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Forecasts
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Climate Indices for the Economy 
 A site created "to enhance the understanding of weather and climate's effects on socioeconomic sectors of the United States....The Crop Moisture Stress Index reflects the influence of severe drought and catastrophic wetness on annual crop yield for corn and soybean crops, and the Residential Energy Demand Temperature Index provides quantitative information on the impact of seasonal temperatures on residential energy demand." Provides charts and explanations of data for varying periods, some back to 1900. http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cie/cie.html Topics: Weather Last updated Dec 23, 2002 Intellicast.com
United States and international weather including forecasts, satellite images, radar, and weather planners. There are also pollen reports, bad weather driving tips, and specialized sections for planning recreational activites (travel, golf, boating, skiing, gardening, etc.) with the weather in mind. http://www.intellicast.com/ Topics: Weather Last updated Jul 28, 2007 National Weather Service (NWS) Enhanced Radar Images: Radar Display Sites
Click a button on the map of the U.S., Guam, and Puerto Rico to access current Doppler radar maps of dozens of areas. These maps display color-coded images of storm velocity, rainfall, and "reflectivity" data. The site also provides city and state weather forecasts and background about how radar and Doppler radar work to detect precipitation, especially thunderstorms. http://radar.weather.gov Topics: Weather Last updated Feb 7, 2007 National Weather Service: Climate Prediction Center
This group serves "the public by assessing and forecasting the impacts of short-term climate variability, emphasizing enhanced risks of weather-related extreme events." The site feature data and maps related to temperature, wind, precipitation, drought, and more. The predictions "cover time scales from a week to seasons, extending into the future as far as technically feasible, and cover the land, the ocean, and the atmosphere." Includes a glossary. Searchable. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov Topics: Weather Last updated Nov 23, 2004 National Weather Service: Climate Prediction Center: Climate Assessment
A collection of material providing a "technical review of global climate variations and their global impacts on seasonal and annual time scales." Includes topics such as north Atlantic hurricane seasons (NOAA forecasted "a 95% to 100% chance of an above-normal 2005 Atlantic hurricane season," in August 2005), West and Midwest flooding, and heat and dryness in Europe. Also includes seasonal monitoring information. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/climate_assess.shtml Topics: Weather Last updated Nov 16, 2005 National Weather Service: Climate Prediction Center: Winter Outlook
"In October the CPC [Climate Prediction Center] posts the Winter Outlook, which reviews climate influences on the upcoming winter season and the likely weather impacts on various regions of the United States." Also includes a link to information about climate factors helping to shape anticipated winter weather, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation, or NAO, and the Madden-Julian Oscillation, or MJO. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/winter_outlook/index.shtml Topics: Weather Last updated Nov 16, 2005 NOAA's National Weather Service Marine Forecasts
This site provides links to weather forecast and warning products for marine areas in or near the U.S. Resources include text forecasts, information about how to get marine or buoy observations by phone or email, graphic forecasts (such as weather charts and maps), observation data, and related material. Also includes a "landlubber's" forecast and material on hurricane avoidance. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/ Topics: Weather Last updated Sep 30, 2008 Qwikcast.com
U.S. and international weather forecasts, as well as severe weather alerts and records and averages for U.S. cities. Find weather maps, weather in national and state parks and along U.S. highways, and forecasts at sports stadiums, ski areas, and golf courses. Browsable and searchable. http://www.qwikcast.com Topics: Weather Last updated Aug 18, 2004 sailwx.info: Weather for Sailors
Information about weather, tides and currents, and ship traffic around the world. The site primarily uses data "reported via the World Meteorological Organization's Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) program to provide a snapshot of current weather conditions at sea, worldwide." View maps with weather information (such as wind speed and water temperature), or search for ships by call sign, location, or name. From a company that sells mapping tools for mobile devices. http://www.sailwx.info Topics: Outdoor Recreation, Weather Last updated Jan 16, 2007 Storm Warning: Advancements in Marine Communications and Forecasting
This presentation, created in 2000 on the 25th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, looks at developments in marine communications and forecasting since that disaster on Lake Superior. Some of the topics include forecast and warning definitions, numerical weather prediction, advances in scientific understanding, and radars and satellites. From the National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mqt/fitzgerald/ Topics: Transportation, Weather Last updated Nov 1, 2007 The Tropical Meteorology Project: Dr. Gray's Tropical Storm Forecast
"Yearly forecasts for tropical storms, named storms, typhoons, hurricanes, and intense hurricanes. Includes the current forecast and archived forecasts dating back to 1999." Special features include the December 2005 "Extended Range Forecast of Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Activity and U.S. Landfall Strike Probability for 2006," and the "Summary of 2005 Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity and Verification of Author's Seasonal and Monthly Forecasts." From Dr. William Gray, professor of atmospheric science, Colorado State University. http://hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu/Forecasts/ Topics: Weather Last updated Mar 22, 2006 United States Interactive Climate Pages
Climatologies for cities throughout the United States and its possessions. Click on the state and then on the city name to get a plot of the daily average climate for that city, including maximum and minimum temperature, precipitation and snowfall, with data from 1961-1990. Includes a section where you can create monthly U.S. temperature and precipitation maps for 1895 to the present. Searchable. http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/USclimate/ Topics: Weather Last updated Apr 19, 2004 United States Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Program
Website for the U.S. activities under this international program of the World Meteorological Organization, whose purpose is "obtaining weather and oceanographic observations from transiting ships." Features overviews of the international and U.S. programs, photos of some of the participating U.S. ships, a list of award-winning VOS ships, weather observation resources, and related weather and marine links. From the National Weather Service. http://vos.noaa.gov Topics: Transportation, Weather Last updated Jul 24, 2006 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 World Weather Information Service
"OFFICIAL weather observations, weather forecasts and climatological information for selected cities supplied by National Meteorological & Hydrological Services (NMHSs) worldwide. The NMHSs make official weather observations in their respective countries. Links to their official weather service web sites and tourism board/organization are also provided whenever available. Weather icons are shown alongside worded forecasts in this version to facilitate visual inspection." Covers hundreds of cities around the world. Also available in Arabic, Chinese, and Portuguese. http://www.worldweather.org/ Topics: Weather Last updated Jun 29, 2005 |
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