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    • Mike ZentM
      Mike Zent
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      Curious as to why the satellite temp says 78° in Indianapolis. The temperature is much warmer at around 90°.
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      • idefix37I
        idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Mike Zent
        last edited by idefix37

        @Mike-Zent
        The temperature shown in the Satellite view has nothing to do with the air temperature at ground level.
        It is the temperature measured by infra red sensors of satellites, used to know the height of cloud tops. Forget it at ground level.
        I think the confusion can be made because this temperature and the color scale are displayed with the 3 types of view i.e. blue, visible and infra+.

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