There's never enough time to make a forecast. Now that you've learned some of the basics about meteorology, about the processes that control the temperatures and winds, it's time to apply that knowledge in a systematic way to weather forecasting.

Each forecaster develops his or her own system. In this module, you will learn the system I recommend for forecasting, and you will "tag along" as I reason my way to a forecast for two cities in the United States.

• To learn an organized system for making daily weather forecasts.
• To learn how to apply that system to a variety of weather circumstances.
• To be able to determine the important forecasting issues of the day.

1. Part I
   2. How to Make a Forecast
   3. Jackson, MS: The Big Picture
   4. Jackson, MS: The Big Picture II
   5. JAN: Recent History
   6. JAN: Recent History II
   7. JAN: Precipitation
   8. JAN: Temperatures
   9. JAN: Comparison with Guidance
   10. JAN: What Really Happened
   11. Summary to Part I

2. Part II
   12. Rapid City, SD: The Big Picture
   13. Rapid City, SD: The Big Picture II
   14. RAP: Recent History
   15. RAP: Precipitation
   16. RAP: Temperatures
   17. RAP: Temperatures II
   18. RAP: Comparison with Guidance
   19. RAP: What Really Happened
       • RAP: Why I Blew the Front
   20. Summary

Part I	Part II

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