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Find your climate data here.

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The Weather Year Round Anywhere on Earth

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Get monthly, daily, and hourly graphical reports of the average weather: daily highs and lows, rain, clouds, wind, etc. Great for event and trip planning!

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Here is the web page for the project

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A curriculum resource providing K-12 teachers with engaging project-based lessons that are based on real-world scenarios.

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A curriculum resource providing K-12 teachers with engaging project-based lessons that are based on real-world scenarios.

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An ocean current is any more or less permanent or continuous, directed movement of ocean water that flows in one of the Earth's oceans.

The currents are generated from the forces acting upon the water like the earth's rotation, the wind, the temperature and salinity differences and the gravitation of the moon.

The depth contours, the shoreline and other currents influence the current's direction and strength.

Ocean currents can flow for thousands of kilometers.

They are very important in determining the climates of the continents, especially those regions bordering on the ocean.

Perhaps the most striking example is the Gulf Stream, which makes northwest Europe much more temperate than any other region at the same latitude.

Deep ocean currents are driven by density and temperature gradients.

Thermohaline circulation, also known as the ocean's conveyor belt, refers to the deep ocean density-driven ocean basin currents.

These currents, which flow under the surface of the ocean and are thus hidden from immediate detection, are called submarine rivers.

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oceanography; geography; earth science; water; ecosystems; global warming

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An ocean current is any more or less permanent or continuous, directed movement of ocean water that flows in one of the Earth's oceans. The currents are generated from the forces acting upon the water like the earth's rotation, the wind, the temperature and salinity differences and the gravitation of the moon.

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Read how water can have an effect on weather.

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The Earth's weather patterns stem from a number of different factors, including the absorption and reflection of solar energy, the kinetic force of the planet's rotation, and particulate matter in the air. Large bodies of water can also have a significant effect on nearby weather patterns, as well as providing extra moisture for precipitation.

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Feb - April

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NOAA

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Use this site to learn about the layers of the atmosphere.

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Thermosphere In the forth layer from Earth's surface, the thermosphere, the air is thin, meaning that there are far fewer air molecules. The thermosphere is very sensitive to solar activity and can heat up to 1,500°C or higher when the Sun is active making an aurora that lights up the night sky.

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Precipitation

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Precipitation -The Water Cycle. USGS Water Science School

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The Water Cycle: Precipitation, from from the USGS Water Science School. Our water cycle diagram is available in 60 languages.

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Clouds are given different names based on their shape and their height in the sky. Some clouds are puffy like cotton while others are grey and uniform. Some clouds are near the ground, while others are near the top of the troposphere. The diagram on the right shows where different types of clouds are located in the sky.

How Are Clouds Classified?

Most clouds can be divided into groups (high/middle/low) based on the height of the cloud's base above the Earth's surface. Other clouds are grouped not by their height, but by their unique characteristics, such as forming alongside mountains ( Lenticular clouds) or forming beneath existing clouds ( Mammatus clouds).

The table below provides information about cloud groups and any cloud types associated with them. Click on the cloud images in the table to learn more about each cloud type.

* The cloud heights provided in this table are for the mid-latitudes. Cloud heights are different at the tropics and in the polar regions. In addition, a few other cloud types are found in higher layers of the atmosphere. Polar stratospheric clouds are located in a layer of the atmosphere called the stratosphere. Polar mesospheric clouds, which are also called noctilucent clouds, are located in the atmospheric layer called the mesosphere.

© 2019 UCAR with portions adapted from Windows to the Universe (© 2009 NESTA)

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Clouds are given different names based on their shape and their height in the sky. Some clouds are puffy like cotton while others are grey and uniform. Some clouds are near the ground, while others are near the top of the troposphere. The diagram on the right shows where different types of clouds are located in the sky.

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Home page for the Water Cycle topic.This website, presented by NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, provides students and educators with resources to learn about Earth's water cycle, weather and climate, and the technology and societal applications of studying them.