Mayor Danise “DeeDee” Henriquez met with National Weather Service Key West’s Meteorologist in Charge Chip Kasper this week to get an overview of the weather balloons that are released every morning and every evening. These balloons are the best platform for observing temperature, wind, relative humidity, and pressure above the ground. Weather balloons carry an instrument called a radiosonde which is tracked by specialized ground equipment.

Weather balloons are simultaneously launched at 91 other NWS locations across the U.S. The data collected by these weather balloon flights are critical for weather model performance and forecast accuracy.

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