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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 Arizona and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

 Pressure Altitude

by Tim Brice and Todd Hall
 
 
   
Enter your uncorrected station pressure (not the altimeter setting): Pressure Altitude in feet:
  in of mercury mm of mercury millibars (hPA) ft
  Pressure Altitude in meters:
  m

 

What is the formula for the pressure altitude script?