Monsoon 2023 Convective Inhibiting Sounding Example

Posted by Jonny William Malloy, PhD, CCM

Monsoon 2023 Convective Inhibiting Sounding Example

Not what you want to see during the monsoon season (see graphic)! This morning's Phoenix, Arizona, weather balloon launch (also called a sounding) reveals important details about the state of the atmosphere, which in this case are hostile to thunderstorm formation at this time.

The very hot and dry start for Monsoon 2023 in Arizona looks to continue for at least another week.

Please stay safe this Independence Day during our extreme heatwave in the southwestern U.S. where temperatures are exceeding 110°F daily in the lower deserts.

Learn more about the dangers of dry and humid heat!

Data Source: NOAA's Storm Prediction Center

Jonny William Malloy, PhD, CCM

Welcome to The Weather Journal! How do tornadoes form? Why does the wind blow? What is a monsoon? Why does it rain? There are a lot of questions about the weather! It’s exciting to learn something new to stoke the curiosity! To help with that I have created The Weather Journal. The purpose is to provide informative and interesting content about the weather around us, while shedding light on weather concepts that are more complex and intertwined to society than they may first appear. A goal of these ongoing discussions is to highlight the essentials behind a wide array of weather science topics relevant to our everyday lives and the environment. I have also made a "one stop shop" on the website's sidebar that includes many online resources I use to forecast the weather and stay current on weather events around the world. Enjoy and share with anyone you may know who loves learning about the world around them!