Current weather · Sep 30, 7:53 PM GMT+2

La Mothe-Saint-Héray, France

17 mi from Niort, France

64°

Scattered heavy rain showersFeels like 64° · Humidity 87%MET Norway forecast for this hourForecast by MET Norway
High
64°
Low
60°
Precip today
0.52 in
Sunrise
7:58 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM

Hour by hour

MET Norway, hourly to about 60 hours, then every six hours

Scroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.

Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Wed 7 PMScattered heavy rain showers64°64°60°87%—0.08 inWNW10 mph76%30.04 inHg—
Wed 8 PMHeavy rain63°63°60°91%—0.24 inWSW6 mph96%30.06 inHg—
Wed 9 PMHeavy rain62°62°60°93%—0.19 inWNW5 mph100%30.08 inHg—
Wed 10 PMLight rain62°62°61°95%—0.01 inSW5 mph95%30.10 inHg—
Wed 11 PM62°62°61°95%—WSW4 mph90%30.11 inHg—
Thu 12 AM61°61°60°96%—SSW3 mph98%30.13 inHg—
Thu 1 AM62°62°60°96%—SSW4 mph99%30.13 inHg—
Thu 2 AM62°62°61°96%—SW5 mph98%30.13 inHg—
Thu 3 AM61°61°60°97%—SW5 mph91%30.15 inHg—
Thu 4 AM61°61°60°97%—WSW6 mph75%30.16 inHg—
Thu 5 AM60°60°59°96%—WSW6 mph100%30.16 inHg—
Thu 6 AM61°61°60°94%—WSW6 mph98%30.18 inHg—
Thu 7 AM61°61°59°94%—W5 mph93%30.19 inHg—
Thu 8 AM60°60°58°93%—W4 mph97%30.22 inHg—
Thu 9 AM61°61°58°90%—W5 mph82%30.25 inHg—
Thu 10 AM63°63°58°83%—WNW4 mph100%30.27 inHg—
Thu 11 AM64°64°56°77%—WNW6 mph90%30.29 inHg—
Thu 12 PM65°65°55°70%—WNW6 mph45%30.31 inHg—
Thu 1 PM67°67°54°64%—WNW7 mph38%30.32 inHg—
Thu 2 PM69°69°53°58%—WNW7 mph38%30.32 inHg—
Thu 3 PM69°69°50°51%—W7 mph16%30.32 inHg—
Thu 4 PM69°69°49°48%—WNW7 mph15%30.31 inHg—
Thu 5 PM69°69°49°48%—WNW7 mph6%30.31 inHg—
Thu 6 PM68°68°49°51%—NW7 mph5%30.32 inHg—
Thu 7 PM65°65°51°60%—NW5 mph4%30.34 inHg—
Thu 8 PM61°61°51°69%—NNW5 mph1%30.35 inHg—
Thu 9 PM59°59°50°73%—N4 mph0%30.37 inHg—
Thu 10 PM58°57°50°75%—N5 mph0%30.39 inHg—
Thu 11 PM57°56°50°76%—NNE5 mph0%30.41 inHg—
Fri 12 AM56°55°49°78%—NNE5 mph16%30.42 inHg—
Fri 1 AM55°54°49°80%—NNE6 mph7%30.42 inHg—
Fri 2 AM54°53°49°82%—NE6 mph1%30.42 inHg—
Fri 3 AM54°52°49°83%—NE6 mph0%30.42 inHg—
Fri 4 AM53°51°48°83%—NE7 mph6%30.41 inHg—
Fri 5 AM53°50°48°85%—NE7 mph30%30.41 inHg—
Fri 6 AM52°49°48°87%—NE7 mph38%30.41 inHg—
Fri 7 AM51°49°48°88%—NE7 mph41%30.42 inHg—
Fri 8 AM51°48°48°89%—NE7 mph24%30.43 inHg—
Fri 9 AM53°50°48°84%—NE8 mph5%30.45 inHg—
Fri 10 AM57°56°50°77%—NE7 mph3%30.45 inHg—
Fri 11 AM61°61°52°71%—NE7 mph31%30.44 inHg—
Fri 12 PM65°65°51°61%—ENE8 mph52%30.44 inHg—
Fri 1 PM67°67°50°54%—ENE9 mph45%30.42 inHg—
Fri 2 PM68°68°52°55%—ENE9 mph45%30.40 inHg—
Fri 3 PM69°69°53°56%—ENE9 mph41%30.38 inHg—
Fri 4 PM70°70°53°56%—ENE9 mph37%30.37 inHg—
Fri 5 PM70°70°54°56%—ENE9 mph19%30.36 inHg—
Fri 6 PM69°69°53°58%—NE9 mph6%30.35 inHg—

The next 16 days

MET Norway forecast updated Sep 30, 7:18 PM GMT+2 to day 10, the mean of GFS, GEFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 3064°60°Heavy rain showers—0.52 inwind 10 mph
  2. ThuOct 169°53°Cloudy—wind 7 mph
  3. FriOct 270°55°Partly cloudy—wind 10 mph
  4. SatOct 371°61°Partly cloudy—wind 11 mph
  5. SunOct 471°61°Cloudy—wind 11 mph
  6. MonOct 574°60°Clear—wind 9 mph
  7. TueOct 675°60°Clear—wind 7 mph
  8. WedOct 773°58°Partly cloudy—wind 10 mph
  9. ThuOct 862°49°Cloudy—wind 11 mph
  10. FriOct 960°49°Cloudy—wind 9 mph
  11. SatOct 10~61°45°Model mean
  12. SunOct 11~60°46°Model mean
  13. MonOct 12~61°46°Model mean
  14. TueOct 13~63°45°Model mean
  15. WedOct 14~61°48°Model mean0.05 in
  16. ThuOct 15~56°45°Model mean

Right now

MET Norway forecast for this hour
  • Feels like64°
  • WindWNW 10 mph
  • Humidity87%
  • Dew point60°
  • Pressure30.04 inHg
  • UV index0 · Lowclear-sky peak 4 Thursday
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · set
  • Moonrise9:15 PMMoonset 12:45 PM
  • Moon phaseWaning gibbous85% lit

The models, side by side

GFS Sep 30, 2:00 PM GMT+2 · GEFS Sep 30, 8:00 AM GMT+2 · ECMWF Sep 30, 2:00 AM GMT+2 · ECMWF AI Sep 30, 2:00 AM GMT+2

Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.

41°64°86°ThuFriSatSunMonTueWed

DayNWS gridGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 3064° 60°0.52 in~80° 63°0.21 in80° 63°0.31 in72° 62°1.20 in~74° 65°0.68 in
Thu Oct 169° 53°71° 57°71° 57°0.02 in68° 57°~68° 59°0.04 in
Fri Oct 270° 55°76° 52°74° 52°71° 51°~71° 49°
Sat Oct 371° 61°76° 58°76° 57°0.05 in73° 56°~74° 53°
Sun Oct 471° 61°74° 60°75° 61°0.10 in73° 58°~76° 57°0.02 in
Mon Oct 574° 60°71° 61°0.03 in77° 60°0.07 in75° 57°~78° 56°
Tue Oct 675° 60°75° 59°0.04 in77° 60°0.06 in~67° 56°~78° 56°0.07 in
Wed Oct 773° 58°67° 60°0.38 in69° 59°0.16 in~73° 56°~65° 60°0.49 in
Thu Oct 862° 49°63° 51°0.07 in68° 53°0.06 in~61° 52°~60° 53°
Fri Oct 960° 49°62° 44°69° 51°0.01 in~59° 44°~60° 44°
Sat Oct 10—64° 47°~55° 51°~61° 43°~62° 40°
Sun Oct 11—~59° 43°—~62° 50°~60° 46°
Mon Oct 12—~59° 40°—~62° 49°~61° 48°
Tue Oct 13—~64° 45°—~62° 45°~64° 45°
Wed Oct 14—~55° 50°0.14 in—~65° 46°~63° 49°
Thu Oct 15—~56° 45°——~48° 48°

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

Health and activities

Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollen

None of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.

The sun is down, so each rating says which span it is for: tomorrow’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hVery highpressure swing
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hHighpressure swing
  • Common coldtomorrowLowmild
  • FlutomorrowLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hHighpressure swing
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstomorrowLowmild
  • SunburntomorrowLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night

Outdoors

  • RunningtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • HikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • BikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • GolftomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtomorrowGoodpressure swing
  • Boating and paddlingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltomorrowVery goodcool
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightPoorovercast

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • GardeningtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Outdoor entertainingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Drying laundry outsidetomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Painting and outdoor projectstomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestomorrowHighwarm
  • TickstomorrowHighwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststomorrowModeratewarm

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
WednesdayPoor9:23 PM to 6:18 AM0 of 9None81%9 h6 mph
ThursdayFair9:21 PM to 6:20 AM8 of 91 h from 9:00 PM73%Fair7 mph
FridayFair9:19 PM to 6:21 AM2 of 92 h from 9:00 PM63%Fair10 mph
SaturdayPoor9:17 PM to 6:23 AM0 of 9None52%11 mph
SundayGood9:15 PM to 6:24 AM9 of 95 h from 9:00 PM42%Fair8 mph
MondayExcellent9:13 PM to 6:25 AM9 of 96 h from 9:00 PM31%Good7 mph
TuesdayExcellent9:11 PM to 6:27 AM5 of 95 h from 9:00 PM22%Good8 mph
WednesdayGood9:09 PM to 6:28 AM4 of 94 h from 2:00 AM14%Poor4 h10 mph
ThursdayPoor9:07 PM to 6:29 AM0 of 9None7%9 mph
FridayExcellent9:05 PM to 6:31 AM5 of 105 h from 2:00 AM3%Good8 mph

Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.

Golden hour and blue hour

Computed from the sun and moon positions
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Wed7:28 AM to 7:39 AM7:39 AM to 8:37 AM7:03 PM to 8:01 PM8:01 PM to 8:12 PM
Thu7:29 AM to 7:40 AM7:40 AM to 8:39 AM7:01 PM to 7:59 PM7:59 PM to 8:11 PM
Fri7:30 AM to 7:42 AM7:42 AM to 8:40 AM6:59 PM to 7:57 PM7:57 PM to 8:09 PM
Sat7:31 AM to 7:43 AM7:43 AM to 8:42 AM6:57 PM to 7:55 PM7:55 PM to 8:07 PM
Sun7:33 AM to 7:44 AM7:44 AM to 8:43 AM6:55 PM to 7:53 PM7:53 PM to 8:05 PM
Mon7:34 AM to 7:46 AM7:46 AM to 8:44 AM6:53 PM to 7:51 PM7:51 PM to 8:03 PM
Tue7:35 AM to 7:47 AM7:47 AM to 8:46 AM6:51 PM to 7:49 PM7:49 PM to 8:01 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:58 AM, 93° E
  • SS Sunset 7:43 PM, 267° W
  • MR Moonrise 9:15 PM, 52° NE
  • MS Moonset 12:45 PM, 306° NW
  • Waning gibbous, 85% lit

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.

Spraying and field work

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast

Hours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.

Spraying windows

  • Thu 10 AM to Fri 2 AM 16 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Fri 10 AM to Sat 5 AM 19 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sun 2 PM to Mon 8 AM 18 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Mon 2 PM to Tue 2 AM 12 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Tue 2 PM to Wed 8 AM 18 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 2 PM to Thu 2 AM 12 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 8 PM to Fri 8 AM 12 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Fri 2 PM to Sat 4 AM 14 hours, every hour within the rules
Wed
Thu12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Fri12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Sat12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
ThursdayDry0.00 in48%7 mph9 dGood
FridayDry0.00 in54%9 mph8 d
SaturdayDry0.00 in60%11 mph7 d
SundayDry0.00 in64%9 mph6 d
MondayDry0.00 in54%9 mph5 d
TuesdayDry0.00 in50%7 mph4 dGood
WednesdayDry0.00 in51%10 mph3 d
ThursdayDry0.00 in42%11 mph2 dGood
FridayDry0.00 in44%9 mph1 dGood

Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.

Solunar times

Computed from the moon’s position

The best-rated day this week is Thursday, rated fair.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Wed Poor3:34 AM to 5:34 AM4:03 PM to 6:03 PM12:15 PM to 1:15 PM8:45 PM to 9:45 PM 85%7:58 AM, 7:43 PM
Thu Fair4:33 AM to 6:33 AM5:04 PM to 7:04 PM1:33 PM to 2:33 PM9:32 PM to 10:32 PM 76%7:59 AM, 7:41 PM
Fri Fair5:35 AM to 7:35 AM6:07 PM to 8:07 PM2:41 PM to 3:41 PM10:33 PM to 11:33 PM 67%8:00 AM, 7:39 PM
Sat Fair6:38 AM to 8:38 AM7:09 PM to 9:09 PM3:36 PM to 4:36 PM 56%8:01 AM, 7:37 PM
Sun Fair7:39 AM to 9:39 AM8:08 PM to 10:08 PM11:46 PM to 12:46 AM4:18 PM to 5:18 PM 46%8:03 AM, 7:35 PM
Mon Fair8:36 AM to 10:36 AM9:03 PM to 11:03 PM1:06 AM to 2:06 AM4:49 PM to 5:49 PM 35%8:04 AM, 7:33 PM
Tue Poor9:29 AM to 11:29 AM9:54 PM to 11:54 PM2:26 AM to 3:26 AM5:14 PM to 6:14 PM 25%8:05 AM, 7:31 PM

Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index · Solunar tables for La Mothe-Saint-Héray, by month

Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.

In words

Written here from the MET Norway forecast
  1. Tonight60° · WSW 3–10 mph

    Heavy rain showers. Low near 16°C. Westsouthwest wind 5 to 16 km/h. Precipitation around 13 mm.

  2. Thursday69° · W 4–7 mph

    Cloudy. High near 21°C. West wind 6 to 12 km/h.

  3. Thursday Night53° · N 4–7 mph

    Mostly clear. Low near 11°C. North wind 7 to 12 km/h.

  4. Friday70° · NE 7–9 mph

    Partly cloudy. High near 21°C. Northeast wind 11 to 15 km/h.

  5. Friday Night55° · NE 7–10 mph

    Partly cloudy. Low near 13°C. Northeast wind 12 to 16 km/h.

  6. Saturday71° · NE 9–11 mph

    Partly cloudy. High near 22°C. Northeast wind 15 to 18 km/h.

  7. Saturday Night61° · NE 10–11 mph

    Cloudy. Low near 16°C. Northeast wind 16 to 17 km/h.

  8. Sunday71° · NE 7–9 mph

    Cloudy. High near 22°C. Northeast wind 12 to 14 km/h.

  9. Sunday Night61° · NE 6–8 mph

    Clear. Low near 16°C. Northeast wind 9 to 13 km/h.

  10. Monday74° · NE 8–9 mph

    Clear. High near 24°C. Northeast wind 13 to 14 km/h.

  11. Monday Night60° · NE 7 mph

    Clear. Low near 16°C. Northeast wind around 12 km/h.

  12. Tuesday75° · ENE 6–7 mph

    Clear. High near 24°C. Eastnortheast wind 10 to 12 km/h.

  13. Tuesday Night60° · NE 6–7 mph

    Cloudy. Low near 16°C. Northeast wind 9 to 12 km/h.

  14. Wednesday73° · NNE 8–9 mph

    Partly cloudy. High near 23°C. Northnortheast wind 13 to 15 km/h.

  15. Wednesday Night58° · N 8–11 mph

    Cloudy. Low near 15°C. North wind 13 to 17 km/h.

  16. Thursday62° · NNE 10–11 mph

    Cloudy. High near 17°C. Northnortheast wind 16 to 17 km/h.

  17. Thursday Night49° · NNE 8–9 mph

    Partly cloudy. Low near 10°C. Northnortheast wind 13 to 14 km/h.

  18. Friday60° · NNE 6–9 mph

    Cloudy. High near 16°C. Northnortheast wind 10 to 14 km/h.

  19. Friday Night49° · NE 6–8 mph

    Mostly clear. Low near 9°C. Northeast wind 10 to 13 km/h.

Climate

Climate of La Mothe-Saint-Héray: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

MET Norway · 12 elements

The forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.

ElementWedThuFriSatSunMonTueWedThuFri
Pressure min30.04 inHg30.13 inHg30.34 inHg30.28 inHg30.27 inHg30.23 inHg30.17 inHg30.17 inHg30.22 inHg30.34 inHg

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Wed7:28 AM7:58 AM7:43 PM8:12 PM11 h 45 min Waning gibbous · 85% lit
Thu7:29 AM7:59 AM7:41 PM8:11 PM11 h 42 min Waning gibbous · 76% lit
Fri7:30 AM8:00 AM7:39 PM8:09 PM11 h 39 min Waning gibbous · 67% lit
Sat7:31 AM8:01 AM7:37 PM8:07 PM11 h 36 min Last quarter · 56% lit
Sun7:33 AM8:03 AM7:35 PM8:05 PM11 h 32 min Last quarter · 46% lit
Mon7:34 AM8:04 AM7:33 PM8:03 PM11 h 29 min Waning crescent · 35% lit
Tue7:35 AM8:05 AM7:31 PM8:01 PM11 h 26 min Waning crescent · 25% lit
Wed7:37 AM8:07 AM7:29 PM7:59 PM11 h 22 min Waning crescent · 17% lit
Thu7:38 AM8:08 AM7:27 PM7:57 PM11 h 19 min Waning crescent · 10% lit
Fri7:39 AM8:09 AM7:25 PM7:55 PM11 h 16 min Waning crescent · 4% lit

Forecast from MET Norway’s Locationforecast (the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, CC BY 4.0), built on the ECMWF model and refined by MET, updated through the day; the written periods are composed here from its hourly data. Global model lines from NOAA’s GFS and ECMWF’s open data where they are ingested. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

What is here

Seven days
The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
Hour by hour
Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
Everything else on the grid
The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
The discussion
The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
Beyond the week
The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
Against the record
Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
The next 90 days
The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.

Common questions

Where does this forecast come from?

From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.

How far ahead does it go?

The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.

Why is this different from the app on my phone?

Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.

What is a place’s address here?

Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.

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