouds?!
February 7th, 2010 | 
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This is probably one of the last visible images of the day before the sun sets, but you can see the clouds are very thick across much of Alabama. Why did the clouds hang around all afternoon? Well…I think we can give you a couple of answers.
The chart above is at the 925mb level….or about 2000-3000ft above the surface. The blue line represents the freezing line at that level and the bright green represents saturation at that level. If you notice the winds are coming out of the north at this level where moisture is also present. Therefore, the low level clouds didn’t really break up very much today. Over in Georgia where the drier air was present….the clouds were able to erode. Just another forecasting headache when it comes to temperatures.
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