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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

KAZO Winter Wind Rose KAZO Spring Wind Rose KAZO Summer Wind Rose KAZO Fall Wind Rose
Winter Wind Rose
December - February
Spring Wind Rose
March - May
Summer Wind Rose
June - August
Fall Wind Rose
September - November

 

Histogram

The histogram shows the frequency that visibility, ceiling and ceiling/visibility reaches various flight categories.

MVFR GTE 1,000 to LTE 3,000 and/or GTE 3 to LTE 5SM
IFR GTE 500 to LT 1,000 and/or GTE 1 to LT 3SM
LIFR GTE 200 to LT 500 and/or GTE 1/2 to LT 1SM
VLIFR LT 200 and/or LT 1/2SM

 

Wind Rose

A wind rose is a diagram that depicts the distribution of wind direction and speed at a location over a period of time. The length of each spoke on a wind rose indicates how often the wind comes from this direction. Longer spokes mean the wind comes from this direction more often. To give you a rough idea of the percentage there are dotted rings labeled in percent. Additionally, the colors on each spoke displays how often the wind speed from this direction falls within a given range.