It was not long ago that television weather reports were presented by local personalities standing in front of a marker or chalkboard with a map of the United States drawn on it. To add some spice, small vinyl symbols of the sun and clouds were...

The weather has an astonishing impact on our lives, ranging from the frustration of being caught in a sudden downpour to the trillions of dollars spent in weather-sensitive businesses. Consequently, a great deal of time, effort, money, and technology...

At the center of modern weather forecasting is weather forecast modeling. With the aid of computers, mathematical models provide the crucial link between data collection and weather prediction. Without models and the computers needed to work them, the...

For as long as they have observed the sky, humans have been keenly interested in predicting what the weather may bring. Most of the world's indigenous peoples came to understand the climate and weather patterns in their area, and could often predict...

Modern weather predictions aid in timely evacuations and potentially save lives and property damage Human beings have attempted to predict the weather since time immemorial. Today, weather forecasts are made by collecting quantitative data about the...

We all want to know what kind of weather is coming up! Is it going to rain on the day we pla-nned to go to the beach? Is it going to snow tomorrow? How do meteorologists forecast the weather? Weather Instruments ...

We take a simple time series approach to modeling and forecasting daily average temperature in U.S. cities, and we inquire systematically as to whether it may prove useful from the vantage point of participants in the weather derivatives market. The answer is, perhaps surprisingly,...

Are weather forecasts really accurate? Evaluates the weather forecasts over a 19 day period.