Weather Forecasting and Discussion

A place to discuss non region specific weather, storm forecasting, weather observations and weather history here.

2,634 topics in this forum

  1. Long-range forecast for winter 2018-2019 -- large variations likely

    two wintry spells in northeast with a milder core in early to mid January
    By Roger Smith,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,811 views

  2. January 2019 temperature forecast contest

    enter by 06z Jan 3rd, 2019
    By Roger Smith,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,332 views

  3. Top 4 sites to see the weather

    Top 4 sites to see the weather
    By jackchoune,
    • 8 replies
    • 1,897 views

  4. Medium-Range Forecasting

    Student Forecast Contest
    By WxPrediction,
    • 0 replies
    • 431 views

  5. December 2018 temperature forecast contest and conclusion of the Regional Rumble

    final scoring posted -- Scotty Lightning is overall winner, wxallannj 2nd in a close finish
    By Roger Smith,
    • 23 replies
    • 1,305 views

  6. How much more accurate are winter storm forecasts today compared to year 2000? 2005?

    It seems like the forecasts are a little better, but i don’t see the degree of improvement that took place between 1980 and 2000. What are your thoughts?
    By ConvectiveIA,
    • 1 reply
    • 363 views

  7. Daily Weather Summaries

    Data
    By munley,
    • 0 replies
    • 293 views

  8. New tornado research

    Research shows that tornadoes form from the ground up
    By TriPol,
    • 3 replies
    • 530 views

  9. Negative NAO Winter 1 2

    By AfewUniversesBelowNormal,
    • 47 replies
    • 7,385 views

  10. November 2018 temperature forecast contest and Regional Rumble, winter snowfall contest added

    snowfall contest forecasts posted, final scoring updated, SL leads by 23 (all nine)
    By Roger Smith,
    • 22 replies
    • 1,245 views

  11. Northeast U.S. (NE-US-wx) 18th annual seasonal snowfall contest

    and 20th annual snowstorm forecast contests during the winter
    By Roger Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 502 views

  12. And we begin

    Annual run up to winter!
    By weathafella,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,266 views

  13. Griteater's Winter Outlook (18-19)

    By griteater,
    • 6 replies
    • 3,236 views

  14. ENSO breakdown

    By weatherwiz,
    • 4 replies
    • 672 views

  15. Admittedly, a very boring question

    Nonetheless, I DO desire to know the answer
    By StreetUrchin,
    • 3 replies
    • 523 views

  16. October 2018 temperature forecast contest and Regional Rumble

    provisional scoring updated, Rumble leaders once again NYC by 128 pts over MA .. contest scoring for individual forecasters is just about tied among several contenders
    By Roger Smith,
    • 18 replies
    • 950 views

  17. We've had something like 250 straight days with +NAO

    By AfewUniversesBelowNormal,
    • 1 reply
    • 575 views

  18. Indonesia Tsunami

    This looks bad
    By Amped,
    • 1 reply
    • 547 views

  19. September 2018 temperature forecast contest and Regional Rumble

    final scoring posted; RJay and Tom making a move up the table
    By Roger Smith,
    • 20 replies
    • 1,070 views

  20. GFS Model Data Extraction

    By weatherwiz,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,966 views

  21. Are Hurricanes Get Tired?

    Is activity dependent on prior year?
    By Mauro,   
    • 0 replies
    • 428 views

  22. For you (weather) data weenies out there

    beta dataset search
    By das,
    • 0 replies
    • 496 views

  23. August 2018 temperature forecast and Regional Rumble

    all scoring updated, heading for a very close race to DEC final results
    By Roger Smith,
    • 20 replies
    • 1,025 views

  24. should numerical pops still be in public forecasts?

    communicating risk to the general public
    By Jim Marusak,
    • 1 reply
    • 530 views

  25. Redding CA "firenado" rated EF3

    By janetjanet998,
    • 3 replies
    • 960 views