AgWeatherNet (AWN) has rolled out 24-hour temperature inversion forecasts for 21 Mesonet tower stations. These stations (Figure 1) measure air temperature (Tair) at two distinct heights, i.e., 6.6 ft (2 meters) and 29.5 ft (9 meters) to detect low-level temperature inversions. In the past few years, AWN field team has deployed 47 towers in the areas critical to stakeholders with plans to have 100 such tower stations in coming years. As these towers accumulate at least one year of data, the inversion forecast will become operational. Among many uses, data and forecasts can help in early spring frost mitigation decision support in the fruit and berry crops.
