KDKA School Closings
Check whether your local schools are closed due to inclement weather.
Current weather, forecast, radar.
- National Weather Service Forecast Office
Weather Channel: Pittsburgh and Vicinity
yesterday's weather, current weather, 10 day forecast, monthly averages, airport & flight delays, pollen count, interstate traffic, and more
American Meteorological Society: Glossary of Meteorology
This is the electronic version of the second edition of the Glossary with more than 12,000 weather terms.
NASA's Earth Observatory provides satellite imagery and scientific information about earth, particularly its climate and environmental change.
Earthweek: A Diary of the Planet
Earthweek is a weekly syndicated newspaper feature that highlights natural phenomenon and man-made events affecting the environment during the current week.
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Climatic Data Center
NCDC archives 99 percent of all NOAA data and also collects data from around the globe.
- National Climatic Data Center
This short URL will take you to the National Weather Service (NOAA).
This glossary contains information on more then 2000 terms, phrases and abbreviations used by the NWS. You can search or browse alphabetically.
National Weather Service: Eastern Regional Headquarters
The Northeastern US is broken up into several larger subregions. Besides Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is covered by:
Windswept: The Story of Wind and Weather
This book is the story of humankind's long struggle to understand wind and weather, from the wind gods of ancient times to early discoveries of the dynamics of air movement to high-tech schemes to control hurricanes.
Man vs. Weather: How to Be Your Own Weatherman
A humorous and practical guide to the history and science of understanding the weather by a real humorist who measures the sun's radiation in terms of commemorative Elvis candles.
Firefly Guide to Weather Forecasting: All the Information You'll Need to Make Your Own Weather Forecast
Guide to Weather Forecasting covers every aspect of making a forecast and is a handy resource to understanding the professionals' daily weather predictions.
The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
The story of how Luke Howard, a young Quaker Englishman, in 1802 came up with the endearing names we use today: cirrus, cumulus, stratus, nimbus.
Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale, and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science into Poetry
"Less a piece of science writing than a writer's meditation on science, this gem of a book is equal parts history, mystery, textbook and memoir, as much a story about how we think about the wind as it is about the wind itself, and deserves a wide audience among readers interested in writing, nature and history." -- Publishers Weekly
Weather Matters: An American Cultural History since 1900
Historian Mergen explores weather's impact on American culture over the past century, including the government's campaigns to promote its weather service, and the marketing of weather in the media.
The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds
This was a British bestseller so you know it is easy to read. Pretor-Pinney is also founder of the The Cloud Appreciation Society.
Firefly Guide to Weather
Written for all readers, this book explains how weather phenomena actually develop and how to predict them. The book also explores the validity of weather folklore.
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Last updated January 16, 2013