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National Weather Service Drought Information Statements

National Weather Service drought information statements provide up-to-date reports on the current drought situation for a Weather Forecast Office’s county warning and forecast area. These statements are text-based products that summarize recent weather and hydrologic conditions, discuss local drought impacts, and provide a local drought outlook.

Data Coverage
Puerto Rico
United States
USVI/USAPI
Period of Record
Current Conditions
File Format
text (ascii)

National Weather Service Fire Weather Outlooks

The National Weather Service's Fire Weather Outlooks are intended to delineate areas of the continental U.S. where pre-existing fuel conditions, combined with forecast weather conditions, will result in a significant threat for the ignition and/or spread of wildfires.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
2006 - Present
File Format
images
Data Type
Model

National Weather Service Graphical Forecast Interactive Map

NWS Graphical Forecast is an interactive map that displays current and forecasted meteorological products including: Temperature, Precipitation, Probability of Precipitation, Weather, Hazards, Dew Point, Relative Humidity, Wind Speed, Wind Gusts, Wind Direction, and Sky Cover.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions, Forecasts
File Format
images
pdf
shapefile
xml
other
Data Type
Model

National Weather Service Heat Index Forecasts

The National Weather Service (NWS) issues heat index forecasts for days 3–7, including daily maximum heat index, daily mean heat index, and daily minimum heat index forecasts.

Data Coverage
North America
Period of Record
Forecasts
File Format
images
text (ascii)
shapefile