A system, method and computer program product for short-term forecasting
of future retail performance are described herein. The system includes a
Web-based graphical user interface, a weather history database and a
weather forecast database. The method and computer program product allow
users (e.g., retail managers and the like) to produce maps and related
charts, using weather and sales history correlation analyzes, indicating
weather favorability for specific retail products in specific geographic
areas during specific future (and past) time periods. The weather
favorability maps thereby facilitate retail-based advertising,
allocation, placement, promotion and staffing decisions.