New tools being tested in Arizona to better predict monsoon storms

The tools deployed, which include weather balloons and drones, are outfitted with numerous instruments to detect humidity, temperature, pressure, and wind speed. The tools gather important data near the Earth's surface, right as thunderstorms start forming. The reason: forecasting these storms is still not easy, according to Dr. Curtis James, a professor of Meteorology at Embry-Riddle and co-investigator of the project.