Short Range Forecasts for North America

Forecasts issued by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (GFS model details) are presented as individual images, or grouped together in two formats: a set of six panels for each 12 hour interval from 0 (analysis) to 72 hours, or a series of seven panels showing the evolution in time of a given combination of variables.

Forecast issued: See Image Titles for Initial and Valid Times

Weather Map Images Time: Analysis Day 0.5
12 Hours
Day 1
24 Hours
Day 1.5
36 Hours
Day 2
48 Hours
Day 2.5
60 Hours
Day 3
72 Hours
Field:   All
Fields
All
Fields
All
Fields
All
Fields
All
Fields
All
Fields
All
Fields
500mb Geopotential Height
& Vorticity
All
Times
Sea Level Pressure
& 1000-500mb Thickness
All
Times
700mb Vertical Velocity
& Precipitation
All
Times
850mb Temperature
Relative Humidity & Winds
All
Times
200mb Streamlines
& Isotachs
All
Times
Precipitable Water &
Convective Available Potential Energy
All
Times
Relative Humidity at 800, 500, & 300mb
or Low, Middle, & High Cloud Cover
All
Times