AIR MAIL
Where today’s air came from
The air arriving over Middle River about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 1,270 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the southern Plains; at 10,000 feet, from southern California. It feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.