North America - Forecast Models
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| Model | NAM | RUC | GFS | |||
| Model Fields | Forecast Hour | Animation | Forecast Hour | Animation | Forecast Hour | Animation |
| MSLP 1K-500mb Thickness Precipitation |
GIF | GIF | GIF | |||
| 2M Temperature 2MRelative Humidity 10M Wind |
GIF | GIF | GIF | |||
| 850mb Temperature Relative Humidity Wind Flags |
GIF | GIF | GIF | |||
| 700mb Vertical Velocity Winds Total Cloud Cover |
GIF | GIF | GIF | |||
| 500mb Heights Winds Vorticity |
GIF | GIF | GIF | |||
| 200mb Heights Isotachs Wind |
GIF | GIF | GIF | |||
| Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) |
GIF | GIF | GIF | |||
| Standard Lifted Index | GIF | GIF | GIF | |||
| Snow, Rain Ice Pellets Freezing Rain |
GIF | GIF | N/A | |||
| Total Cloud Cover | GIF | N/A | GIF | |||
Forecast models Courtesy of NOAA ARL using data from the National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP).
Fast Weather Facts and Folklore
AMAZING WEATHER FACT - Land and Water: Land warms and cools faster than oceans or lakes (it takes five times more heat to warm one gram of water compared one gram of soil). So in the summer, daytime temperatures near the ocean are cooler than temperatures inland. At nighttime, because the ocean's temperature doesn't change very quickly, coastal temperatures are warmer.
