This past Saturday was the first of two solar eclipses that will cross the United
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Balloon Bursting Bonanza
Thanks to a favorable weather pattern last week, I was able to capture telescopic views
Continue readingRadiosonde Recovery #18
Another radiosonde from NWS Birmingham has been recovered in Harris county, you can read about
Continue readingFirst Weather Balloon Burst of 2023
This morning’s NWS Birmingham weather balloon burst about 7 miles east of West Point at
Continue readingRadiosonde Fly-By
This morning I got to see a radiosonde under parachute from my backyard! It landed
Continue readingFirst Radiosonde Recovery of 2023
So far this year there have only been three radiosondes that have landed within twenty
Continue readingBursting Weather Balloons
Now that the jet stream has lifted north for the summer, the weather balloons launched
Continue readingSonde Tracker³
Sonde Tracker³ is a portable radiosonde tracking device I built using off-the-shelf components. It features
Continue readingIt’s raining radiosondes!
Today’s severe weather event saw at least 30 radiosonde flights over eastern Alabama and Georgia.
Continue readingNWS Radiosonde Changes
The National Weather Service is in the midst of a sweeping radiosonde change at all
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