Weather conditions play a major role in determining whether the space shuttle launches or lands.
It is not uncommon for a shuttle launch to be postponed for hours, days, or even weeks because of poor weather conditions. During a coordinated simulation, you can use this form to generate a weather report for your area. This form will be posted to the ESSP listserv to be shared by all list subscribers. There must be hundreds of weather sites on the Internet. I have included a few of them on the ESSP home page.