Weather Links

Current Climate Situation in the Midwest
Maps showing precipitation, temperature (average, high and low), snowfall and snow on the ground for the past seven and the past 30 days, from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center.

Agricultural Weather and Climate
A site maintained by the Joint Agricultural Weather Facility (USDA/NOAA), providing agricultural updates as well as climate, tropical storm, fire, and other weather information.

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
A map depicting winter hardiness of crops and native plants in terms of climatic zones within the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Wisconsin State Climatology Office
A resource for Wisconsin climate and weather information, especially historical temperature and precipitation data.

NOAA Education Web Site
Education resources for students, teachers and the general public, from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

National Drought Mitigation Center
Information on developing and implementing measures to reduce societal vulnerability to drought.

WI-MN Cooperative Extension Agricultural Weather
Selected information on weather, solar radiation, evapotranspiration, crop-specific risks, and soil nitrogen content for agricultural managers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ohio.

National Weather Service - Madison/Milwaukee/Sullivan
Wisconsin state forecast, zone forecasts by county, and daily summaries for the Madison/Milwaukee area, from the National Weather Service.

 NCDC Climate Visualization (CLIMVIS)
An on-line tool for graphing historic regional and global data available from the National Climatic Data Center.