For instance, where is a weather pattern in Colorado likely to travel?
Answer Good day to you Linda, I will do my best to help you out here. Yes you are correct that weather does tend to flow across the US in a particular pattern and you could most likely be able to tell where a specific weather pattern will follow. That is one way we weather forecasters forecast the weather. Now if you go to these 2 websites, I will explain further: http://virga.sfsu.edu/gif/jetstream_init_00.gif and http://weather.unisys.com/upper_air/ua_500.html To start off, the atmosphere is made up of many different layers where wind is flowing at different speeds and directions. With that said, if you look at the first website I listed above, this depicts the layer that contains the Jet Stream. The Jet Stream is the primary flow in the atmosphere, so you could basically just look at this layer and kinda get a rough estimate where a weather system will go. For example…take a look at the website again…if you notice the direction to the Northwest of Washington/Oregon how its grey
