Will Fewer Balloon Weather Observations Mean Reduced Forecast Skill?

…there are powerful arguments about why the radiosondes are no longer as important to weather prediction, and particularly whether the temporary loss of a few of them would make much…

Soundings, Weather Balloons, and Vapor Pressure Deficit

The high VPD air mixes with passing air in the lower cloud zone (cumulus clouds altitude) and retards cloud formation somewhere.