Weather Maps

Online 3.2: Upper Air Weather Maps

300mb Maps: Maps of the upper atmosphere provide clues as to surface conditions and also as to how the upper atmosphere, including the jetstream, evolved and influenced surface conditions. Courtesy of Dept. Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
500mb Maps: Maps of the middle atmosphere provide critical information on atmospheric temperature, flow patterns and stability - all of which influence severe storms. Courtesy of Dept. Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
850mb Maps: Maps of the lower atmosphere provide information about frontal boundaries as well as the low-level jetstream. Courtesy of Dept. Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison