Convection » Hail Forecast Exercise: Qualitative Skew-T Assessment

This skew-T diagram shows the morning sounding from a location in the Midwest of the U.S. in late spring. You can open the Interactive Skew-T with this sounding.
Evaluate this sounding to assess the potential for hail-producing thunderstorms later in the day.
As described on the previous page, to properly evaluate the sounding, we need to determine the following parameters:
- Equilibrium level (EL)
- Equilibrium level (EL)
- Freezing Level
- Freezing level
- Wet-bulb zero level
- Wet-bulb zero level
- Convective condensation level (CCL)
- Convective condensation level (CCL)
- CAPE
- CAPE
- Vertical wind shear (see module Using Hodographs)
Given the above sounding-derived parameters, write a short synopsis explaining the potential for hail later in the day. When you are satisfied with your response, click Expert Opinion for feedback.