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It's an election year, and the political pundits are in their prime. But where can you find the weather pundits? Is there someplace where you can tune into the experts as they discuss what'll happen to our atmosphere in the next few days? Hi, I'm Dave Thurlow and this is The Weather Notebook.

Click on the image above to get to the NWS image map. Then click the state your interested in and choose "Forecast Discussion" IWIN - NWS

You won't find a weather debate on the Sunday morning talk shows, but you can find something like it on the Internet. A good place to start is at the forecast discussions. Each office of the National Weather Service issues a weather discussion for their local area two to four times a day. The forecasters lay out the important weather features and indicate what's on their minds as they produce the next local outlook. Perhaps the computer models are disagreeing, or a front is moving faster than expected. You'll find this sort of inside info by reading these discussions.

Now if you want the long-range spin on what's going to happen in the next couple of weeks, check out something new. It's called the Threats Assessment Page on the World Wide Web. Here, the experts at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction provide their best guess on what parts of the country might see weather hazards--tornadoes and hurricanes, flooding and drought, wildfire and wind. The site has maps showing the areas most at risk and a discussion that explains all the factors at hand. It's the perfect place for those of us more interested in the dry line than the "Firing Line."

For the internet locations of the weather pundits, visit our website, which is weathernotebook.org. Thanks to our own weather pundit Bob Henson, who contributed to today's show. The Weather Notebook is underwritten by Subaru, the beauty of all wheel drive.