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Old 05-05-2014, 10:30 PM
Wavytone
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You can find out what the jetstream is doing:

Go to http://www.bom.gov.au/aviation/?ref=ftr

Press "Accept"

On the left hand side, select 'Aviation Observations', this expands to a submenu;

Select 'Aerological Diagrams', and choose a city near or west of your location. West, because at high altitude the prevailing windstream is westerly and ideally you should choose a site upwind of your location.

These are produced by the release of a meteorological balloon carrying a telemetry package and a radar reflector allowing its height and location to be tracked as it rises; from this the BOM calculates the wind speed and direction at altitudes up to the upper atmosphere.

The BOM provides a more detailed explanation of how to read the tick marks (wind speed) and direction.

When the jetstream dies down below 40 km/h the seeing is usually very good, however such nights are rare.

A good clue is a large high pressure system with the centre over your location (learn to read the synoptic maps).

Last edited by Wavytone; 05-05-2014 at 10:49 PM.
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