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Draw your own forecast map

The same map generator Tom builds his forecasts with, open to anyone, with nothing to install and nothing to sign up for.

What it does

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What you can put on a map

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  • Accumulation zones for snow, rain, and ice, each with its own intensity scale
  • Precipitation type across a region when the storm is not one thing everywhere
  • Cold, warm, stationary, and occluded fronts
  • Storm tracks and the jet stream
  • High and low pressure centers
  • Air mass regions
  • City labels and free text wherever you need them

How it works

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  1. Pick what the map is showing
  2. Draw the zones
  3. Add fronts, tracks, and labels
  4. Name the storm and set the date range
  5. Export a PNG or JPG

Who ends up using it

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Why it is free

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