Isobars are lines/areas of equal pressure represented on a weather map. When isobars become very tightly grouped together it indicates a "tight pressure gradient" (steep slope). The tightly packed ...

A bar is a metric unit of pressure and isobars are lines on a weather map that connect points of equal air pressure. Because variations in air pressure drive atmospheric winds, isobars give ...

Paris Alston: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. When trying to make sense of the weather and meteorological patterns, there are a lot of helpful tools out there. One of them is isobars, the curved lines ...

MIKE MOSS SAYS: Phil, Winds would be perpendicular to the isobars is not for the rotation of the earth, which imposes a virtual force called the Coriolis effect. Over a significant time and distance ...

Hourly weather observations that include sea-level pressure are plotted or printed on weather maps. Isobars are drawn by connecting points having equal sea-level air pressure, using a specified ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Have you ever thought what’s causing the wind on a windy day? There’s a simple explanation. Thinking back to any science class you ever took, you may remember hearing the ...

AND WINDY ISN’T THE BEST COMBINATION. THE WINDS HAVE DEFINITELY PICKED UP AND IT’S NOT UNCOMMON FOR THINGS TO BE WINDY THIS TIME OF YEAR. PART OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE JET STREAM. YOU CAN SEE FROM ...

Strong winds are expected across Wisconsin this week. Gusts will range from 30-50 mph at times. A tight pressure gradient is the cause of strong winds. MILWAUKEE - A second Wind Advisory has been ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — We’ve had a couple of very windy days in a row here in central Iowa. The first image below shows peak wind gusts from Thursday, and the second peak gusts from today (Friday). Wind ...

As I like to say, it’s blowing and going out there this morning, and the strong winds will continue through the day, relaxing overnight as we clear out tonight. Gusts have been approaching 45 mph this ...