Area Long Term Weather forecast/history

[SabbaSolo]

Hi,

Any suggestions for getting a long term historically based weather
forecast several months ahead?

I am planning a trip to the USA with lots of flying. I would like to
select the area to fly in taking into account the likely weather,
amongst other factors. How many days if any am I likely to be IFR or
marginal VFR? How likely am I to be diverting and grounded part way
on long cross countries?

Likely areas are Florida and SC, NY/NJ/PA, TX.

200hr PPL. Renting whatever I can find, although I normally fly a
Piper Lance at home

[Larry Dighera]

On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:32:20 -0700 (PDT), SabbaSolo
> wrote in
>:

>Any suggestions for getting a long term historically based weather
>forecast several months ahead?

The longest range forecast I'm aware of is the National Weather
Service 7-day zone forecast. Here's a typical one:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=lox&smap=1&textField1=34.453966&textField2=-119.80048
It's often accurate out that far.

[SabbaSolo]

On Apr 29, 2:57 pm, Larry Dighera > wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:32:20 -0700 (PDT), SabbaSolo
> > wrote in
> >:
>
> >Any suggestions for getting a long term historically based weather
> >forecast several months ahead?
>
> The longest range forecast I'm aware of is the National Weather
> Service 7-day zone forecast. Here's a typical one:http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=lox&smap=1&textFie...
> It's often accurate out that far.

Thanks, but I think I am looking for something that shows typical
Florida weather in July, perhaps with some adjustments for this year's
characteristics for example.

I have found a few sites that give temperatures and rainfall by month,
but obviously that doesn't give me enough information to infer how
many days it is likely that VFR will be possible.

[Gig 601Xl Builder]

SabbaSolo wrote:
> On Apr 29, 2:57 pm, Larry Dighera > wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:32:20 -0700 (PDT), SabbaSolo
>> > wrote in
>> >:
>>
>>> Any suggestions for getting a long term historically based weather
>>> forecast several months ahead?
>> The longest range forecast I'm aware of is the National Weather
>> Service 7-day zone forecast. Here's a typical one:http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=lox&smap=1&textFie...
>> It's often accurate out that far.
>
> Thanks, but I think I am looking for something that shows typical
> Florida weather in July, perhaps with some adjustments for this year's
> characteristics for example.
>
> I have found a few sites that give temperatures and rainfall by month,
> but obviously that doesn't give me enough information to infer how
> many days it is likely that VFR will be possible.

Unless a Hurricane is heading in, in any given FL location, you can
expect pretty good VFR in the morning and a chance of thunderstorms or
at least showers in the afternoon.

[Paul Dow (Remove Caps in mail address)]

Weather Underground (I don't _think_ they're affiliated with the
terrorist organization) www.wunderground.com has historical data
available. Select a state from the map, and then choose the city you
want. On the city detail page there is a link for Weather History for
This Location. From there you can chose the date you want or see a chart
of the annual data.

SabbaSolo wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Any suggestions for getting a long term historically based weather
> forecast several months ahead?
>
> I am planning a trip to the USA with lots of flying. I would like to
> select the area to fly in taking into account the likely weather,
> amongst other factors. How many days if any am I likely to be IFR or
> marginal VFR? How likely am I to be diverting and grounded part way
> on long cross countries?
>
> Likely areas are Florida and SC, NY/NJ/PA, TX.
>
> 200hr PPL. Renting whatever I can find, although I normally fly a
> Piper Lance at home