The American Weather and Climate Exposition

For many years the seed concept of a unique facility that would highlight American technological advances in meteorology and climatology has been slowly gaining ground. In the next few years this enthusiasm will be building to a crescendo. It is the common appreciation we all have for weather- as constant as the sunrise and a perennially unpredictable staple of life.

On the rugged plains of Colorado just north of Denver an attraction is planned to honor the many accomplishments that thousands of scientists have contributed in the advancement of weather technology. But this will be more than just a museum to American ingenuity and success. It is planned to become a center for education in the atmospheric sciences as well as a focus for both new leaps in technology and advocacy for sub-disciplines of meteorology.

Now is the time to hone our collective dream for establishing such a place, for concluding that this vision can be realized and for moving boldly forward to boundlessly imagine it.

The American Weather and Climate Exposition will be a culmination of years in which vague plans have been forged into hard blueprints. The original vision has been focused. Locations across the country have been considered, and the Denver area has been chosen- a perfect crossroads of weather and weather infrastructure, at the confluence of the mighty Rockies and the sweeping Great Plains. This will be a national attraction compelling the interest of weather enthusiasts from around the world.

An initial Site Plan has been provided by Klassen Corporation. It includes 5 buildings individually dedicated to: The history of American weather technology, the experience of every type of weather which occurs in the US, a weather and climate Educational Estate, an Advanced Technology Center and a National Advocacy Forum. In addition the Weather Expo will be located on a 100-acre pastoral setting with an amphitheater, lakes, demonstration areas and other community event potentials (such as a Farmers Market).

“American Weather Museum- LLC” is being organized in Colorado this year and is set to become a non-profit business arm of the endeavor. It has been our dream to see this built, and indeed over the years we have come to understand it is the shared hope of many lovers of weather like us. We continue to spread awareness of the upcoming Weather Expo near Denver and solicit additional ideas, suggestions and ways other meteorologists believe might be helpful to make this a reality.