Temperatures in the atmosphere generally decrease with increasing height, but occasionally one can find layers in which temperatures actually increase with height – an “inversion” of the normal ...

In a normal temperature profile of the atmosphere, the ground is warmer than the air above it because the sun warms the ground more directly. Air tends to cool as you work your way up. That’s why the ...

KOIN 6 Meteorologist Josh Cozart explains what a temperature inversion is and why it will cause fog over Portland this week. Multnomah County has officially taken another step towards building a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – We are working through a fierce temperature inversion right now, which is going to keep conditions cold and foggy near the valley floor most mornings this week. When we have a ...

Drive up to Bogus Basin right now and look out over the Treasure Valley; you’ll see a haze hanging over Boise and its surrounding cities. But for those below the haze … the view is not so interesting.

A temperature inversion happens when cold air sits underneath warm air. Inversions are more common and stronger in Colorado than in other parts of the country due to our mountains. James Comey strikes ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — While inland areas were feeling a bit of a warmup Tuesday, closer to the coast, you’ll run into a thick marine layer and drizzle. Warm, dry air over a cool Pacific Ocean is ...

Just about anyone who has flown knows the sensation of climbing through smog and bursting into bright, clear air. And once you're there, the air generally stays clear no matter how high you go. But a ...

Normally, as you go up into the atmosphere, temperature decreases with height. But this is not always the case. The atmosphere is made up of many different layers that have different characteristics.

If you’re looking for warm air, you don’t need to go south, just go up.Thursday morning, the air temperature (at the surface) was 25 degrees.But at 2,500 feet the temperature was 38.Go even higher and ...