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
  • Missouri – MKC | | STJ | DMO | SZL | CDJ
  • Kansas – OJC | IXD | LWC | EMP | TOP | MHK
• RoadWeather.com – Current conditions from RWIS sensors nationwide
  • KDOT RWIS Sensors
  • Iowa DOT RWIS Sensors

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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1. Bill Wrote ,
   November 26th, 2009 at 5:25 pm

   Re: Dupont, you say “Lousy met program, but awesome weather data page”…hmmm…what makes you say that?

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