RUSS' Weather RECON

05/28/2026

Quite the atypical vertical atmospheric profile from this evening's balloon launch from the office. The red (temperature) and green (dew point) lines close together indicate high moisture levels up to around 21,000 feet with a PW value of 1.39". PW (Precipitable Water) is simply the total amount of water v***r in a vertical column of the atmosphere. This value is around or exceeding the 90th percentile for May 27th. Both of these conditions indicate showers and storms are likely to be efficient rainfall producers, which they have been. This is more indicative of a tropical airmass rather than the typical Plains airmass in late May.

05/27/2026

Great evening here in Parsons, Kansas. Rain will move in tomorrow and last through the upcoming weekend.

05/25/2026

05-25-2026 - RUSS' WEEKLY WEATHER RECON BRIEFING!

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05/19/2026

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05/18/2026

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05/11/2026

05-11-2026 - RUSS' WEEKLY WEATHER RECON BRIEFING!

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05/09/2026

Will severe weather occur or not on any given day? A lot of times the “Cap” determines if severe weather will happen or not, and when severe weather will occur.

05/05/2026

A description of what fronts and boundaries look like on a Surface Analysis weather map!

05/04/2026

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05/02/2026

May Drought Outlook by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s NOAA NWS Climate Prediction Center

Expected drought development: Northwest, Northern Rockies, Northern Plains, a bit of Upper Midwest

Improvement: East/South Texas, Lower Miss Basin (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi), a bit of the Southeast/Northeast, Hawaii

Otherwise, drought persists.
http://drought.gov/forecasts U.S. National Weather Service (NWS)

05/01/2026

An NWS survey team found evidence of an EF-1 tornado occurring in Sherwin, KS (Cherokee County) on Sunday, April 26, 2026.