History of a High

All pilots love high pressure. Highs give us the sunny skies, unlimited visibilities, and light surface winds that free us of weather worries and let us have our fun. While there's no such thing as total predictability, the typical large summertime high-pressure system does have some signposts to tell us of its arrival, layover, and departure.
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