Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=Mk2it0CDm9e Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Definitive Guide to Weather Map Analysis - Part 6 - The 500 mb Map [qUx0lFVjDDL] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Welcome to my Definitive Guide to Weather Map Analysis! In this multi-part series, we'll take a deep dive into how to properly analyze weather data at each important level of the atmosphere, a foundational skill of weather forecasting. By the end of this series, you should be able to analyze a weather map by hand and identify notable features that can impact a given storm environment. In this video (Part 6), we'll discuss how to properly analyze the 500 mb map, as well as the important features you should be looking for on the 500 mb map when making a forecast. Contents: 0:00 Introduction 0:22 500 mb map analysis conventions 1:29 500 mb: the level of non-divergence 2:07 Troughs/ridges 2:38 Vorticity analysis 4:56 Trough movement 5:53 Trough tilt 8:02 Example 500 mb analysis 9:00 Caveats 10:22 Wrap-up Check out the previous videos in the series here: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: 8HNsXsum9tn cbJ72bP6HBf pSryqnkZ3eG 9jCBwGazMVZ C5S2VteLCXb zJnzlFDnuPm
Welcome to my Definitive Guide to Weather Map Analysis! In this multi-part series, we'll take a deep dive into how to properly analyze weather data at each important level of the atmosphere, a foundational skill of weather forecasting. By the end of this series, you should be able to analyze a weather map by hand and identify notable features that can impact a given storm environment. In this video (Part 6), we'll discuss how to properly analyze the 500 mb map, as well as the important features you should be looking for on the 500 mb map when making a forecast. Contents: 0:00 Introduction 0:22 500 mb map analysis conventions 1:29 500 mb: the level of non-divergence 2:07 Troughs/ridges 2:38 Vorticity analysis 4:56 Trough movement 5:53 Trough tilt 8:02 Example 500 mb analysis 9:00 Caveats 10:22 Wrap-up Check out the previous videos in the series here: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: 8HNsXsum9tn cbJ72bP6HBf pSryqnkZ3eG 9jCBwGazMVZ C5S2VteLCXb zJnzlFDnuPm