One source that I use pretty regularly here is the Climate Prediction Center. As the summer was winding to a conclusion, with many other weather news stories to cover, they quietly updated their forecast offerings. Now, it isn’t a massive change to their product offering, but it definitely is a fresh coat of paint.

This is one of those paint jobs that really makes things look considerably better, though. The CPC graciously still has a 3-4 week outlook with the old graphics.

Looks fine, I guess. Also looks like the middle of October could be warm. That’s neither here nor there, though. Let’s look at the 2 week forecast which is issued with the new graphics.

Now there is a key in the bottom, which is pretty great, and a full word or phrase for each section. Again, it’s warm in the middle of the country, but here with the new version of the map, it’s much clearer.

So this is definitely an improvement. They not only look better, but the information is a lot more clearly displayed than before. It’s nice to have an upgrade that is actually an upgrade!

The past couple of months have been fairly active with forecasts. Let’s keep up the streak through mid-September.

Columbus, Ohio

Greenville, South Carolina

Roanoke, Virginia

Next week is the peak of hurricane season. We will feature a lot of forecasts in the southeast, so if anything arises, we will be there to watch for it.

Gainesville, Florida

Tampa, Florida

Columbia, South Carolina

Redding, California
Road Trip from Columbia – Redding

Jackson, Mississippi

St. Louis, Missouri

A few forecasts, and one long road trip before we go back to school.

Spokane, Washington

Hickory, North Carolina

Hinesville, Georgia

Madera, Christmas
Road trip from Hinesville to Madera

We have a lot of forecasts on our horizon in the coming days. What kind of action are we looking at?

Cleveland, Tennessee
Road Trip from Burlington, Vermont to Cleveland (Road trip line drawn to the wrong city from Burlington. oops!)

Boulder, Colorado

Florence, Alabama

Bloomington, Indiana

Springfield, Missouri
Road Trip from Great Falls, Montana to Springfield

We are going to spend the middle of July in the south. With the heat out west and the humidity in the southeast, it is going to get stuffy.

Road Trip from Prescott, Arizona to Bakersfield, California

Laredo, Texas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
Road Trip from Laredo to Fayetteville

We will paint the corners of the country with our forecasts and road trips in the coming days. But which corners, right?

Saginaw, Michigan
Road Trip from Valdosta, Georgia to Saginaw

Tallahassee, Florida to San Diego, California

Prescott, Arizona

We’re coming up on the time of year for vacations. I am included in that group, getting ready to leave for a week next week, but there is a chance some of these forecasts sneak online before then.

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Sacramento, California

Fayetteville, Arkansas
Road Trip from Columbia, South Carolina to Fayetteville

As we head into the end of May and beginning of June, we can focus on the weather around the country, because we don’t have a lot of targeted forecasts on the horizon.

Road trip from Rochester, New York to Wichita Falls, Texas

We made it to May, which means we have made it to what I believe to be the most fascinating time of the weather year. What spots around the country will we be visiting?

Kalamazoo, Michigan
Road Trip from Lebanon, Pennsylvania to Kalamazoo

Fairbanks, Alaska

Des Moines, Iowa

Raleigh, North Carolina