Tips for predicting the weather for your trip

by Anne Larison

We are often asked by clients who are considering a trip about the weather during a particular month or how does the weather in this location compare to that one. The following web site provides helpful information related to average temperature, average number of days with precipitation, and other helpful statistics:

Weatherbase – Weather Records and Averages … And More
http://www.weatherbase.com/?refer=

Here are a few of our other favorite weather web sites for gathering information related to weather and storms:

The Weather Channel
http://www.weather.com/

National Weather Service
http://www.weather.gov

National Weather Service – National Hurricane Center – Tropical Prediction Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

World Climate
http://www.worldclimate.com/

As much as we hope we have sunny days on our family’s trips, we still have encountered less than perfect weather at times (that’s Tim and the boys on a rainy day in Alaska last September). We always try to be prepared and do not let it spoil our travel fun!