Selected Cities and Traveler's Forecast


Latest Selected Cities Forecast


About Selected Cities


The Selected Cities Forecast is a highly visible product that is issued twice daily at 0100 and 1300 UTC.   It includes a tabular array of the previous day's maximum and minimum temperatures along with temperature and weather forecast for the next two days.  The Selected Cities Forecast covers 158 cities in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.  Cities are listed in alphabetical order and the product is divided into four sections to enhance readability.  Listed below are the range of cities in each section.
  • Part 1 -- Abilene, TX through Columbus, OH
  • Part 2 -- Concord, NH through Lexington, KY
  • Part 3 -- Lincoln, NE through St. Thomas, V.I.
  • Part 4 -- Salem, OR through Yuma, AZ
Part 4 includes the observed maximum and minimum temperatures from the continental U.S.   Forecast data is obtained from Coded Cities Forecasts generated at local NWS Weather Forecast Offices. 
 

Latest Traveler's Forecast

About the Traveler's Forecast

The Traveler's Forecast is an abbreviated version of the Selected Cities Forecast.  The Traveler's Forecast, like Selected Cities, is transmitted twice daily, one hour before the Selected Cities.  It includes temperature and weather forecasts for the next two days for 30 cities in the United States.  The product consists of three sections; cities are listed in alphabetical order in each.   Forecast data is obtained from Coded Cities Forecasts generated at local NWS Weather Forecast Offices.