Current weather · Sep 25, 6:56 AM GMT+2
Lubwe, Zambia
18 mi from Samfya, Zambia
68°
- High
- 83°
- Low
- 69°
- Precip today
- 0.00 in
- Sunrise
- 5:49 AM
- Sunset
- 5:57 PM
Hour by hour
MET Norway, hourly to about 60 hours, then every six hoursScroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.
Every hour as a table48 hours
| Time | Weather | Temperature | Feels like | Dew point | Humidity | Chance | Amount | Snow | Dir | Wind | Gust | Sky cover | Thunder | Pressure | Visibility | Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 58° | 69% | — | ESE | 17 mph | 0% | 30.05 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 7 AM | 70° | 70° | 58° | 68% | — | ESE | 17 mph | 0% | 30.07 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 8 AM | 71° | 71° | 58° | 64% | — | ESE | 15 mph | 0% | 30.09 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 9 AM | 73° | 73° | 59° | 60% | — | ESE | 13 mph | 0% | 30.09 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 59° | 56% | — | ESE | 13 mph | 0% | 30.07 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 11 AM | 78° | 78° | 59° | 51% | — | ESE | 11 mph | 2% | 30.04 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 12 PM | 80° | 81° | 58° | 48% | — | ESE | 10 mph | 5% | 30.00 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 1 PM | 81° | 82° | 58° | 45% | — | SE | 9 mph | 0% | 29.95 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 2 PM | 82° | 82° | 56° | 41% | — | SSE | 9 mph | 7% | 29.91 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 3 PM | 83° | 83° | 53° | 36% | — | SSE | 8 mph | 9% | 29.87 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 4 PM | 83° | 83° | 51° | 33% | — | SSE | 7 mph | 5% | 29.85 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 5 PM | 82° | 82° | 52° | 36% | — | SSE | 6 mph | 4% | 29.85 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 56° | 49% | — | SSW | 6 mph | 3% | 29.87 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 56° | 52% | — | SW | 6 mph | 2% | 29.89 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 55° | 52% | — | WSW | 5 mph | 2% | 29.91 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 55° | 52% | — | WSW | 5 mph | 8% | 29.94 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 60° | 63% | — | SE | 14 mph | 19% | 29.96 inHg | — | ||||||
| Fri 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 55° | 50% | — | ESE | 14 mph | 9% | 29.96 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 12 AM | 73° | 73° | 56° | 57% | — | ESE | 14 mph | 3% | 29.95 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 1 AM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 62% | — | ESE | 13 mph | 6% | 29.93 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 2 AM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 62% | — | SE | 19 mph | 56% | 29.92 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 3 AM | 71° | 71° | 56° | 60% | — | SE | 18 mph | 1% | 29.94 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 4 AM | 70° | 70° | 57° | 64% | — | ESE | 17 mph | 9% | 29.95 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 5 AM | 69° | 69° | 57° | 66% | — | ESE | 17 mph | 1% | 29.98 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 6 AM | 69° | 69° | 58° | 68% | — | ESE | 17 mph | 0% | 30.01 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 7 AM | 70° | 70° | 58° | 65% | — | ESE | 15 mph | 0% | 30.03 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 62% | — | ESE | 14 mph | 0% | 30.06 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 9 AM | 74° | 74° | 59° | 60% | — | ESE | 11 mph | 0% | 30.06 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 60° | 56% | — | ESE | 10 mph | 0% | 30.03 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 11 AM | 79° | 79° | 60° | 52% | — | ESE | 9 mph | 1% | 29.99 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 12 PM | 82° | 82° | 60° | 47% | — | E | 9 mph | 1% | 29.94 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 1 PM | 83° | 84° | 59° | 43% | — | E | 8 mph | 9% | 29.89 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 2 PM | 85° | 85° | 57° | 39% | — | E | 6 mph | 3% | 29.85 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 3 PM | 85° | 85° | 56° | 38% | — | ESE | 6 mph | 6% | 29.82 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 4 PM | 84° | 84° | 56° | 38% | — | SSE | 7 mph | 4% | 29.81 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 5 PM | 82° | 82° | 55° | 39% | — | S | 8 mph | 6% | 29.81 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 6 PM | 78° | 78° | 58° | 50% | — | SSW | 7 mph | 6% | 29.82 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 7 PM | 77° | 77° | 58° | 53% | — | SSW | 7 mph | 5% | 29.83 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 8 PM | 76° | 76° | 58° | 55% | — | SW | 7 mph | 5% | 29.85 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 58° | 56% | — | SW | 6 mph | 13% | 29.87 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 59° | 61% | — | SW | 4 mph | 25% | 29.88 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sat 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 69% | — | S | 10 mph | 31% | 29.89 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sun 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 67% | — | ESE | 13 mph | 18% | 29.89 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sun 1 AM | 74° | 74° | 62° | 65% | — | E | 12 mph | 34% | 29.88 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sun 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 68% | — | ENE | 14 mph | 20% | 29.88 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sun 3 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 77% | — | NE | 12 mph | 15% | 29.90 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sun 4 AM | 69° | 69° | 64° | 83% | — | NE | 12 mph | 98% | 29.91 inHg | — | ||||||
| Sun 5 AM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | — | NE | 12 mph | 77% | 29.93 inHg | — |
The next 16 days
MET Norway forecast updated Sep 25, 3:17 AM GMT+2 to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodaySep 2583°69°Clearwind 17 mph
- SatSep 2685°69°Clearwind 19 mph
- SunSep 2785°68°Partly cloudywind 14 mph
- MonSep 2888°76°Mostly clearwind 12 mph
- TueSep 2988°75°Partly cloudywind 11 mph
- WedSep 3085°71°Cloudywind 15 mph
- ThuOct 182°67°Partly cloudywind 16 mph
- FriOct 275°64°Rain showerswind 16 mph
- SatOct 379°69°Partly cloudywind 11 mph
- SunOct 481°69°Partly cloudywind 9 mph
- MonOct 5~83°72°Model mean
- TueOct 6~83°71°Model mean
- WedOct 7~84°72°Model mean
- ThuOct 8~83°74°Model mean
- FriOct 9~85°74°Model mean
- SatOct 10~91°77°Model mean
Right now
MET Norway forecast for this hour- Feels like68°
- WindESE 17 mph
- Humidity69%
- Dew point58°
- Pressure30.05 inHg
- UV index0 · Lowclear-sky peak 12 today
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
- Moonrise5:00 PMMoonset 4:43 AM
- Moon phaseWaxing gibbous98% lit
The models, side by side
GFS Sep 24, 8:00 PM GMT+2 · GEFS Sep 24, 8:00 PM GMT+2 · ECMWF Sep 24, 2:00 PM GMT+2 · ECMWF AI Sep 24, 2:00 PM GMT+2Each 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.
| Day | NWS grid | GFS | GEFS | ECMWF | ECMWF AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Sep 25 | 83° 69° | 89° 71° | 87° 72° | 81° 70° | ~81° 71° |
| Sat Sep 26 | 85° 69° | 90° 72° | 88° 71° | ~82° 70° | ~82° 71° |
| Sun Sep 27 | 85° 68° | 91° 74° | 89° 73° | 83° 73° | ~83° 73°0.02 in |
| Mon Sep 28 | 88° 76° | 93° 74° | 90° 73° | 85° 73° | ~84° 73°0.03 in |
| Tue Sep 29 | 88° 75° | 94° 77° | 90° 74° | 85° 74° | ~85° 75°0.02 in |
| Wed Sep 30 | 85° 71° | 90° 75° | 88° 73° | 81° 73°0.01 in | ~83° 74°0.03 in |
| Thu Oct 1 | 82° 67° | 87° 71° | 86° 71° | ~78° 69° | ~76° 70°0.02 in |
| Fri Oct 2 | 75° 64°0.17 in | 87° 67° | 85° 67° | ~75° 66°0.07 in | ~75° 67°0.02 in |
| Sat Oct 3 | 79° 69°0.02 in | 88° 68° | 87° 68° | ~75° 65° | ~80° 68°0.01 in |
| Sun Oct 4 | 81° 69° | 92° 70° | 89° 70° | ~78° 69°0.03 in | ~84° 72° |
| Mon Oct 5 | — | ~87° 73°0.04 in | — | ~78° 69° | ~86° 74° |
| Tue Oct 6 | — | ~84° 70°0.07 in | — | ~79° 69°0.01 in | ~87° 74° |
| Wed Oct 7 | — | ~87° 71°0.15 in | — | ~78° 70°0.18 in | ~87° 76° |
| Thu Oct 8 | — | ~85° 75°0.01 in | — | ~79° 70°0.15 in | ~85° 76° |
| Fri Oct 9 | — | ~90° 77° | — | ~80° 71° | ~85° 75° |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | ~91° 77° | — | — | — |
A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.
ECMWF ensemble meteogram
Health and activities
Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollenNone 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.
Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.
Health
- Arthritisnext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Common coldtodayLowmild
- FlutodayLowmild
- Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
- Heat stresstodayLowmild
- SunburntodayLowweak sun
- Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
- SleepingtonightVery goodwarm night
Outdoors
- RunningtodayGoodhot
- HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GolftodayIdealfine conditions
- FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Beach and pooltodayIdealfine conditions
- CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
- StargazingtonightGoodbright moon
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
- Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads
Home and garden
- Lawn mowingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GardeningtodayIdealfine conditions
- Outdoor entertainingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Drying laundry outsidetodayIdealfine conditions
- Painting and outdoor projectstodayIdealfine conditions
- FrosttonightLowmild
Pests
- MosquitoestodayHighwarm
- TickstodayModeratewarm
- Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
- Outdoor peststodayModeratewarm
Stargazing
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moonTonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated fair.
| Night of | Rating | Dark | Clear hours | Clear and moonless | Moon lit | Transparency (est.) | Dew | Strongest wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Fair | 7:07 PM to 4:38 AM | 9 of 10 | None | 99% | Good | 19 mph | |
| Saturday | Fair | 7:07 PM to 4:38 AM | 6 of 10 | None | 100% | Good | 14 mph | |
| Sunday | Fair | 7:07 PM to 4:37 AM | 7 of 10 | None | 99% | Good | 12 mph | |
| Monday | Fair | 7:07 PM to 4:36 AM | 1 of 10 | 1 h from 7:00 PM | 95% | Good | 8 mph | |
| Tuesday | Fair | 7:07 PM to 4:36 AM | 1 of 10 | 1 h from 7:00 PM | 90% | Good | 9 mph | |
| Wednesday | Fair | 7:07 PM to 4:35 AM | 1 of 10 | 1 h from 7:00 PM | 82% | Good | 15 mph | |
| Thursday | Good | 7:07 PM to 4:34 AM | 7 of 10 | 4 h from 7:00 PM | 73% | Fair | 16 mph | |
| Friday | Excellent | 7:07 PM to 4:34 AM | 6 of 10 | 4 h from 8:00 PM | 64% | Good | 11 mph | |
| Saturday | Good | 7:07 PM to 4:33 AM | 6 of 10 | 5 h from 8:00 PM | 53% | Fair | 9 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 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 is not rated. 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.
Spraying and field work
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecastHours 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
- Fri 12 PM to 3 PM 3 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Fri 5 PM to 10 PM 5 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Sat 11 AM to Sun 12 AM 13 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Sun 3 PM to 7 PM 4 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Mon 2 AM to 2 PM 12 hours, every hour within the rules
- Tue 2 AM to 8 AM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
- Tue 8 PM to Wed 8 AM 12 hours, every hour within the rules
- Wed 2 PM to 8 PM 6 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
| Fri | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sun | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Marginal No
Field days
| Day | Daytime | Chance of rain | Rain | Lowest humidity | Strongest wind | Dry days in a row | Hay drying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Dry | 0.00 in | 33% | 15 mph | 7 d | Good | |
| Saturday | Dry | 0.00 in | 38% | 14 mph | 6 d | Good | |
| Sunday | Dry | 0.00 in | 41% | 12 mph | 5 d | Good | |
| Monday | Dry | 0.00 in | 36% | 7 mph | 4 d | Good | |
| Tuesday | Dry | 0.00 in | 33% | 11 mph | 3 d | Good | |
| Wednesday | Dry | 0.00 in | 38% | 14 mph | 2 d | Good | |
| Thursday | Dry | 0.00 in | 42% | 14 mph | 1 d | Good | |
| Friday | Showers possible | 0.17 in | 60% | 13 mph | |||
| Saturday | Dry | 0.02 in | 53% | 10 mph | 2 d | ||
| Sunday | Dry | 0.01 in | 51% | 9 mph | 1 d |
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.
In words
Written here from the MET Norway forecastToday83° · SE 6–17 mph
Clear. High near 29°C. Southeast wind 10 to 28 km/h.
Tonight69° · SSE 5–19 mph
Partly cloudy. Low near 21°C. Southsoutheast wind 8 to 30 km/h.
Saturday85° · ESE 6–17 mph
Clear. High near 29°C. Eastsoutheast wind 10 to 27 km/h.
Saturday Night69° · SE 4–14 mph
Cloudy. Low near 21°C. Southeast wind 7 to 22 km/h.
Sunday85° · ENE 7–13 mph
Partly cloudy. High near 29°C. Eastnortheast wind 12 to 21 km/h.
Sunday Night68° · NE 4–12 mph
Mostly clear. Low near 20°C. Northeast wind 6 to 20 km/h.
Monday88° · E 7–7 mph
Mostly clear. High near 31°C. East wind 11 to 12 km/h.
Monday Night76° · ENE 2–8 mph
Partly cloudy. Low near 25°C. Eastnortheast wind 3 to 13 km/h.
Tuesday88° · ESE 9–11 mph
Partly cloudy. High near 31°C. Eastsoutheast wind 14 to 18 km/h.
Tuesday Night75° · ESE 3–9 mph
Partly cloudy. Low near 24°C. Eastsoutheast wind 5 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday85° · ESE 5–14 mph
Cloudy. High near 29°C. Eastsoutheast wind 8 to 22 km/h.
Wednesday Night71° · SE 12–15 mph
Partly cloudy. Low near 22°C. Southeast wind 20 to 24 km/h.
Thursday82° · ESE 6–14 mph
Partly cloudy. High near 28°C. Eastsoutheast wind 10 to 23 km/h.
Thursday Night67° · SE 14–16 mph
Rain. Low near 20°C. Southeast wind 22 to 26 km/h. Precipitation around 2 mm.
Friday75° · SE 7–12 mph
Rain showers. High near 24°C. Southeast wind 12 to 20 km/h. Precipitation around 1.3 mm.
Friday Night64° · SSE 8–11 mph
Rain showers. Low near 18°C. Southsoutheast wind 13 to 17 km/h. Precipitation around 1.3 mm.
Saturday79° · ESE 6–10 mph
Partly cloudy. High near 26°C. Eastsoutheast wind 10 to 16 km/h.
Saturday Night69° · S 4–9 mph
Mostly clear. Low near 21°C. South wind 6 to 15 km/h.
Sunday81° · SE 7–9 mph
Partly cloudy. High near 27°C. Southeast wind 12 to 15 km/h.
Climate
Everything else on the grid
MET Norway · 12 elementsThe 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.
| Element | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pressure min | 29.85 inHg | 29.81 inHg | 29.79 inHg | 29.79 inHg | 29.80 inHg | 29.88 inHg | 29.90 inHg | 29.94 inHg | 29.90 inHg | 29.91 inHg |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | 5:28 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 12 h 8 min | Waxing gibbous · 98% lit |
| Sat | 5:27 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 12 h 8 min | Full moon · 100% lit |
| Sun | 5:27 AM | 5:48 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 12 h 9 min | Full moon · 99% lit |
| Mon | 5:26 AM | 5:47 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 12 h 10 min | Waning gibbous · 96% lit |
| Tue | 5:25 AM | 5:47 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 12 h 10 min | Waning gibbous · 91% lit |
| Wed | 5:25 AM | 5:46 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 12 h 11 min | Waning gibbous · 85% lit |
| Thu | 5:24 AM | 5:45 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 12 h 12 min | Waning gibbous · 76% lit |
| Fri | 5:24 AM | 5:45 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 12 h 12 min | Waning gibbous · 67% lit |
| Sat | 5:23 AM | 5:44 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 12 h 13 min | Last quarter · 56% lit |
| Sun | 5:22 AM | 5:43 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 12 h 14 min | Last quarter · 46% 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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