WX 364
WEATHER FOR AIRCREWS
LINKS TO WEBSITES

Section A:

This page has the following weather websites available to aircrew. (Descriptions and website addresses of all the following topics can be found in Section B. The links to Digital Atmosphere's websites are in Section C.)

Also: http://www.infoseek.com allows you to type in a question such as, What is the weather in Moscow, Russia. Among the 11,000+ sites it found was the correct one - http://meteo.infospace.ru/ (more than just Moscow... plus forecasts). Try Infoseek if you can't find a site below.

Airport Identifiers (global)
US 4-letter airport identifiers
Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs): NWS Webpage devoted to TAFs
Global current weather conditions - international TAFs
Aviation Weather Center list of products
Upper-Air Charts
International Weather Analysis: Current Analyses of Global Weather Patterns
Aviation Weather, Weather Site, Inc.
Real Time Weather Data
Experimental Neural Network Icing Products
Forecast Clear Air Turbulence Index
Weather Channel
South Africa Aviation Products
Earth Watch Weather on Demand
Current Weather and Products
World Area Forecast System Charts
National Weather Service Field Office Fax Charts
National Weather Service Multi-Panel Fax Charts
Environmental Modeling Center
U.S. Winds Aloft Forecasts (data)
NWS U.S. Upper-Air Observations
NWS Phoenix Home Page
U.S. Navy global satellite and more
U.S. Navy Satellite Products & Overlays
NASA microwave satellite imagery: includes global PVA
Satellite Images: Purdue
Satellite Images: U. Wyoming
GOES-8/9 Daytime Fog/Low Cloud/ Aircraft Icing Products
Satellite Europe / N. Africa
Australia: all the charts and data you need
Australian Aviation Forecasts
Taiwan and Asia Region Weather Forecast
Hong Kong weather for aviation
Japan Weather Index
Current African Weather
South Africa weather data
The British Met. Office Home Page
British Broadcasting Company Weather Center
France
Pacific Northwest Aviation
Pilot Weather Briefing
University of Illinois Aviation Weather
DUATS
UK and Europe Weather Charts
Dutch Met Office
Purdue Weather Processor
Maryland Weather and Forecast Charts
Illinois Weather Visualizer
Penn State University Weather Pages
Wisconsin Real-Time Data & Charts (SSEC) - excellent satellite images and forecasts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Washington : NW data, charts & British Columbia
Alaskan Weather
CDC Map Room Weather Products
U.S. Current Precipitation & Forecast Maps
U.S. Navy meteorological charts (including 500 mb vorticity, tropopause height)
CNN - Weather Images
Maryland Earthcast
Hawaii Meteorology: oceanic weather worldwide, U.S. mainland weather and storm watches
National Hurricane Center
Intellicast: RADAR, global satellite, etc.
National Weather Service METAR/TAF Information
MSNBC weather
Tropical Cyclone Products Page
Satellite Meteorology
Skywatch: RADAR and satellite; custom charts
Tropical Weather Data: plus satellite imagery
The Weather Underground
Mexican weather and radar

Section B:

Airport Identifiers (global):
This site provides a list of airport identifiers along with information about the airports.
http://wxp.atms.purdue.edu/data/etc/city_sfc

US 4-letter airport identifiers: Main Page
Clickable map of states and regions that link to pages containing airport identifier information
http://www.met.tamu.edu/personnel/students/weather/station.html
a) "About the Weather Interface" Button - Info about the interface map
http://www.met.tamu.edu/personnel/students/weather/interface.html
b) "How to Use?" Button - Step by step instructions for obtaining weather
http://www.met.tamu.edu/personnel/students/weather/how_to_use.html
c) "Current Weather" Button - Takes you to another map that is clickable. It is broken down by states to provide current local weather information.
http://www.met.tamu.edu:80/personnel/students/weather/current.html
d) "Zone Forecasts" Button - Another clickable map, broken down by states to provide forecast information.
http://www.met.tamu.edu:80/personnel/students/weather/forecast.html
e) "Watches/Warnings" Button - A clickable map that displays states and then counties that have either watches or warnings active.
http://www.met.tamu.edu:80/personnel/students/weather/warning.html
f) "WX Interface" Button - A program that allows you to input location and times and outputs weather information.
http://www.met.tamu.edu:80/personnel/students/weather/weather_interface.html
g) "METR Homepage" - Homepage of Texas A & M University Dept. of Meteorology
http://www.met.tamu.edu/welcome.html

Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAF): NWS Webpage devoted to TAF's
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-taf.html
a) Terminal Aerodrome Forecast Locations - Two maps that display TAF reporting sites for the Eastern and Western U.S.
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-taf.html#A
b) Objective hourly continental U.S. surface analysis - Informative maps showing isotherms for the U.S. current temperatures and dewpoints. The maps are broken down by region.
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-taf.html#B
c) Links to current surface aviation observations - Three links to servers providing current surface weather information.
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-taf.html#C
d) Terminal forecast text messages - TAF messages in text format broken down into regions to select from.
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-taf.html#D
e) Terminal Aerodrome Forecast graphics - Table of contents of pages below.
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-taf.html#E
f) Explanation of Forecast Elements - Explanation of the TAF maps displayed below.
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-taf.html#F
g) Forecast Element by Hour - You can select a map that displays a specific forecast element at a specific time
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-taf.html#G
h) Composite Forecast Graphics by Forecast Element - Maps that show a specific forecast item for different time periods.
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-taf.html#H
I) Composite Forecast Graphics by Hour - A page of six maps for a period of time that display six criteria of TAFs
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-taf.html#I
j) Information about METAR / TAF format - NWS page describing METAR / AF information.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/metar.htm
k) What are Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts? - Page describing exactly how to break down and read a TAF.
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/help/what_is_a_taf.html

Global current weather conditions - international TAFs:
Select a country to view weather in
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/ccworld.html
a) Current Weather Information Welcome Page
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/index.html
b) Current Conditions - U.S. or Global
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/curcond.html
c) Forecasts: NWS - Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/main.html
d) Watches and Warnings
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/main.html
e) Coded Observations - METAR's and TAF's
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/coded.html
f) FAQ - Under Construction
g) Glossary - Under Construction
h) NOAA Welcome Page
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
I) Search - Search the NOAA Website - Under Construction

Aviation Weather Center list of products:
Page describing weather information offered at the site:
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/Aviation_Weather_Center.html
a) AIRMETS - AIRMET Information and Pictures
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-airmets.html
b) (description) - Page about airmets
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/help/what_are_airmets.html
c) International SIGMETS - SIGMET Information and Pictures
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/intl_sigmets.html
d) (description) - Information about international SIGMETS
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/help/what_are_isigmets.html
e) Aviation Area Forecasts - Information and FA's
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-fa.html
f) (description) - Information about FA's
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/help/what_is_the_fa.html
h) Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts - Information and Pictures
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-taf.html
I) (description) - Information about TAF's
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/help/what_is_a_taf.html
j) Convective SIGMETS - Maps of Convective SIGMETS
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-wsts.html
k) (description) - Information about Convective SIGMETS
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/help/what_are_convective_sigmets.html
l) TWEB routes - Text versions of TWEB's
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-tweb.html
m) (description) - Information about TWEB's
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/help/what_are_twebs.html
n) Domestic SIGMETS - Maps of Domestic SIGMETS
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/domestic_sigmets.html
o) (description) - Information about Domestic SIGMETS
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/help/what_are_sigmets.html
p) Winds Aloft forecasts - Maps of forecast winds aloft
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-fd.html
q) (description) - Information about Winds Aloft forecasts
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/help/what_are_fd.html
r) National Weather Service Fax Products - NWS Fax charts
http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/nwsfax.shtml
s) Wind / Temperature Plots - WAFS Facsimile (T4) Charts
http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/wafsfax.shtml
t) Alaska Aviation Weather Unit (AAWU) - Maps of aviation WX for Alaska
http://www.alaska.net/~nwsar/html/aawu/aawu.html
u) Aviation High Level Significant Weather Forecasts - High-level prognostic charts for viewing and printing.
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/hilvl.html
v) Current Weather Maps from satellites
1) North Atlantic COMP IR
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/lant14k.html
2) North Pacific COMP IR
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/pac14k.html
3) EUR - AFR - ASIA COMP IR
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/euras14k.html
4) South American COMP IR
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/sam14k.html
5) North Atlantic COMP WV
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/lantwv14k.html
6) North Pacific COMP WV
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/pacwv14k.html
w) Current Weather Maps of Visible Fog
1) GOES 8 (2 Km) Visible/Fog Image with AFC
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/goes8e.html
2) GOES 9 (2 Km) Visible/Fog Image with AFC
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/goes9w.html
x) Current Weather Maps of RADAR images
1) National Radar Composite with Tops (edited), Convective SIGMETs, and 2-6 hour Convective SIGMET Outlooks
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/Radar_Coded_Msg.html
2) National Radar Observation Text Messages
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/radar_obs_text.html
y) Mountain Wave Forecasts - An experimental program from forecasting and plotting mountain wave turbulence.
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/mwave.html
z) Neural Net Icing Forecasts - An experimental program for forecasting icing.
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/Neural_Net_Icing.html

Upper Air Charts:
All kinds of upper air data from Purdue, and U. Illinois, and Ohio State U, and U. Wyoming.
http://www.indiana.edu/~climate/109/wp_upp.htm
a) Upper Air Observations: A site that is full of variables to choose from to
display upper air date.
http://covis.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/upperair.html
b) Upper Air Data: Purdue site that has it all as far as upper-air data are concerned! Mostly concerns itself with North America, but some hemispherical data too.
http://wxp.atms.purdue.edu/upper_air/index.html
c) Upper Air Soundings: U. Wyoming site that has a clickable map of the U.S. to obtain upper air soundings.
http://www-das.uwyo.edu/upperair/sounding.html
d) UTC Data: Site that contains data about Universal Time.
http://covis.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/help/general/utc.shtml

International Weather Analysis:
Provides Current Analysis for Global Weather Patterns.
http://grads.iges.org/pix/analyses.html
a) Weather Forecasts: Quick look charts that provide forecast information on a global scale.
http://grads.iges.org/pix/wx.html
b) Climate Outlooks: Maps about precipitation, soil moisture, and temperature estimations for the next 10 days.
http://grads.iges.org/pix/clim.html
c) El Niño Forecasts: When will the dreaded El Niño return?
http://grads.iges.org/nino/fcst1297.html
d) Status of the Maps: This site contains information about likely causes in case wx information is missing from the site, and also about how often and at what times the data will be updated.
http://grads.iges.org/pix/status.html

Aviation Weather, Weather Site, Inc.:
aviationweather.com is a great site for getting weather products that are important to aircrews, particularly in the U.S.
http://www.aviationweather.com/
a) Convective SIGMETS (U.S.)
http://WWW.awc-KC.NOAA.gov/awc/awc-wsts.html
b) Domestic SIGMETS (U.S.)
http://WWW.awc-KC.NOAA.gov/awc/domestic_sigmets.html
c) International SIGMETS for Pacific and Atlantic Areas
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/intl_sigmets.html
d) AIRMETS (U.S.)
http://WWW.awc-KC.NOAA.gov/awc/awc-airmets.html
e) METARs (U.S.)
http://www.aviationweather.com/metar.html
f) TAFs (Site # 4)
http://WWW.awc-KC.NOAA.gov/awc/awc-taf.html
g) Winds Aloft (U.S.)
http://WWW.awc-KC.NOAA.gov/awc/awc-fd.html
h) Area Forecasts (FA) (U.S.)
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/awc-fa.html
I) Mountain Waves: Experimental maps of forecast mountain wave activity
http://WWW.awc-KC.NOAA.gov/awc/mwave.html
j) Icing Conditions: Experimental U.S. Icing condition maps
http://www.aviationweather.com/Icing.html
k) Satellite Image: Bering Strait
http://www.marineweather.com/Sat-AK-irvis.html
l) Time, Temp, Wind, and Symbols Conversion: Don't do all of that stuff in your head! Also a very good reference for decoding wind info.
http://WWW.weathersite.com/tempconv.htm
m) What Are: AIRMETS, SIGMETS, CONVECTIVE SIGMETS, INTERNATIONAL SIGMETS, TAFs, and Winds Aloft?
http://WWW.awc-KC.NOAA.gov/awc/help/what_are_airmets.html
n) Current U.S. Radar summary chart
http://www.weathersite.com/wsi-page.html
o) GOES 8 (2 Km) Visible/Fog Image Eastern United States
http://www.aviationweather.com/IFR-E.html

Real Time Weather Data: Aviation Page: This is another very complete site! Includes constant pressure charts, wind aloft, temperatures aloft, and PIREPs.
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/aviation/
a) Satellite Information Page: Information from GOES-8 and from other sites
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/satellite.html
b) Radar Data Page: Information about Radar data for the U.S.
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/radar.html
c) Surface Weather: Surface weather plots for all kinds of data including, temperature, dewpoint, sea-level pressure, winds, etc.
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface.html
d) Upper Air Page: Data that includes, Skew-T, and constant pressure charts: 850, 700, 500, 300, 250, 200mb
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/upper.html
e) Weather Models: Weather forecast information. Includes several different models from surface to upper-air for various times.
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/model.html
f) Miscellaneous Information: Links to more weather information
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/other.html

Experimental Neural Network Icing Products:
Site contains maps of forecast icing conditions for different altitudes, and times. EXPERIMENTAL!
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/Neural_Net_Icing.html
a) Maps are available for:
0 ft. - 6000 ft.
6000 ft. - 14,000 ft.
14,000 ft. - 30,000 ft.
0 ft. - 30,000 ft.
B) They are then categorized by times:
2100 Z
0000 Z
0300 Z
0600 Z
(Times change with forecasts)

Forecast Clear Air Turbulence Index:
http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/ora/fpdt1/tifcsts.html
Northern Hemisphere 12 Hr 24 Hr Forecast TI (Aviation Model)
United States/Canada 12 Hr 18 Hr 24 Hr Forecast TI (ETA
Model)
Clear Air Turbulence Index:
http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/ora/fpdt1/tiexp.html
-Converted Color Image- Calculated from 30-35,000 Feet
Icing-
http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov:80/ora/fpdt1/icg.html
Microbursts- http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov:80/ora/fpdt1/mb.html
Fog- http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov:80/ora/fpdt1/fog.html
Volcanic Ash- http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov:80/ora/fpdt1/volc.html
Winds- http://orbit7i.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/wind.html
Soundings- http://orbit7i.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/temp.html
Aviation Weather Center:
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/Aviation_Weather_Center.html

Weather Channel:
http://www.weather.com/aviation/
Customize Your Home Page- http://www.weather.com/customize/
Breaking Weather- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/
El Niño- http://www.weather.com/custom/elnino/
U.S. City Forecasts- http://www.weather.com/weather/us/
International City Forecasts- http://www.weather.com/weather/int/
Maps- http://www.weather.com/weather/maps/
Travel Conditions- http://www.weather.com/travel/
Golfer's Guide- http://www.weather.com/golf/
Skiers' Forecast- http://www.weather.com/ski/
Health and Allergies- http://www.weather.com/health/
Gardening- http://www.weather.com/gardening/
School Day Forecast- http://www.weather.com/schoolday/
Books on Weather- http://www.weather.com/bookstore/
Glossary- http://www.weather.com/glossary/
Learn More- http://www.weather.com/learn_more/
Site Map- http://www.weather.com/sitemap/
Weather News- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/weather_news/
Winter Update- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/winter_update/
Severe Weather Alerts- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/severe/
Storm Encyclopedia- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/encyclopedia/
Flooding- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/encyclopedia/flood/
Heat Wave- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/encyclopedia/heat/
Hurricanes/Tropical- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/encyclopedia/tropical/
Severe Thunderstorms- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/encyclopedia/thunder/
Tornadoes- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/encyclopedia/tornado/
Winter Storms- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/encyclopedia/winter/
Britannica Online- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/encyclopedia/eb/
Hurricanes Of The 90's- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/encyclopedia/eb/eb-hurri.html
Tornadoes Of The 90's- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/encyclopedia/eb/eb-torn.html
Mythology and Folklore- http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/encyclopedia/eb/myth.html
Famous people-
http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/encyclopedia/eb/people.html

South Africa Aviation Products
http://cirrus.sawb.gov.za/www/aviation/index.htm
Significant Weather
-Low Level
-Medium Level
-High Level
Upper Air Winds
-Low Level 12, 18, 24, 30
-High Level 12, 18, 24, 30
METAR
TAF

Earth Watch Weather on Demand
http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/wxflight.html
Weather Headlines- http://www.earthwatch.com/WX_HDLINES/wx_hdlines.html
Storm Watch- http://www.earthwatch.com/STORMWATCH/stormwatch.html
Forecast Center- http://www.earthwatch.com/FCST_CTR/fcst_ctr.html
Satellite and Radar- http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/skywatch.html
Current Conditions- http://www.earthwatch.com/CURRENTLY/currently.html
Future Feature- http://www.earthwatch.com/FUTURE/future.html
EarthWatch Products- http://www.earthwatch.com/PRODUCTS/products.html
Contact Earthwatch- http://www.earthwatch.com/contacts.html
Weather Trip Videos:
Fly from SW U.S. to CA, then under the clouds up the West coast to Seattle
Fly from the Gulf Coast to the central U.S., then under the clouds to Minneapolis
Fly from a view of S.E. U.S. to south end of Appalachians then under the clouds up to New York.
Fly over the U.S. East to West Coast

Current Weather and Products
Current Weather- http://weather.noaa.gov/
Analysis and Forecast- http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/data.shtml#anl
Marine and Satellite- http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/data.shtml#mar
File Server Forecast Model- http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/oso/ftpgate.shtml
Radar Products- http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/oso/ftpgate.shtml
NEXRAD Composite- http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/radar/rcm.gif
Regional Websites- http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/regions.shtml
IWIN (International Weather Info. Network)- http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/main.html
Facsimile Charts- http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/graph.shtml
Hurricane and Tropical Warnings- http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/crntprod.html
U.S. Weather Bulletins- http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/~spc/
Aviation Digital Data Service- http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/adds/
Fire Weather- http://www.boi.noaa.gov/firewx.htm
Hydrologic Information- http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/index.html
Snow Cover- http://snow.nohrsc.nws.gov/
National Ice Center- http://www.natice.noaa.gov/
Marine and Satellite Products (q - y):
Gulf of Alaska-
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/marine/alaska.shtml
Eastern Pacific- http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/marine/e_pac.shtml
Western Atlantic- http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/marine/atlantic.shtml
Gulf of Mexico- http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/marine/gulf_mex.shtml
CNODDS (Oceanic Data Distrib. System)- http://cnodds2.nws.noaa.gov/
Real Time Buoy Observations- http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/index.html
Great Lakes, Michigan, Superior, Erie- http://taiga.geog.niu.edu/nwslot/marine.html
Geostationary Satellite Imagery- http://www.goes.noaa.gov/
Geostationary Imagery by NASA- http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/~chesters/text/goes.latest.images.html

World Area Forecast System Charts
http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/wafsfax.shtml
Winds/Temperatures
Polar Stereographic 18, 24, 30, 34, 39, 45- http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/wafswind.shtml#ft180
Mercator 30, 34, 39- http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/wafswind.shtml#ft300m
Significant Weather
Polar Stereographic- http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/wafssig.shtml#sigpolar
Mercator- http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/wafssig.shtml#sigmerc
Volcanic Ash- http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/wafsash.shtml#ash
Chart Reference Guide- http://weather.noaa.gov/graphics/chartref.gif

National Weather Service Field Office Fax Charts
http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/nwsfax.shtml
Standard barotropic levels- Standard barotropic levels
1000 MB

850 MB
700MB
500 MB
300 MB
250 MB
200 MB
100 MB-
http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/barotrop.shtml#mb100
b) Winds/Streamlines-
Boundary Layer

Surface
24,000 feet
34,000 feet
45,000 feet-
http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/windstrm1.shtml#ft450
Streamlines- http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/windstrm1.shtml#strmline
Surface analysis-
North America

Atlantic
Pacific-
http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/surface.shtml#sfpac
Weather Depiction - http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/sigwx.shtml#wxdepict
Significant Weather-Polar Stereographic- Atlantic/Pacific- http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/sigwx.shtml#psatl
Mercator- U.S., Central America, Atlantic, Pacific- http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/sigwx.shtml#mrcus
Radar Summary- http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/radar.shtml#radar
Thickness (SFC-1000-500MB)- http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/thicknes.shtml#thickness
Multi-Panel- Forecast series- 00 hour- http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/panel.shtml#phour00
12 hour
24 hour
36 hour
48 hour
60 hour
b.3, 4, 5,
6-10 Day
Forecast
Thickness
(SFC/1000 -
500 MB)
Surface / Significant Weather /
Cloud Amount
Winds / Waves
500 MB
850 MB
Relative
Humidity /
Vertical
Velocity
Monthly /
Seasonal
Outlook:
Temperature,
Precip.
Miscellaneous
Hemispheric Products-
Polar Stereographic
SFC/1000-500 Thickness-
http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/hemi.shtml#hemithick
Heights

Heights / Isotachs
Heights / Vorticity
Mercator
Streamlines / Isotachs-
http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/hemi.shtml#hemistrm
Miscellaneous products-
Watch / Warning-
http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/miscella.shtml#mwarn
Thunderstorm Probability /

Freezing Level
Lifted Index
Pressure Change
Precipitation
Observed Temperatures

Relative
Humidity
Seasonal

National Weather Service Multi-Panel Fax Charts
http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/panel.shtml
Forecast series- 700 MB, 850MB, 500MB, MSL pressures 1000-500 thickness
00 Hour, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60
3,4,5, 6-10 Day Forecast

Environmental Modeling Center
http://nic.fb4.noaa.gov:8000/
Ocean Modeling Branch- http://polar.wwb.noaa.gov/
Satellite Winds, Global Wave, Regional Wave, Polar and Great Lakes Ice, Ocean Fog, Ship Superstructure
Mesoscale Modeling Branch-
http://nic.fb4.noaa.gov:8000/research/mesoscale2.html
Global Modeling Branch- http://nic.fb4.noaa.gov:8000/research/global2.html
Climate Modeling Branch- http://nic.fb4.noaa.gov:8000/research/climate.html
Climate Prediction Center- http://nic.fb4.noaa.gov/
National Centers for Environmental Prediction- http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration- http://www.noaa.gov/

U.S. Winds Aloft Forecasts (data)
http://204.185.136.10/awc/awc-fd.html
a) N.E. U.S.
- 6 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/boston_fd1.html
2) -12 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/boston_fd2.html
3) - 24 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/boston_fd3.html
b) S.E. U.S.
1) - 6 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/miami_fd1.html
2) - 12 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/miami_fd2.html
3) - 24 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/miami_fd3.html
c) N. Central U.S.
- 6 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/chicago_fd1.html
2) - 12 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/chicago_fd2.html
3) - 24 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/chicago_fd3.html
d) S. Central U.S.
1) - 6 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/ftworth_fd1.html
2) - 12 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/ftworth_fd2.html
3) - 24 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/ftworth_fd3.html
e) Rocky Mountain Region
1)- 6 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/slc_fd1.html
2)- 12 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/slc_fd2.html
3) - 24 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/slc_fd3.html
f) Pacific Coast Region
1)- 6 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/sfo_fd1.html
2)- 12 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/sfo_fd2.html
3)- 24 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/sfo_fd3.html
g) Alaska
1) - 6 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/alaska_fd1.html
2) - 12 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/alaska_fd2.html
3) - 24 hour forecasts
http://204.185.136.10/awc/fd_winds/alaska_fd3.html
h) Continental U.S. winds aloft forecast locations
-Shows map of U.S. with airport identifiers
http://204.185.136.10/gif/fd_winds.jpg

NWS U.S. Upper-Air Observations
- enables you to create a weather map by selecting the parameters you choose
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/upperair.html
a) Geopotential Height- explains what it represents and how to interpret it on weather maps.
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/help/obs/uaheight.html
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/help/contours/uacontours.shtml
b) Wind barbs- definition and explanation
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/help/obs/uawind.html
c) Dew Point- definition and explanation
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/help/obs/uadewpoint.html
d) Temperature- definition and explanation
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/help/obs/uatemperature.html
e) Infrared Satellite- Information on reading infrared satellite images
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/help/satellite/infrared.html
f) Isodrosotherms- explains what it represents and how to interpret it on weather maps
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/help/contours/uacontours.shtml
g) Isotherms- explains what it represents and how to interpret it on weather maps
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/help/contours/uacontours.shtml
h) Isotachs- explains what it represents and how to interpret it on weather maps
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/help/contours/uacontours.shtml
i) Constant Pressure surfaces- Includes fundamental concepts and features to look for on upper air maps
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/help/upperair/sfc.shtml
j) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)- gives definition and help with time conversions.
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/guide/wmaps/general/utc.html
k) The Weather Visualizer Home Page
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/

NWS Phoenix Home Page
http://www.phx.noaa.gov/saguaro/index.html
a) Weather Menu- includes aviation, hydrology, radar, etc.
http://www.phx.noaa.gov/saguaro/index.html

U.S. Navy global satellite and more
http://metoc.npmocw.navy.mil/npmocw/prods/wpac.html
a) Tropical Cyclones - gives current tropical systems, warnings, current bulletins, satellite imagery, and track data
http://metoc.npmocw.navy.mil/npmocw/prods/jtwc.html
Current satellite imagery:
1) GMS-5 IR - infrared imagery
http://metoc.npmocw.navy.mil/npmocw/prods/products/wpac/Satellites/g5iwp.gif
2) GMS-5 VIS - visual satellite imagery
http://metoc.npmocw.navy.mil/npmocw/prods/products/wpac/Satellites/g5vwp.gif
3) GMS-5 Full Disk WV - water vapor imagery
http://metoc.npmocw.navy.mil/npmocw/prods/products/wpac/Satellites/wpwv.gif
4) 36 hour outlooks - for S.E. Asia and Western Pacific
http://metoc.npmocw.navy.mil/npmocw/prods/products/wpac/wphwd.gif
5) 36 hour significant wave height - for S.E. Asia and Western Pacific
http://metoc.npmocw.navy.mil/npmocw/prods/products/wpac/wp36seas.gif
6) 84 hour outlooks
7) 120 hour outlooks

U.S. Navy Satellite Products & Overlays
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat_products.html
GOES-8 Northern Hemisphere Satellite Pictures
-
satellite imagery of the U.S.
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/g8_images_nh.cgi
GOES-9 Northern Hemisphere Satellite Pictures
- California, Pacific Northwest, and Hawaii
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/g9_images_nh.cgi
c) GOES-9 Southern Hemisphere Satellite Pictures
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/g9_images_sh.cgi
d) GOES-8 Southern Hemisphere Satellite Pictures
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/trop_images.cgi
e) Tropical Images and Movies
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/trop_images.cgi
GOES Images with Model Overlays
- displays pressure charts and winds over satellite pictures
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/over.cgi
g) Cloud and Water Vapor Winds -
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/wvw.cgi
h) Scatterometer Winds
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/scatt.cgi
i) Daytime Stratus/Fog/Aircraft (Experimental)
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/~turk/stfog.html
j) GOES-9 Color Composite Loops and Images
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/color_composites.cgi
k) Tropical Cyclones - imagery
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/tc_home
l) Cloud Forecast- East coast, west coast, and Hawaii
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/cld_advect.cgi
m) Long Period Satellite Movies
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/long_movies.cgi
n) Experimental Aircraft Icing Products- shows areas of icing
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/~turk/icing.html

NASA microwave satellite imagery: includes global PVA
http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/MSU/msuds.html
Global- contains temperatures of the troposphere and stratosphere and cyclone activity at different times.
http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/MSU/msuds.html
U.S.- contains temperatures of the troposphere and stratosphere and cyclone activity at different times.
http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/MSU/msuds.html

Satellite Images: Purdue
http://wxp.atms.purdue.edu/satellite/index.html
a) Visible Satellite Images-
Eastern hemisphere
Western hemisphere
U.S.
Indiana
b) Infrared Satellite Images-
Eastern hemisphere
Western hemisphere
U.S.
Indiana
c) Water Vapor Satellite Images
d) Composite Satellite Views- surface weather map overlaid on either the visible or infrared image, depending on time of day
e) Misc. Satellite Views- Highlights on a particularly interesting weather event or phenomenon.

Satellite Images: U. Wyoming
-
Includes current satellite pictures of U.S. (visible, infrared, and water vapor)
http://www-das.uwyo.edu/satellite/satellite.html

GOES-8/9 Daytime Fog/Low Cloud/ Aircraft Icing Products
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/~turk/icing.html
GOES-8 real-time weather and icing products- includes satellite links for real time weather data in the U.S.
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/satellite/latest_ch2m4.jpg

Satellite Europe / N. Africa
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/meteosat/
Graphical interface- Shows latest Meteosat images and access to archive directories.
Latest D2 image- shows view of Western Europe, the Atlantic and North Africa.
Slide show- provides short animated sequence of 24 hour period
Info and links- includes background information

Australia: all the charts and data you need
http://www.ludin.com.au/~hollow/kbmet.htm
Charts
1) List of Australian present and past satellite images
2) The latest satellite image in color
3) Color satellite movie loop of Australia for the past 24 hours
4) Latest Australian MSL analysis chart (manually drawn and computer generated)
5) 24 hour, two and three day prognosis charts
6) UV forecast chart
7) Current rainfall, rainfall decile, temperature and drought maps
Sunset tables - Enter Latitude - Longitude / Year - Month - Day / Press compute.

Tidal Tables - Enter Latitude - Longitude / Year - Month - Day / Press compute.
Observation and forecasts
1) Western provincial cities forecasts
District forecasts - Central West, Lower West, Southwest, Southern Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
3) District forecasts - Gascoyne, Goldfields, Eucla, Pibara, Kimberly and Interior
4) Western Australian Observations - Observations, weather bulletins, daily rainfall, weekly rainfall, latest synoptic observations
Notes on the weather - A synoptic situation and forecast explanation (textual)
Western Australian Warnings - has warnings for all types of problems from hurricanes to sheep grazers
7) Aerodrome weather reports - metars and specials
8) Aerodrome weather forecasts - TAFORs

Australian Aviation Forecasts
http://www.aopa.com.au/weather/wnsw.html
Provides TAFs, Aerodrome weather reports (TTF, METAR, SPECI), Area forecasts and route sector winds.

Taiwan and Asia Region Weather Forecast
http://peacock.tnjc.edu.tw/NEW/weather.html
Weather forecasts for Taiwan, Mainland China and the Asia region
Satellite images of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Mainland China, Japan, Korea, Pacific Hemisphere, etc.
MPEG movie of East Asia
MPEG movie of Typhoon "Fred" June 21, 1998

Hong Kong
http://www.info.gov.hk/hko/wxinfo/currwx/air.htm
Weather forecast for local aviation
1) Significant weather within 50 NM radius
2) Synopsis of weather situation
3) Forecast for 50 NM radius
4) Further outlook

Japan Weather Index
http://www.is.kochi-u.ac.jp/weather/index.en.html
Japan and Far East infrared image - JPEG and two day MPEG animation
South East Asia (+ Pacific) image - JPEG and two day MPEG animation
World wide infrared image by geostationary satellites
1) JPEG and GIF images available every 3 hours
2) Past images available for 1997 and 1998
Southern hemisphere image by polar orbiting satellites

1) JPEG and GIF images available every 3 hours
2) Past images available for 1997 and 1998
Forecast maps from ECMWF (European Centre for Medium - Range Weather Forecasts)

1) Three to six day maps
2) North Atlantic area - surface MSL pressure
North Atlantic area - 500 hpa geopotential
Northern hemisphere - surface MSL pressure
Northern hemisphere - 500 hpa geopotential
Southern hemisphere - surface MSL pressure
Southern hemisphere - 500 hpa geopotential
Tropical belt - 850 hpa winds

Current African Weather
http://spacsun.rice.edu/~rss/weather/africa.html
Visible, infrared, and water-vapor satellite images for:
Northwest Africa Northeast Africa
Middle-west Africa Middle-east Africa
Southwest Africa Southeast Africa
Africa temperature forecast

Africa precipitation forecast
Europe and North Africa infrared image
Africa forecast map
MRF forecast charts for Africa
Africa satellite movie
Africa current conditions and 24-hour forecast
10-day precipitation forecast for Africa
10-day temperature outlook for Africa
14-day soil moisture outlook for Africa
City forecasts from USA Today for major African cities

South Africa weather data
http://cirrus.sawb.gov.za/
General forecasting messages
1) Nation forecast
2) Temperatures
3) Medium term forecast
4) Travelers forecast
5) High seas
6) Coastal waters
Latest satellite image of South Africa and the world

Radar images - provides rainfall information
Significant weather charts , METAR and TAF messages
Long term forecasts (must subscribe to obtain information)
Global atmosphere watch - information on global warming

The British Met. Office Home Page
http://www.meto.govt.uk/
"The weather and how we forecast it" http://www.meto.govt.uk/sec2/pg1/wxforint.html
This site focuses on how to:
1.make observations
2.perform an analysis
3.produce a forecast
By obtaining weather information and analyzing it correctly it is possible to make fairly accurate predictions about the weather.
b) "The latest weather"
http://www.meto.govt.uk/sec3/sec3.html
UK 24-hour Forecast
Inshore Waters Forecast
The Shipping Forecast
Gale Warnings
This site provides forecasted weather and weather maps for the United Kingdom and Ireland.
c) "Weather services to help you"
http://www.meto.govt.uk/sec4/sec4.html
This site provides numerous telephone and fax machine links to current weather information.
d) "Research development and operations"
http://www.meto.govt.uk/sec5/sec5.html
This site has links to the following:
Climate Research

Forecasting Research (Numerical Weather Prediction)
Operations
EUMETNET
CWINDE
Ozone Measurements
COST Action 712 - Atmospheric research using microwave radiometry.
ETWIRL - European Turbulent Wake Incident Reporting Log.
e) Other Links available at The British Met. Office Home Page...
http://www.meto.govt.uk/sec6/sec6.html
BBC Weather Centre
Other sources of Met.Office data on the WWW
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Royal Meteorological Society
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Links to other weather sites on the WWW

British Broadcasting Company Weather Center
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/
Weather forecast
Select an area of the UK - receive brief description of weather for 24-hours.
2 day outlook - Brief description of the weather for the next two days for the UK area.
Calculators - gives temperature conversions for Fahrenheit, Celsius and Kelvin.

France
Meteo-France
http://www.meteo.fr/e_index.html
French and European conditions; frames-clickable satellite observations and forecasts (good); French graphical temperatures and conditions (crude).

Pacific Northwest Aviation Weather
http://home.cdsnet.net/~jessek/avwx.htm
This is a great site for weather with links to the following weather info:
Airmets--Area Forecasts--Metar Reports--Pilot Reports--Radar/Satellite/WX

Maps--Sigmets--TAFs--TWEBs--Winds Aloft
You can also find radar images, satellite images, upper air charts, and surface observations.

Pilot Weather Briefing, etc.
http://members.aol.com/rlattery/pilot.htm
This site provides "up to date" weather information for the following:
Surface Weather, Winds, Thunderstorms, Turbulence, Icing, and other weather related hazards.

Airport Information
http://www.airnav.com/

U of Illinois - Institute of Aviation Wx Page
http://www.aviation.uiuc.edu/institute/avilinks/weather/weather.html
This site gives:
Current Weather Reports by city and state

Current Forecasted Weather with Analysis and Summary Charts
With Links to:
Metar Information

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/metar.htm
The Weather Channel On-line
http://www.weather.com/aviation/
Intellicast Weather Information
http://www.intellicast.com/

DUATS
https://preflight.skycentral.gte.com/cgi-bin/Preflight
Register first.... Then you can use it! It's free!!

UK and Europe Weather Charts
http://www.greasby.demon.co.uk/weather/pages/
This site will give the following weather links:
a) UK Current Live Infrared Images
http://www.greasby.demon.co.uk/weather/pages/uk.html
This site shows an infrared Satellite image of the UK
b) UK Regional Forecast
http://www.pa.press.net/cgi-bin/framepage.cgi?http://www.pa.press.net/weather/
This site shows the national forecast with a 48-hour outlook for the UK
c) UK Current Weather Temperature Charts
http://www.greasby.demon.co.uk/weather/pages/current.html
Current weather and temperature charts
d) UK Cloud Cover for 12 Noon Tomorrow
http://www.greasby.demon.co.uk/weather/pages/cloud.html
Satellite image of the UK
e) UK Current Daytime Visible Images
http://www.greasby.demon.co.uk/weather/pages/vis.html
Images are accessed live so they are a good current weather source
f) UK Air Quality Report was unable to locate server
g) UK Medium Range Forecast Charts
http://www.greasby.demon.co.uk/weather/pages/chart.html
9 day 500 mb chart
9 day 850 mb chart
9 day rainfall charts
h) Northern Hemisphere Polar Animation
http://grads.iges.org/pix/movie.html
This shows an interesting animated movie of the Northern Hemisphere as viewed from the poles.

Dutch Met Office
http://www.knmi.nl/indexen.html
This site is in Dutch, and is in frames. If you click on Products, you can find actual wind, temps, and max-min temps for many places in Europe and North Africa.

Purdue Weather Processor
http://wxp.atms.purdue.edu/
This site gives satellite analysis, radar analysis, upper air, and surface analysis.
Composite Satellite Surface Map

http://wxp.atms.purdue.edu/satellite/sat_sfc_map.gif
4 Panel ETA Surface Forecast
http://wxp.atms.purdue.edu/eta/eta_pres_4panel.gif
Enhanced Infrared Satellite Image
http://wxp.atms.purdue.edu/satellite/sat_ir_enh_us.gif
Medium Range Forecast (MRF) 9 panel Plot
http://wxp.atms.purdue.edu/mrf/mrf_500p_9panel.gif
Purdue Weather Processor has some great information and weather charts. Their graphics are very easy to read and stand out.

Maryland Weather and Forecast Charts
http://grads.iges.org/pix/head.html
This site gives good information on:
Current Conditions
all over the world
Weather Forecasts for up to 5 days for multiple regions
Climate Outlooks anywhere in the world
El Niño Forecasts

Illinois Weather Visualizer
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/covisualizer.html
This site contains:
Surface observations

http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/surface.html
Upper Air Soundings
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/sounding.html
Satellite Imagery
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/satellite.html
Upper Air Observations
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/upperair.html
Forecast Products
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/fcst.html
Radar Summaries
http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/covis/visualizer/radar.html

Penn State University Weather Pages:
Good site for general weather info.
a) Penn State University Weather Pages
http://www.ems.psu.edu/wx/index.html
b) Arizona weather. Not very regular in reporting but gives good information when current.
http://www.ems.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wx/viewobs.cgi

Wisconsin Real-Time Data & Charts (SSEC)
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/
a) Eastern U.S. and North & South American hemispheric Visible, IR, and Water Vapor satellite images.
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/g8snap.html
b) Ditto, for the Pacific Ocean
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/g9snap.html
c) Global satellite composites (including movies)
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/composites.html
d) 12, 24, 36, and 48 hour satellite forecasts for the U.S. (including movies)
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/cras.html
e) Precipitable water, Lifted Index, and other products
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/realtime/realtime.html

MIT
http://the-tech.mit.edu/Weather/
Satellite Weather Images:
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/accu.data/ussat.gif

Washington : NW data, charts & British Columbia
a) Washington offers several forecast options and current weather.
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/data/weather2.cgi
b) This is a fog product that gives pilots a good idea of coastal fog regions.
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/cgi-bin/latest.cgi?fog2km
c) SEATAC Airport daily Meteogram. Good information of daily weather in a organized format.
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/cgi-bin/latest.cgi?meteogram/SEA

Alaskan Weather
http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/
a) This is a great Alaskan map listing all the cities. You can find current weather at almost every city listed. With Alaska's rapid changing weather I find this site very important in finding up to date weather.
http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/weather/current/current_map.html
b) This is a great forecasting tool that is simply laid out in graphic form of the State of Alaska. You simply type in the city name and you will receive the city forecast.
http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/weather/forecast/forecast_map.html

CDC Map Room Weather Products
Contains Global and National products.
a) CDC Map Room Weather Products.
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/~map/maproom/text/weather_products.shtml
b) This is a polar 250mb chart of the entire Northern Hemisphere.
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/~map/maproom/AVN/250_wnd_anl.avn.html
c) This is a nice 200mb chart for the U.S.
http://wxp.atms.purdue.edu/maps/upper_air/ua_200_comp.gif
d) This is a 500mb chart for the U.S.
http://wxp.atms.purdue.edu/maps/upper_air/ua_500_comp.gif
e) Here is a 850mb chart for the U.S.
http://wxp.atms.purdue.edu/maps/upper_air/ua_850_comp.gif
f) This is an interesting Surface Analysis Chart produced by Ohio State University. I thought it was quite creative and may be easier to understand.
http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/us/natmap.gif
g) This is a National Radar Summary Chart.
http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/radar/

U.S. Current Precipitation & Forecast Maps
This is a 4-panel layout of precipitation and Forecast Maps.
http://vortex.plymouth.edu/4panel_p.html

U.S. Navy meteorological charts
http://www.fnoc.navy.mil/meteo.html - This is the U.S. Navy meteorological charts. They contain information about Surface Pressure, Air Temperature, 12HR Precip, 500MB Vorticity, 10-meter winds, and Tropopause Level.

CNN - Weather Images
Lots of colorful pictures. Gives current conditions for Africa and the Middle East, Asia, Australia and Surrounding Region, Europe, North America, South America and Central America / Caribbean.
a) "This is CNN"
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/images.html
b) Here is the overview of the U.S. for the following day. General fronts and areas of precipitation
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/NAmerica/today.html
c) Regional Satellite for Animated Northwest.
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/NAmerica/us.reg/sat.nw.html
d) Regional radar images for the West coast.
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/NAmerica/us.reg/reg.nw.html

Maryland Earthcast
http://metolab3.umd.edu/~owen/EARTHCAST/
Local and regional weather. The best part for pilots is to have an accurate clock. In this web site is a Navy Master Clock with precise time.
http://www.meto.umd.edu/~owen/EARTHCAST/LOCAL/

Hawaii and Oceanic Meteorology
http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Hawaiian_Weather/hawaiian_weather
GOES-9 Hawaii IR: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/hawaii_ir.gif
GOES-9 Hawaii Visible: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/hawaii_vis.gif
Hawaii Regional Weather Data (Station plots of observations from the islands, buoys, and ships with cloud areas from GOES-9 are updated hourly): http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/sfc_hawaii.gif
GOES 9 [Forecast w/IR or VIS]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/models/AVN/avngoes9_hi.gif
GMS-5 Full-Disc [Infrared]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/gms_cur.gif
GMS-5 Full-Disc [Visible] Images: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/gmsvis_ter.gif
GOES-9/GOES-8 [Infrared]Enhanced Composites: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/goes_7-8_ir.gif
GOES-9/GOES-8 [Visible]Enhanced Composites: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/goes_7-8_vis.gif
GOES-9/GOES-8 [Water Vapor IR] Enhanced Composites: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/goes_7-8_wv.gif
Antarctic Composite Image/Analysis (Southern Hemisphere storms): http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Hawaiian_Weather/avn/surface_ant.gif
Discussion of Hawaiian Islands Satellite Data: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?hawaiian_disc.sat,Satellite_Discussion,Hawaiian_Weather
Discussion of Central Pacific Satellite Data: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?central_pacific.sat,Satellite_Discussion,Hawaiian_Weather
Summary Reports [Airport Stations]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?HFO.OBS,Regional_OBS,Hawaiian_Weather
Summary Reports [Remote/Automatic Stations]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?HNL.COOP,Hawaii_COOP,Hawaiian_Weather
Kauai County [Lihue Airport]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/text/synopsis_lih.dat
Honolulu City&Co. [Honolulu Airport]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/text/synopsis_hnl.dat
Honolulu City&Co. [Kaneohe MCB]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/text/synopsis_hng.dat
Maui County [Kahului Airport]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/text/synopsis_ogg.dat
Hawaii County [Hilo Airport]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/text/synopsis_ito.dat
Hawaii County [Keahole Airport]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/text/synopsis_koa.dat
Univ. of Hawaii SATLAB: http://satftp.soest.hawaii.edu/satlab/
State of Hawaii Interactive Weather Reports (Hawaiian station conditions & 48hr. forecast: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/island.html
N. Pacific Surface Data Composite with GOES-9 IR: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Hawaiian_Weather/avn/surface_pac.gif
NWS WSFO Hawaii State Forecast Discussion: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?HNL.DIS,Weather_Discussion,Hawaiian_Weather
Northern Islands [Kauai-Lihue] [Honolulu and Kailua-Kona]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?HLI.DAT,Lihue_Forecast,Hawaiian_Weather & http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?HNL.DAT,Honolulu_Forecast,Hawaiian_Weather
Central Islands [Maui-Wailuku/Kahului]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?HOG.DAT,Kahului_Forecast,Hawaiian_Weather
Southern Island [Hilo]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?HTO.DAT,Hilo_Forecast,Hawaiian_Weather
Southern Island [Kailua-Kona (with Honolulu Fcst)]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?HNL.DAT,Honolulu_Forecast,Hawaiian_Weather
Central Pacific Sea Level Pressure Charts (4panels; 0-72hr): http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Hawaiian_Weather/avn/surface_pac_fcst.gif
Central Pacific Upper Air Analysis(850-700-500-300mb): http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Hawaiian_Weather/avn/pac_ua.gif
Central Pacific AVN Precipitation Forecast (4panels;12-48hr): http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/avn_qpf.gif
Pacific Sea Level Pressure [Analysis]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Hawaiian_Weather/avn/pac_sfcmap_f000.gif
Pacific Sea Level Pressure [24hr Prog]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Hawaiian_Weather/avn/pac_sfcmap_f024.gif
Pacific Sea Level Pressure [48hr Prog): http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Hawaiian_Weather/avn/pac_sfcmap_f048.gif
Pacific Boundary Layer Wind [Analysis]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Hawaiian_Weather/avn/pac_blwind_f000.gif
Pacific Boundary Layer Wind [24hr Prog]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Hawaiian_Weather/avn/pac_blwind_f024.gif
**Pacific Boundary Layer Wind [48hr Prog]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Hawaiian_Weather/avn/pac_blwind_f048.gif
Pacific 500mb Charts (4panels; 0-72hr): http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Hawaiian_Weather/avn/pac_fcst_500.gif
Pacific 300mb Charts (4panels; 0-72hr): http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Hawaiian_Weather/avn/pac_fcst_300.gif
TROPICAL WEATHER PAGE: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml
Satellite IR plus Surface Wind/Pressure [GOES-9/Pacific] [GOES-8/Atlantic]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/models/AVN/surface_pac.gif and http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/models/AVN/surface_atl.gif
Caribbean GOES-8 IR/VIS + 12hr grid Forecast [GOES-8/Caribbean]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/models/AVN/avngoes8_cari.gif
Pacific-Hawaii GOES-9 IR/VIS + 12hr grid Forecast [GOES-9/Hawaii]: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/models/AVN/avngoes9_hi.gif
Current EASTERN PACIFIC Outlook from NWS/Miami: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/severe_warnings.csh?epacific.hur,Tropical_Cyclone_Information,Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml
ATLANTIC Storm past position chart and the Forecast Track plot: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Tropical_Weather/tropic_atl/tropic_atl.gif & http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Tropical_Weather/tropic_atl/tfcst_atl.gif
Current EASTERN PACIFIC Outlook from NWS/Miami: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/severe_warnings.csh?epacific.hur,Tropical_Cyclone_Information,Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml
E.PACIFIC Storm past position chart and the Forecast Track plot: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Tropical_Weather/tropic_epa/storm_track.gif & http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Tropical_Weather/tropic_epa/storm_fcst.gif
Storm Centered IR Image for East Pacific basin: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/pac_cam.gif
Current CENTRAL PACIFIC Outlook from NWS/Honolulu: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/severe_warnings.csh?cpacific.hur,Tropical_Cyclone_Information,Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml
CENTRAL PACIFIC Storm past positions chart and the Forecast Track plot: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Tropical_Weather/tropic_cpa/storm_track.gif & http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Tropical_Weather/tropic_cpa/storm_fcst.gif
Storm Centered IR Image for Central Pacific basin: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/cphc_cam.gif
Current WESTERN PACIFIC Outlook from JTWC/Guam: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/severe_warnings.csh?wpacific.hur,Tropical_Cyclone_Information,Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml
W.PACIFIC Ocean cyclone formation alert: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/severe_warnings.csh?TROPIC_WTPN21,WEST_PACIFIC,Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml
NWS at Tiyan, Guam: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/pr/guam/
Hurricane Warnings from Nadi, Fiji: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/severe_warnings.csh?WHPS01.NFFN,Fiji_Hurricane_Warning,Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml
Australian BOM Hurricane Warnings from Brisbane: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/severe_warnings.csh?WHAU.BOM,Australian_BOM_Warning,Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml
Most recent Tropical Cyclone Information from JTWC/Guam: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/severe_warnings.csh?spacific.hur,Tropical_Cyclone_Information,Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml
Most recent cyclone formation alert from JTWC/Guam: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/severe_warnings.csh?TROPIC_WTPS21.hur,SOUTH_PACIFIC,Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml
Weather statements from the Indian Met.Dept/New Delhi: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/text/TROPIC_WTIN20
Current Indian Ocean Outlook. from JTWC/Guam: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/text/indian.hur
Formation alerts--N. Indian Ocean from JTWC/Guam: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/severe_warnings.csh?TROPIC_WTIO21,INDIAN_OCEAN,Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml
Formation Alerts--S. Indian Ocean from JTWC/Guam: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/severe_warnings.csh?TROPIC_WTXS21,INDIAN_OCEAN,Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml
Most Recent Tropical Cyclone track plot: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Tropical_Weather/tropic_io/storm_track.gif
North Pacific weather systems bulletin WWJN20 RJTD: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?RJTD-WWJP20.OFF,RJTD_N_Pacific,Tropical_Weather & http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?WBC-FZPN01.OFF,KWBC_N_Pacific,Tropical_Weather
South Pacific weather systems FZPS10 PHNL: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?HNL-FZPS10.OFF,PHNL_S_Pacific,Tropical_Weather
North Atlantic weather systems FZNT01 KWBC and FZUS08 KWBC.: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?WBC-FZNT01.OFF,KWBC_N_Atlantic,Tropical_Weather & http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/text.csh?WBC-FZNT01.OFF,Continental_Shelf,Tropical_Weather
ENSO Page (details on El Niño): http://naulu.soest.hawaii.edu/
FEMA Homepage (tropical stormwatch): http://www.fema.gov/fema/trop.htm
MAINLAND WEATHER PAGE (satellite, surface analysis, etc.): http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Mainland_Weather/index.html
SEVERE WEATHER PAGE (U.S. warnings, watches, advisories): http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Severe_Weather/severe.html
NWS Honolulu --Weather Service Forecast Office (PHNL): http://www.nws.noaa.gov/pr/hnl/

National Hurricane Center (Tropical Prediction Center)
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Aviation Products (Area Forecasts, Atlantic Sigmets, Pacific Sigmets): http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/products1.html
Atlantic Outlook: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/pub/forecasts/discussion/MIATWOAT
Eastern Pacific Outlook: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/pub/forecasts/discussion/MIATWOEP
Current GOES Infrared Images: http://goeshp.wwb.noaa.gov/index2.html
Current GOES Visible Image: http://goeshp.wwb.noaa.gov/index2.html
Current GOES Water Vapor Channel Image: http://goeshp.wwb.noaa.gov/index2.html

Intellicast: RADAR etc.
http://www.intellicast.com/
USA: city forecasts by region http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/
NEXRAD (detailed radar of certain cities) http://www.intellicast.com/weather/???/nexrad/
radar map http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/radar/
radar summary map http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/radsum/
U.S. satellite images http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/sat/
24 hr forecast high temps map http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/hitemp/
24 hr low temps map http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/lotemp/
jet stream location http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/jet/
daily precip. estimates http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/precip/
Atlantic satellite http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/atlsat/
Eastern Pacific satellite http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/pacsat/
Current surface analysis map http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/sfcmap/
24 hr. surface analysis map http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/fcstmap24/
48 hr. surface analysis map http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/fcstmap48/
Current surface analysis chart http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/faxsfc/
24 hr. surface analysis chart http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/fax24/
48 hr. surface analysis chart http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/fax48/
72 hr. surface analysis chart http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/fax72/
300mb analysis http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/fax300/
500mb analysis http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/fax500/
850mb analysis http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/fax850/
WORLD WEATHER: city 4 day forecasts by regions http://www.intellicast.com/weather/intl/
World satellite image http://www.intellicast.com/weather/intl/worldsat/
Canada satellite image http://www.intellicast.com/weather/intl/cansat/
Caribbean satellite image http://www.intellicast.com/weather/intl/cbsat/
Europe satellite image http://www.intellicast.com/weather/intl/eusat/
Asia satellite image http://www.intellicast.com/weather/intl/assat/
Australia satellite image http://www.intellicast.com/weather/intl/ausat/
Middle Eastern satellite image http://www.intellicast.com/weather/intl/ausat/
South American satellite image http://www.intellicast.com/weather/intl/sasat/
Travel: general info. for ground and air travelers http://www.intellicast.com/wxoffice/trvldesk/
City Forecasts: major U.S. city 12hr. and 24hr. general forecast (not detailed) http://www.intellicast.com/weather/travel/
Flightcast: obtain flight information for flights currently in progress nationwide http://www.intellicast.com/wxoffice/trvldesk/flightcast/
Travel Weather Maps:
Raincast: Displays areas where caution is advised due to potentially slippery roads and hydroplaning from general, widespread rainfall.
http://www.intellicast.com/wxoffice/trvldesk/trvlmaps/rainy/
Snowcast: Displays areas where driving by be hazardous due to snow or ice. http://www.intellicast.com/wxoffice/trvldesk/trvlmaps/wintry/
Fogcast: Displays areas where caution is advised due to widespread or patchy fog which results in reduced visibility. http://www.intellicast.com/wxoffice/trvldesk/trvlmaps/foggy/
Windcast: Displays areas where high profile vehicles may be impacted by strong and gusty winds. http://www.intellicast.com/wxoffice/trvldesk/trvlmaps/windy/
Thunderstormcast: Displays areas where thunderstorms and locally heavy rains are likely to occur, resulting in hazardous driving conditions. http://www.intellicast.com/wxoffice/trvldesk/trvlmaps/thunder/
Solarcast: Displays areas where bright sunshine may cause glare on windshields. http://www.intellicast.com/wxoffice/trvldesk/trvlmaps/solar/
Travel Outlook: These maps depict the outlook for weather conditions likely to impact highway and road travel. The greens depict areas where rain is likely. Shades of gray depict areas where snow is likely. Blue regions are regions where strong winds or wind gusts are expected, which could make travel with large vehicles difficult. http://www.intellicast.com/wxoffice/trvldesk/trvlmaps/day2/ http://www.intellicast.com/wxoffice/trvldesk/trvlmaps/day3/ http://www.intellicast.com/wxoffice/trvldesk/trvlmaps/day4/ http://www.intellicast.com/wxoffice/trvldesk/trvlmaps/day5/
TROPICAL: Satellite images, charts, advisories for tropical stroms concerning U.S. http://www.intellicast.com/weather/tropical/
Atlantic Tropical Floater Image (IR): http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/float2/
Pacific Tropical Floater Image (IR): http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/float3/
Tropical System Tracking Chart: Custom generated graphic depicting track of system, strength and speed, landfall probability, watches and warnings, and other pertinent information. http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/hurtrac/
Atlantic Hurricane Advisories: Atlantic Public/Marine Tropical Disturbance Messages, issued in the past 6 hours. http://www.intellicast.com/weather/tropical/
Pacific Hurricane Advisories: Pacific Public/Marine Tropical Disturbance Messages, issued in the past 6 hours. http://www.intellicast.com/weather/tropical/
Tropical Surface Analysis Chart: http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/tgsfc1/
Tropical Surface 24 Hour Forecast Chart: http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/tgsfc24/
Tropical Surface 48 Hour Forecast Chart: http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/tgsfc48/
Tropical 200 mb Wind Analysis Chart: http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/tgwind/
Tropical 200 mb 24 Hour Wind Forecast Chart: http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/tgwind24/
Tropical 200 mb 48 Hour Wind Forecast Chart: http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/tgwind48/
Tropical 200 mb 72 Hour Wind Forecast Chart:
http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/tgwind72

National Weather Service METAR/TAF Information
http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/metar.htm
METAR/TAF Program Overview: http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/overview.htm
METAR Related Documentation: http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/docs.htm
**METAR/TAF Data**: http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/data.htm
METAR Decoder Software: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/software/
Helpful Tools & Aids: http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/tools.htm
Other Sources: http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/other.htm

MSNBC Weather
http://www.msnbc.com/news/WEA_Front.asp
U.S. Weather Finder (search engine by U.S. state, major cities' current conditions and 4 day general forecast) example: Phoenix, AZ: http://www.msnbc.com/news/wea_front.asp?faa=phx
Some cities offer radar (example Phoenix, AZ):
http://www.intellicast.com/weather/phx/radar/
Some cities offer visible satellite images: http://www.intellicast.com/weather/phx/sat/
Some cities offer precipitation sat. images:
http://www.intellicast.com/weather/phx/precip/
World Weather Finder (search engine by Canada & continents, major cities' 4 day forecast) example: Bogota, Colombia: http://www.msnbc.com/news/wea_front.asp?faa=bog

TPC/NHC's Tropical Cyclone Products Page
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/products.html
-Identifies active Atlantic Tropical Cyclones or Eastern Pacific Tropical Cyclones.
Latest Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/pub/forecasts/discussion/MIATWOAT
Latest Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/pub/forecasts/discussion/MIATWOEP
Latest Monthly Tropical Weather Summary (Atlantic): http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/pub/forecasts/discussion/MIATWSAT
Latest Monthly Tropical Weather Summary (Pacific): http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/pub/forecasts/discussion/MIATWSEP

Satellite Meteorology
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/rs/sat/home.rxml
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES): http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/rs/sat/goes/home.rxml
Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES): http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/rs/sat/poes/home.rxml
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP): http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/wwhlpr/dmsp_poes.rxml?hret=/guides/rs/sat/poes/home.rxml
NOAA Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES): http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/wwhlpr/noaa_poes.rxml?hret=/guides/rs/sat/poes/home.rxml
Interpreting Satellite Images: http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/rs/sat/img/vis.rxml

Skywatch
http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/skywatch.html
Custom images for the U.S., Atlantic, Pacific, Canada, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean.
IR U.S.:
http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRUS3D.html
IR U.S. Loop: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRLUS3D.html
IR U.S. Northwest: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRNW3D.html
IR U.S. Southwest: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRSW3D.html
IR U.S. North Central: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRNC3D.html
IR U.S. South Central: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRSC3D.html
IR U.S. Northeast: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRNE3D.html
IR U.S. Southeast: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRSE3D.html
IR North Atlantic: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRAT3D.html
IR North Pacific: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRPA3D.html
IR Canada: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRCAN3D.html
IR Canada-Western: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRCANW3D.html
IR Canada-Cental: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRCANC3D.html
IR Canada-Eastern: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRCANE3D.html
IR Mexico: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRMEX3D.html
IR Gulf of Mexico: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRGULF3D.html
IR Caribbean: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/IRCARIB3D.html
VIS Sat. U.S.: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/VSUS3D.html
VIS Sat. U.S. Northwest: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/VSNW3D.html
VIS Sat. U.S. Southwest: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/VSSW3D.html
VIS Sat. U.S. North Central: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/VSNC3D.html
VIS Sat. U.S. South Central: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/VSSC3D.html
VIS Sat. U.S. Northeast: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/VSNE3D.html
VIS Sat. U.S. Southeast: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/VSSE3D.html
RADAR U.S.: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/RDUS3D.html
RADAR U.S. Loop: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/RDLUS3D.html
RADAR U.S. Northwest: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/RDNW3D.html
RADAR U.S. Southwest: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/RDSW3D.html
RADAR U.S. North Central: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/RDNC3D.html
RADAR U.S. South Central: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/RDSC3D.html
RADAR U.S. Northeast: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/RDNE3D.html
RADAR U.S. Southeast: http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/RDSE3D.html
OTHER RELATED LINKS:
Weather Headlines:
http://www.earthwatch.com/WX_HDLINES/wx_hdlines.html
Stormwatch: http://www.earthwatch.com/STORMWATCH/stormwatch.html
Forecast Center: http://www.earthwatch.com/FCST_CTR/fcst_ctr.html
Current Conditions: http://www.earthwatch.com/CURRENTLY/currently.html
Earthwatch Products: (software) http://www.earthwatch.com/PRODUCTS/products.html

Tropical Weather Data
http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/tropicaltext.html#Atltrop
CURRENT and PAST Atlantic Tropical Advisories: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/severe/atltrop/
Tropical Weather Outlook: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/severe/tropical/ABNT20.KNHC
Tropical Weather Discussion: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/severe/tropical/AXNT20.KNHC
NCP Tropical Desk: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/severe/tropical/FXCA20.KWBC
LATEST Gulf of Mexico Surface Plots(good chart): http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/textwximages/us/surface/tropics.gif
Storm Track for Atlantic: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/hurricane/track21.gif
Forecast Storm Track for Atlantic: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/hurricane/fortrack21.gif
Latest eastern and western hemispheric satellite images: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/satimages.html
Current Eastern IR image: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/sat/goes8/ir/00LATEST.gif
Current Eastern enhanced IR image: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/sat/goes8/irmb/00LATEST.gif
Water Vapor Image: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/sat/goes8/wv/00LATEST.gif
Atlantic Visible Tropical Image: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/sat/trop/goes8vi/latest00.gif
Atlantic Infrared Tropical Image: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/sat/trop/goes8ir/latest00.gif
Current Western IR image: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/sat/ir/00LATEST.gif
Current Western Visible Image: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/sat/vis/00LATEST.gif
Current Western Enhanced IR image: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/sat/irmb00LATEST.gif
Current Western Water vapor image: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/sat/wv/00LATEST.gif
Current Western Infrared False Color Composite: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/sat/ircolor/00LATEST.gif
Current Pacific Visible Tropical Image: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/sat/trop/goes9vi/latest00.gif
Current Pacific Infrared Tropical Image: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/sat/trop/goes9ir/latest00.gif
Current GOES 8 Visible: http://ssec.wisc.edu/data/g8/latest_g8vis.gif
Current GOES 8 IR: http://ssec.wisc.edu/data/g8/latest_g8ir.gif
Current GOES 8 Water Vapor: http://ssec.wisc.edu/data/g8/latest_g8wv.gif
Current GOES 9 Visible: http://ssec.wisc.edu/data/g9/latest_g9vis.gif
Current GOES 9 IR: http://ssec.wisc.edu/data/g9/latest_g9ir.gif
Current GOES 9 Water Vapor: http://ssec.wisc.edu/data/g9/latest_g9wv.gif
GMS-5 IR image: http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/gifs/gms_cur.gif
Current European Visible image: http://www.meteo.fr/tpsreel/images/satt0.jpg
CURRENT and PAST Pacific Tropical Advisories: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/severe/pactrop/
Pacific Tropical Satellite Discussions: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/severe/tropical/tropdisc
Eastern North (National Hurricane Center) Tropical Weather Outlook: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/severe/tropical/ABPZ20.KNHC
Central North (Central Pacific Hurricane Center) Tropical Weather Outlook: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/severe/tropical/ABPA20.PHNL
Satellite Tropical Weather Discussion: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wxascii/satellite/TCPA11.PHNL
Western North (Joint Typhoon Warning Center) Tropical Weather Outlook: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/severe/tropical/ABPW10.PGTW
Satellite Tropical Weather Discussion: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wxascii/satellite/TCPW10.PHNL
CURRENT and PAST Indian Tropical Advisories: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/severe/indtrop/
Indian Ocean Tropical Weather Advisory: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/severe/tropical/ABIO10.PGTW
Indian Ocean Tropical Weather Discussion: http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/severe/tropical/WWIN40.DEMS

The Weather Underground
http://www.wunderground.com
Main page offers U.S. current radar and temperature color contour maps
City/State/Zip Code/Country weather search engine
U.S. City Weather (example Prescott, AZ) gives general sky and temperature conditions & four day forecast
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Prescott%2C+AZ
Canada: city current conditions and four day forecast for each province http://www.wunderground.com/global/CN_ST_Index.html
Central America: city current conditions and four day forecast search engine for each country http://www.wunderground.com/global/CA_ST_Index.html
South America: city current conditions & four day forecast search engine by country http://www.wunderground.com/global/SA_ST_Index.html
Asia: city current conditions & 4 day forecast search engine by country http://www.wunderground.com/global/AS_ST_Index.html
Europe: city current conditions & 4 day forecast search engine by country http://www.wunderground.com/global/EU_ST_Index.html
Australia: city currents & 4 day forecast search engine by country http://www.wunderground.com/global/AU_ST_Index.html
Africa: city currents & 4 day forecast search engine by country http://www.wunderground.com/global/AF_ST_Index.html
Islands: city currents 4 day forecast search engine by country http://www.wunderground.com/global/IS_ST_Index.html
Tropical Storms: Sea surface temperature color contour map of North Atlantic and North Pacific http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/
Western Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/ABPW10.html
Indian Ocean Tropical Weather Outlook http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/ABIO10.html

Mexican Weather Websites
This site is in Spanish, but the data should be understandable.
Radar in Mexico
http://smn.cna.gob.mx/radares/radares.html
The following cities have a radar site:
Obregon, Guasave, Palmito, Los Cabos, Cerro Catedral, Cuyutlan, Acapulco, Tampico, Alvarado, Puerto Angel, Cancun, Sabancuy
Current, 24, 48, and 72-hour forecast charts for surface and upper-air pressure levels
http://smn.cna.gob.mx/productos/pcgridds/pcg.html
Bulletins and advisories
http://smn.cna.gob.mx/boletin/hmbole.html

Section C:
Links to Digital Atmosphere's data sources
http://ws321.uncc.edu/data/surface/ surface data
http://ws321.uncc.edu/data/upperair/ upper-air data

This site last updated 3/31/98 by Len Milich.