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Weather and climate information for teachers

Students find earth science particularly fascinating. The links below should help teachers, students and parents who are asked to help with homework find reliable sources of information.

You can find the latest weather observations, five-day forecasts and data on weather averages for locations around the world by typcing in the name of a location, of its U.S. ZIP code in the box on the right side of this page where it says "Enter ZIP or City" under the "More weather" heading. Links to averages for each location, and more, are at the bottom of each page.

Unless otherwise noted, links are to USATODAY.com pages. The abbreviations at the beginning of a link identify the source. These are listed at the bottom of this page.

Overall views of meteorology, including college courses

• Guide to the science of the atmosphere
• Average weather, weather history
• AMS: Online weather studies
• PSU: Meteorology 101: Understanding Weather Forecasting

Water, its role in weather, the water cycle

• Understanding water in the atmosphere
• USGS: Water science for schools
• USGS: The water cycle

Global warming, climate change

• Understanding climate change science
• Resources: Climate change science

Help for teachers, opportunities to work with scientists

• Meteorological Society offers help to teachers
• Rice U.: Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic

Lesson plans, other resources

• NOAA: Teachers Resources
• U. of Ill.: The Weather Unit
• Texas NRCC: Air Quality Lesson Plans and Data

Answers to questions

• Questions and answers archive
• Answers to frequently asked questions
• Finding data on past weather

Abbreviations used above

• AMS: American Meteorological Society
• NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• PSU: Pennsylvania State University
• Rice U.: Rice University
• Texas NRCC: Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission
• USDOS: U.S. Department of State
• USEPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency