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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

Altimeter Setting

by Tim Brice and Todd Hall

 

 
 
 
 
Enter the elevation of the station and choose your units6: Altimeter Setting in in. of mercury:
feet meters in HG
Enter your station pressure (not the altimeter setting) and choose your units: Altimeter Setting in mm of mercury:
in of mercury mm of mercury millibars (hPA) mm HG
  Altimeter Setting in millibars (hPa):
  mb (hPA)

 

What is the formula for the altimeter setting script?