Give me the "why?" of the weather
December 2, 2012 10:21 AM Subscribe
Where can I find detailed weather analysis for Canadian cities?
I live in Montreal. I have plenty of access to instant temperature readings, and I have a pretty good sense of the forecast thanks to Weather Underground. I have the "what?" of the weather. What I'm missing is the "how?" and the "why?". Is there a service that will tell me about the big picture weather patterns currently going on, and how they're affecting the smaller scale picture here at home? I'm looking for something like what the weatherman on TV does, but with a bit more science behind it. Searching Environment Canada doesn't seem to help much.
I live in Montreal. I have plenty of access to instant temperature readings, and I have a pretty good sense of the forecast thanks to Weather Underground. I have the "what?" of the weather. What I'm missing is the "how?" and the "why?". Is there a service that will tell me about the big picture weather patterns currently going on, and how they're affecting the smaller scale picture here at home? I'm looking for something like what the weatherman on TV does, but with a bit more science behind it. Searching Environment Canada doesn't seem to help much.
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You'll probably need to have some detailed weather maps to fully understand what the forecast discussion is talking about. For that I recommend the (sorry, US-centered again) NWS Mesoscale Analysis page. Environment Canada also has a few surface and upper air charts that are more centered on Canada, but doesn't have quite the same range of derived products (that I can see).
posted by kiltedtaco at 11:38 AM on December 2, 2012 [1 favorite]