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For those of us in the aviation business long range weather forecast usually means a week out. But for really long range weather...........
Scheduling outdoor events always generates the thought "I hope we have good weather".
Like many others here I grew up in an agricultural community. My grandfather and many of my classmates grandfather/fathers all had orchards or crops and weather was always a topic of discussion for the coming season.
I know some here are already familiar with the following reference material but from a very early age I remember there was always a copy of "The Old Farmers Almanac" hanging on a post at the feed store and the "old" guys when talking about the weather would always comment with a reference to the same. Some would scoff but in my experience this reference gets pretty close to the mark most of the time so I pick up a copy, new volume usually comes out in September, every year.
So, when scheduling your next aerotow event for the coming year take a peek for your region and see the most likely forecast is for your area. It's not always 100% but it's the best reference predicting weather that far in advance.
Scheduling outdoor events always generates the thought "I hope we have good weather".
Like many others here I grew up in an agricultural community. My grandfather and many of my classmates grandfather/fathers all had orchards or crops and weather was always a topic of discussion for the coming season.
I know some here are already familiar with the following reference material but from a very early age I remember there was always a copy of "The Old Farmers Almanac" hanging on a post at the feed store and the "old" guys when talking about the weather would always comment with a reference to the same. Some would scoff but in my experience this reference gets pretty close to the mark most of the time so I pick up a copy, new volume usually comes out in September, every year.
So, when scheduling your next aerotow event for the coming year take a peek for your region and see the most likely forecast is for your area. It's not always 100% but it's the best reference predicting weather that far in advance.
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