Weather Data
Here is a list of sources I use to create the weather forecast every day…
CURRENT WEATHER DATA
National Weather Service Radar Page – WSR-88D Products direct from NWS- WeatherTap – Faster pay service with more WSR-88D products than weather.gov
- UCAR Real-Time Weather Data – Excellent Model, Satellite, Surface, and Upper-Air Data.
- Ohio State Web Server – Excellent Text Data, Surface Maps, and model data.
- Unisys Weather – Good WXP Surface Plots, Models, MDR, SA/UA/IR/SST Archive
- SPC Forecast Tools - AWESOME data for severe weather analysis.
- NESDIS GOES Satellite Information – Hourly soundings from the GOES Sounder
- NWS Metar Coded Observations
- RoadWeather.com – Current conditions from RWIS sensors nationwide
MODEL-DERIVED WEATHER DATA
- Model Update Status
- NCEP Operational Status Report – Includes RAOBs not in model data
- College of DuPage Model Page – Lousy met program, but awesome weather data page. I use this site more than any other.
- Ready Current Meteorology –Model metrograms, soundings, and user defined plots.
- NCEP Operational Model Page – NAM, GFS, NGM, SREF, HWRF>
- NCEP Experimental Model Page – Includes GFDL, RTMA, GFS Ensemble
- NCEP Non-Op Parallel Model Runs – NA Meso, Parallel NAM, Model comparisons
- NSSL WRF with Kain-Fritsch convective parameterization scheme
- UCAR Real-Time Model Data – RUC, ETA, 60+ hour Spectral
- University of Wisconsin Model Pages – ETA, NGM, GFS, UW-NMS, Model Comparisons
- Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) Models - GFS, NOGAPS – All with several different model domains
- Environment Canada – Global/Canadian Model
- ESRL Ensemble Forecasts
- University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee MM5 – Quasi-operational MM5. Awesome for lake-effect snow forecasting.
- Winter Weather Ingredients from CIMSS – Quasi-operational “ingredients”-based forecasts during the cold season.
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