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Weather

Forecasts

The Weather Channel
A 10-day forecast for the Pasadena area, with other links to maps, travel conditions, gardening and allergy tips, advisories for those flying or boating.

Wunderground: Pasadena 5-day Forecast
Also conditions at area airports, large and small.

Current

Ceres Weather and Road Conditions, Los Angeles County
Be it construction or high water that has the highways closed, you'll find out here.

Office of Emergency Services
Latest bulletins concerning storms, blizzards, high surf, etc.

Pasadena's Air Quality
Today's current Air Quality Index and Air Pollutant Details.

Rainfall Maps from DWR/CNRFC
Los Angeles Area 1 Hr, 6 Hr, 24 Hr

Climate

Climate Change: What Do Scientists Say?
Climate change is an urgent topic of discussion among politicians, journalists and celebrities...but what do scientists say about climate change? Does the data validate those who say humans are causing the earth to catastrophically warm? Richard Lindzen, an MIT atmospheric physicist and one of the world's leading climatologists, summarizes the science behind climate change.

Confronting Climate Change in California (Archive)
This article was published by The Union of Concerned Scientists and The Ecological Society of America in November 1999. It gives us a snapshot of what California climate will look like in the future. It described how global climate change is increasingly interacting with the human pressures that continue to stress California's natural environments. It describes decreased snow-levels, less rain and increasing overall temperatures. What I find the most fascinating is that this article is over a decade old yet we still have not seen any indication of the stated predictions in California.

Global Cooling
This 1975 article from Newsweek states that the earth's climate seems to be cooling down.  The meteorologists are almost unanimous in the view that the trend will reduce agricultural productivity for the rest of the century.  (4/28/75) Newsweek

Climate Depot
This website contains the latest research and proof opposing climate change also known as global warming.

Fizber: Pasadena Climate
Pasadena (zip 91101), CA, gets 5.14 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 0 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 30.

Monthly Averages for Pasadena
August is the average warmest month. The highest recorded temperature was 112°F in 1990. On average, the coolest month is December. The lowest recorded temperature was 24°F in 1944. The maximum average precipitation occurs in February.

Historic

Record Highs and Lows
For each month over last 30 years. Shows averages and record days, means and average monthly rainfall. Basically, the weather here is just about always "nice."

Historic Weather Conditions
You can enter any date to find out what the weather was like that day. This site contains history back to 1939.

Storm Events
Unusual weather-related events in Los Angeles County, including excessive heat, wind storms, tornadoes, flash floods, etc.

Images

California Radar Weather Image
Keep updated with the approaching storm fronts.

California Satellite Image
San Francisco IR Satellite

Interactive Radar
You can zoom in on your house to see what the weather is like at any given moment.

Mount Wilson Observatory
The observatory is open to the public daily from 10 to 4, April through November. You can see the latest image from the tower camera every two minutes here.

Night Sky

Night Sky Chart
Clear enough to see the stars tonight? Here's what constellations, bright stars and planets you'd see tonight.

Weather Emergency Preparation

Car Emergency Kit
Essentials kit to be prepared for potential emergencies while in your car.  Special thanks to the Girl Scouts for suggesting this Essential Guide to Car Emergency Kits.

Home Emergency Disaster Safety for a Flood
How to prepare for a possible flood.

Natural Disasters & Severe Weather
Types of possible disasters and how to prepare for them.

Prepare, Plan & Stay Informed for Emergencies
United States government website on how to prepare, plan and get informed about disasters.

National Safety Council | Emergency Preparedness Plan & Checklist
National Safety Council's website on how to prepare, plan and get informed about emergencies.

Home Safety Guide
How to make your home safe.  Checklists on home safety.

See also:
Cap and Trade
Earthquakes