Early Heat Wave in the West; Fire Concerns in the Plains

Wind Speed Calculations

Enter a speed into any blank to convert to all other wind speeds.

mph knots m/sec km/hr

Wind Chill Calculation

Enter the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and wind speed in mph, then click on the Calculate WC to compute the windchill index.

Temp
(^oF)

Wind
(mph)

Wind Chill Index

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected today across the High Plains and southern Plains. Lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes will taper off today. Read More >

National Weather Service Hanford, CA
Meteorological Calculator
Thanks to Ron Murphy, NWS Birmingham, AL for writing the JavaScript.

Temperature Conversion
Enter a number then click on the the conversion button.
Fahrenheit (^oF)
Celsius (^oC)

Relative Humidity Calculation
Enter the air temperature and the dew point in degrees Fahrenheit, then click on the Calculate RH to compute the relative humidity.
Temp (^oF)		Dew Point

Heat Index Calculations
Enter the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and relative humidity (RH) in percent (without the % sign), or the Dew Point (T_dp). Then click on the Calculate HI to compute the heat index (HI).
Temp (^oF)	RH	HI	T_dp
OR
Temp (^oF)	T_dp	HI	RH

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Station Pressure Calculation
What is the current altimeter (inches)?
What is the station elevation? (feet) i.e. Fresno Air Terminal = 333

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The Station Pressure in millibars is:
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