Over 250 Weather Forecasting Contests!

Would you like to forecast the weather?

  • We operate separate weather forecasting contests for hundreds of locations across the United States, with hundreds more to come
  • Compare your skill to the computer model forecasts used by the experts, or just compete against your friends

A great activity for school classes (middle school, high school or college)!

  • Forecasting contest generates interest and fun while learning about the weather
  • Allows students to do inquiry-based investigations of the weather
  • Encourages students to be more aware of the environment around them
  • Helps students who don't enjoy science to understand weather concepts
  • Can be used to teach geography and climate
  • Designed to allow teacher to interact with and guide students
  • Easy metrics for converting contest participation into grades
  • If you are a teacher, here is how you can get started, and here are some teaching suggestions

It's easy to start forecasting.

  • Just click "Create new account" in the right sidebar and register as a forecaster
  • Then go to the page for a site you choose -- use the map or the "Forecasting Sites" menu at the top
  • Go to the "Enter a Forecast" section, and predict the minimum and maximum temperatures and precipitation amount for tomorrow

FC in Minneapolis

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2009-10-31 21:33

We've spent the last three days at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) regional conference in Minneapolis. We had a nice time talking with teachers at the Forecast Central booth, most of them earth science teachers in middle school or high school, but there were a few elementary school teachers as well. It was interesting that many teachers told us that they already have been having their students try their hand at forecasting, but they found it difficult to do, so they were excited to hear about Forecast Central.

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