Numerical Weather Prediction

Forecast of 300mb Heights and Wind for 11 December 2000: Forecasts for the 300mb conditions for 11 December 2000 at 00Z are shown in the animation. Courtesy of Dept. of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Forecast of 850mb Heights and Temperature for 11 December 2000: An animation of 850mb heights and temperatures of forecasts all made for 00Z, 11 December 2000 show how error in forecasts varies from day-to-day. Courtesy of Dept. of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Forecast of Sea Level Pressure and Precipitation for 11 December 2000: A series of forecast maps of sea level pressure and precipitation. Most forecasts out seven days prior to 11 December depict a low-pressure center to be present east of the Rocky Mountains with variations in location Courtesy of Dept. of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Verification of the Forecast for 00Z 11 December 2000: The observed sea level pressure and temperature pattern as well as the precipitation for of 00Z 11 December 2000. Compare the actual conditions shown here with the forecasted conditions shown in the animation of sea level pressure and precipitation above. Courtesy of Dept. Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign