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 Websites presented in alphabetical order CNN: Weather 
 Weather news, plus forecasts for hundreds of cities around the world. Includes allergy and UV reports. http://weather.cnn.com/weather/forecast.jsp Topics: Media, Weather Last updated Jul 15, 2007 Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page
Prepared by a television station meteorologist for children aged 6-16, this site presents the weather in a simple, fun, and friendly manner. Students will find basic information on topics such as El Nino/La Nina, tornadoes, hurricanes, temperature, and humidity as well as links to other weather sites for more detailed information. Links to classroom weather units are also presented for teachers. http://www.wildwildweather.com/ Topics: K-12 Education, Weather Last updated Apr 9, 2007 Franklin’s Forecast
Information for students about various weather phenomena and forecasting. There is a simple experiment demonstrating the causes of El Nino and instructions for building a weather station. There are also links to related science projects, articles, career information, and classroom curricula material. http://www.fi.edu/weather/ Topics: Weather Last updated May 17, 2005 Met Office
This site provides general information about weather and climate, as well as current weather conditions and forecasts for cities throughout the world. Also includes maps, satellite images, and articles on topics such as hurricanes and typhoons and climate prediction. Searchable. From the British government provider of environmental and weather-related services. http://www.world-weather.org Topics: Weather Last updated Aug 17, 2004 National Weather Service
The U.S. government's site for local, national, and international weather, which includes some historical data. Current Conditions gives the weather world-wide. Of particular interest is a listing of all the active weather warnings in effect in the U.S. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ Topics: Weather Last updated May 17, 2005 Realclimate.org
"RealClimate is a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. We aim to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary. The discussion here is restricted to scientific topics and will not get involved in any political or economic implications of the science." Google-based translations available for several other languages. http://www.realclimate.org/ Topics: Weather Last updated Sep 13, 2005 Resources in Atmospheric Sciences
This searchable site contains 400 short articles about the atmosphere, organized by topic; and a collection of links about weather and climates world-wide, also organized by topic and by region. Real-time weather displays are also featured. This site is "a complement to the book by E[dward] Linacre and B[art] Geerts, published by Routledge, 1997." http://www-das.uwyo.edu/~geerts/cwx/ Topics: Weather Last updated May 17, 2005 UM [University of Michigan] Weather
Weather conditions and forecasts from around the globe. Search FastForecast by city, state, country, ZIP code, or station code for the current National Weather Service forecast. Features links to hundreds of weather sites; weather cams; tropical storm-related sites; ski reports; radar and satellite imagery; and national surface, temperature, and upper-air maps. From the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan. http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/ Topics: Weather Last updated Jun 24, 2009 United States Weather Pages
Weather information searchable by zip code or location, among other options. Includes severe weather statements, an almanac, a glossary of meteorological terms, and an event planner with predictions of conditions at future dates. This includes current temperature, precipitation, wind speed, the National Weather Service forecast, radar and satellite maps, and sun and moon rise and set times and phases. http://www.uswx.com/us/wx/ Topics: Weather Last updated May 17, 2005 Weather 101: A Resource for Teachers and Students
Maintained by an expert meteorologist, this is a collection of links on many aspects of weather. The topics covered include glossaries and terminology, conversions and calculators (temperature, pressure, wind, wind chill, Fujita tornado intensity, and Saffir-Simpson hurricane and Beaufort wind force scales), maps and charts, tutorials and FAQs (weather basics, clouds, storms, light and optics, remote sensing, forecasting and weather maps), lesson plans, and meterology career information. http://ggweather.com/101.htm Topics: Lesson Plans, Water, Weather Last updated May 17, 2005 The Weather Channel (weather.com)
Access current weather conditions and forecasts for U.S. cities and towns as well as for most places in the rest of the world. Contains air quality and pollen forecasts; information about how hurricanes are named, what those names are, and when the official season begins and ends; seasonal gardening guides; driving conditions; and much more. Includes a browsable map collection. From the TV Weather Channel. http://www.weather.com/ Topics: Media, Weather Last updated May 17, 2005 Weather Online
This British site provides information about current weather and weather forecasts for cities throughout the world. Also frequently includes data on historical weather conditions (sometimes as far back as 1985) and links to webcams. Searchable and browsable. Available in several languages. From a private weather forecasting company. http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Weather Last updated May 17, 2005 World Climate
Climate data are historical weather averages, showing what the weather was typically like each month, averaged over varying ranges of years. As far as we can tell, the latest dates are in the 1990s. Designed for those interested in the general historical weather patterns, at home, and around the world. About 85,000 climate records are online for tens of thousands of places. These include average temperatures (various measures), rainfall, and pressure. http://www.worldclimate.com/ Topics: Weather Last updated Oct 9, 2007 |
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