AUSTIN (KXAN) — Meteorologists study the upper levels of the atmosphere to better understand troughs and ridges, which helps them predict both day-to-day weather conditions and long-range patterns.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Troughs play a crucial role in shaping storms and delivering all types of precipitation. A trough is an elongated area of low pressure that can stretch for hundreds of miles. When ...

We hear about troughs and ridges all the time in our daily forecasts. These features high in the atmosphere are responsible for the vast majority of the weather we experience down here on the ground.

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