Transit of Venus Weather


U.S. and Canada Weather Links for the Transit of Venus
Forecasts	U.S.A.	National Weather Service clickable map
Forecasts	Canada	Environment Canada clickable map
Numerical (computer) forecasts	U.S.A.	NCEP Central Operations: source of GFS and NAM numerical models with output for many regions of the globe. Choose "Model Guidance", then region, then model. Use RH (relative humidity) as a substitute for cloud amount. GFS extends to 15 days, NAM to 3.
	U.S.A.	Skippy Sky computer weather forecasts for North America based on the U.S. GFS model (5-day prediction of cloud, wind, temperature)
	Canada	Environment Canada Model Forecasts: choose from Regional or Global model; Regional extends for 48 hours, Global to 5 days.
	North America	Clear Sky Clock: Astronomy-friendly output from the Canadian Regional Model. Hourly colour-coded display of cloud, wind, temperature for hundreds of sites around North America.

Satellite	U.S.A.	Continental U.S.
	U.S.A.	SSEC clickable continental U.S. map with full-resolution multi-wavelength images and animation
	Canada	Environment Canada satellite menu
	Alaska	National Weather Service low-resolution geostationary images
	Alaska	National Weather Service high-resolution polar-orbiting satellite images (scroll down to view)
	Globe	Clickable global map with medium-resolution infra-red satellite images

Radar	U.S.A.	National Weather Service clickable map
	Canada	Environment Canada clickable map
PDA-friendly	North America and Globe	NWS PDA-compatible weather information
Current Infrared Satellite Image: Image: NOAA, NESDIS

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Updated April 2012