Forecasters recreate the weather that made D-Day possible

The weather forecast did not inspire confidence for Allied forces ahead of June 6, 1944. The thick clouds blanketing much of France and the English Channel made aerial reconnaissance even more dangerous than anticipated, while stormy conditions complicated the naval advance towards Normandy Beach. But despite the challenges, calling off D-Day remained unthinkable.“Troops set off into a sky that was still breaking up after days of storms into a narrow window of better weather,” Univer