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Mountains & Altitude Mountains receive more rainfall than low-lying areas because the temperature on top of mountains is lower than the temperature at sea level That is why you often see snow on the top of mountains all year round The higher the place is above sea level the colder it will be
the accurate depiction of thunderstorms across the airspace In some regions, the lack of a weather radar is to blame The areas with no coverage are shown in Figure 1 as unshaded, white, areas Knowing these vulnerabilities is important The gaps or voids in weather radar coverage affect more than the NWS Since the NWS is the provider for weather
tion Weather can change from hour to hour, day to day, and season to season “Climate” is a statistical characterization of the weather, averaged over many years; it is usually represented in terms of means, variability, and extremes of the various weather elements The following sections focus on (1) the
Average temperature decreases with elevation, and precipitation is strongly affected by the nearness of mountains The windward side of a mountain range will have higher precipitation, and the leeward side will often be in a rain shadow, with drastically decreased precipitation For more information, visit these links:
in the high mountains increase the length of time that snow remains on the ground, and during the summer these lower temperatures minimize evaporation of the monsoon rains These climatic factors alone make the high Sacramento Mountains a likely recharge area In the high mountains, in regions where the Yeso Formation is exposed, hundreds
The two most important weather, or weather related, elements affecting wildland fire behavior are wind and fuel moisture Of the two, wind is the most variable and the least predictable Winds, particularly near the earth's surface, are strongly affected by the shape of the topography and by local heating and cooling This accounts for much