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Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

Density Altitude

by Tim Brice and Todd Hall

 

 
 
 
Enter the air temperature and choose a unit: Density Altitude in feet:
Fahrenheit Celsius Kelvin ft
Enter the actual station pressure (not the altimeter setting) and choose a unit: Density Altitude in meters:
in of mercury mm of mercury millibars (hPA) m
Enter the dewpoint and choose a unit:  
Fahrenheit Celsius Kelvin  

 

What is the formula for the density altitude script?