U.S. Hazards Outlooks - Maps

Monday through Friday of each week, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center issues an outlook of weather- and climate-related hazards to the United States for the next eight to fourteen days. Potential hazards are shown for precipitation (heavy rain or snow), temperature (much-above or much-below normal), and soils (drought), Hazards maps are accompanied by a text summary.

Where do these data come from?

• How-To

  What can I do with these data?

  • Get advance warning of potentially hazardous conditions
  • See where heavy rain or snow is likely, or much above- or much below- normal temperatures are expected.

  How do I use the site?

  The site has two interactive maps.

  • On the top map, use check boxes to display hazards of interest.
  • Click the + and - buttons to zoom in and out. Click and drag to pan.

  On the second map, roll your cursor over the various headings to display a map of indicated elements. Click any map to view a larger version.

  Download map layers from the left sidebar.

• Data Access
  Data Format(s)

  KML, shapefile

  Access Type	Link & Description
  Mapping	U.S. Day 8-14 Hazards Outlook Interactive maps and discussion of potential hazards. Shapefile and KML downloads are available on the same page.

• Documentation

  Documentation Type	Link & Description
  General	About the Hazards Outlook Week-2 U.S. Hazards Outlook description.
  Interest	CPC Contact Info Who to contact about specific CPC products, including forecasts and outlooks.

• Related Datasets
  CPC U.S. Hazards Archive

  Available from October 2008 (Monday - Friday Only)

  U.S. Day 3-7 Hazards Outlook

  Outlook product depicts possible impending weather-related hazards during the medium-range, day 3-7 forecast period.

  Expert Assessments prepared by CPC

  Climate Prediction Center (CPC) meteorologists and oceanographers review climate and weather observations and data along with model results; assess their meaning, significance, and current status; and likely future climate impacts. Their findings are issued as assessments, advisories, special outlook discussions, and bulletins.
• Technical
  Data Type

  Model

  Essential Climate Variables

  Air temperature, ,

  Science Organization

  Climate Prediction Center

  Email

  Jon.Gottschalck@noaa.gov