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9th Jan 2012, 11:20

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Originally Posted by Foxy Loxy

The difference between temperature and dewpoint x 400 works fairly reliably for cumulus.
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I love that the difference is in degrees C but multiplying by 400 gives the cloudbase in feet.

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