Pressure Tendency
Calculator

Inputs

Pressure tendency band (0 steady to 3 rapid)
2

Results

Pressure tendency band (0 steady to 3 rapid)
2
Pressure change magnitude (hPa)
2.5
Trend direction (1 rising, -1 falling, 0 steady)
-1

Weather results

Pressure tendency band (0 steady to 3 rapid)2
Pressure change magnitude (hPa)2.5
Trend direction (1 rising, -1 falling, 0 steady)-1

formula-map diagram

Pressure tendency band (0 steady to 3 rapid)
2
Pressure change magnitude (hPa)
2.5
Trend direction (1 rising, -1 falling, 0 steady)
-1

Weather relationship

Formula

WMO tendency band on |Δp3h|: 0 <1 hPa steady, 1 1-2, 2 2-3, 3 ≥3 hPa (rapid); sign gives rising/falling

= 2

Note

This is a simplified model: it applies the published standard formula to the numbers you entered and ignores local terrain, radiation, precipitation type and instrument error. Wind chill is the 2001 NWS/Environment Canada regression, valid at or below 10 °C with wind at or above 4.8 km/h; the heat index is the Rothfusz regression, reliable above about 27 °C; dew point uses the Magnus approximation (a = 17.27, b = 237.7 °C) over liquid water; wet bulb uses Stull's approximation at standard sea-level pressure; pressure and density altitude assume the International Standard Atmosphere and dry air. Do not use these results for aviation, structural or safety decisions without an official forecast or a qualified professional.

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