[pct-l] Estimating Temp at Higher Elevations

[Magnet]

Correction - the website is backpack45.com .

On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 9:31 AM, Magnet <ki6asp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here is a useful tool for estimating where it may be snowing, from the
> backpacker45.com website.
>
> "If you carry a thermometer, it is sometimes useful to estimate expected
> temperatures at higher elevations. There is a normal temperature drop of
> 3.6° F for each 1000 feet increase in elevation. i.e. if you are at 10,000
> feet, the temperature is 40° F and it is raining, expect snow at 13,000
> feet."
>
> --
> Tom KI6ASP
> Magnet
> pctaddict.blogspot.com
>



-- 
Tom KI6ASP
Magnet
pctaddict.blogspot.com