Archive for: Weather Basics

What is meant by the term “dewpoint”

11/05/2018/in Private Pilot Airplane, Weather Basics /by Miami Flight Academy

A pilot can expect a wind-shear zone in temperature inversion whenever the windspeed at 2,000 to 4,000 feet above the surface is at least

11/05/2018/in Private Pilot Airplane, Weather Basics /by Miami Flight Academy

Convective circulation patterns associated with sea breezes are caused by

11/05/2018/in Private Pilot Airplane, Weather Basics /by Miami Flight Academy

What is the approximate base of the cumulus clouds if the surface air temperature at 1,000 feet MSL is 70 °F and the dewpoint is 48 °F?

11/05/2018/in Private Pilot Airplane, Weather Basics /by Miami Flight Academy

What would decrease the stability of an airmass?

11/05/2018/in Private Pilot Airplane, Weather Basics /by Miami Flight Academy