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Weather
See also: Hurricanes and climate change
Pittsburgh Weather
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KDKA School Closings
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Accuweather: Pittsburgh
Current weather, forecast, radar. -
National Weather Service Forecast Office
- Forecast for the Pittsburgh Area
- Climate Data (historical) for Pittsburgh
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Observed Weather for Pittsburgh
Look here for today's, yesterday's, and previous days' weather data, including maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall.
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Weather Channel: Pittsburgh and Vicinity
yesterday's weather, current weather, 10 day forecast, monthly averages, airport & flight delays, pollen count, interstate traffic, and more
Return to the topWeb Sites
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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. -
Earth Observatory
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
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National Climatic Data Center
NCDC archives 99 percent of all NOAA data and also collects data from around the globe.
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National Climatic Data Center
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Weather.gov
This short URL will take you to the National Weather Service (NOAA).-
Glossary
This glossary contains information on more then 2000 terms, phrases and abbreviations used by the NWS. You can search or browse alphabetically.
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Glossary
Pennsylvania
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National Weather Service: Eastern Regional Headquarters
The Northeastern US is broken up into several larger subregions. Besides Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is covered by:-
Cleveland Ohio
For western and northwestern counties of PA - Philadelphia
- State College PA
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Cleveland Ohio
Selected Books
De Villiers, Marq
Windswept: The Story of Wind and Weather
QC931.D48 2006
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.
Windswept: The Story of Wind and Weather
QC931.D48 2006
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.
DiClaudio, Dennis
Man vs. Weather: How to Be Your Own Weatherman
QC995.4.D53 2008
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.
Man vs. Weather: How to Be Your Own Weatherman
QC995.4.D53 2008
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.
Dunlop, Storm
Firefly Guide to Weather Forecasting: All the Information You'll Need to Make Your Own Weather Forecast
QC995.4.D86 2008x
Guide to Weather Forecasting covers every aspect of making a forecast and is a handy resource to understanding the professionals' daily weather predictions.
Firefly Guide to Weather Forecasting: All the Information You'll Need to Make Your Own Weather Forecast
QC995.4.D86 2008x
Guide to Weather Forecasting covers every aspect of making a forecast and is a handy resource to understanding the professionals' daily weather predictions.
Hamblyn, Richard
The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
QC921.H35 2001
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.
The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
QC921.H35 2001
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.
Huler, Scott
Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale, and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science into Poetry
QC933.H85 2004
"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
Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale, and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science into Poetry
QC933.H85 2004
"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
Mergen, Bernard
Weather Matters: An American Cultural History since 1900
QC983.M43 2008
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.
Weather Matters: An American Cultural History since 1900
QC983.M43 2008
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.
Pretor-Pinney, Gavin
The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds
QC921.P75 2006x
This was a British bestseller so you know it is easy to read. Pretor-Pinney is also founder of the The Cloud Appreciation Society.
The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds
QC921.P75 2006x
This was a British bestseller so you know it is easy to read. Pretor-Pinney is also founder of the The Cloud Appreciation Society.
Reynolds, Ross
Firefly Guide to Weather
QC981.R494 2005x
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.
Firefly Guide to Weather
QC981.R494 2005x
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.
Last updated January 16, 2013
NOAAWatch - Severe Weather
There is a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms for parts of western Oklahoma, western Kansas and southwestern Nebraska. Surrounding this area is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms for a large portion of the Plains States. An active severe weather day is expected over a large portion of the Plains. Large destructive hail and the possibility for a few strong tornadoes are the main threats.
(Saturday May 18, 2013)
