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Old July 23rd 08, 03:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default How do weather services get sky conditions above the surface?

On Jul 23, 9:37*am, Mxsmanic wrote:
It's easy enough to establish measurement stations on the surface to measure
wind, temperature, visibility, etc., but what is the normal way for
meteorologists to measure these things aloft? *Do they depend on PIREPs, or
expendable/recoverable probes and balloons, or satellites, or what?


This is one of your poorest troll attempts, Anthony, you are a
disappointment. Please try to do better.