What Is Synoptic Scale?
The size of weather features like big high and low pressure systems and fronts, spanning hundreds to thousands of miles. In technical terms: The atmospheric scale of about 1000-5000 km and several days, including extratropical cyclones, anticyclones, and long-wave troughs and ridges; roughly in approximate geostrophic and hydrostatic balance.
Synoptic Scale In Plain English
The size of weather features like big high and low pressure systems and fronts, spanning hundreds to thousands of miles.
The Technical Definition
The atmospheric scale of about 1000-5000 km and several days, including extratropical cyclones, anticyclones, and long-wave troughs and ridges; roughly in approximate geostrophic and hydrostatic balance.
