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US Current temps Map
US Current temps Map
US Current dew pt temps Map
US Current dew pt temps Map
United States Infrared
US IR/Radar
US Current Winds @ 300mb Map
Winds @ 300mb Map
United States Radar
United States Radar
US Current Winds @ 500mb Map
500 mb plot
US Lightning MapUS Lightning Map US Current Winds @ 5K ft Map
3000 ft
US IR/Fronts
IR/Fronts
US Current Winds @ Surface Map
Surface Winds
US Current VFR/MVFR/IFR Map
VFR/MVFR/IFR Surface Depict
World Sea Surface Temp Map
Sea Surface Temp

GOES-East

GOES-12 Satellite view GOES-12 Satellite

75 West Long.

Images are taken at 15 & 45 min past each hour
Images via SSEC Logo @ University of Wisconsin-Madison
1024x900 B&W 30~67K JPEGs
Ch 1 - Visible:
0.52-0.72 um
Ch 2 - Infrared:
3.78-4.03 um
Ch 3 - Water Vapor:
6.47-7.02 um
LOOP OF CURRENT EASTERN US SECTOR IMAGERY ~250K MPEG @ NOAA
This MPEG movie contains the most recent 10 half hourly images of the East CONUS sector.
East Coast VISIBLE MPEG Loop East Coast IR MPEG Loop East Coast WATER VAPOR MPEG Loop
Images via Colorado State University CIRA Logo
Full Disk 746x703 ~150K updated every 3 hrs G12 Vis 0.65um G12 IR3 6.75um G12 IR4 10.70um
Northern Hemisphere 806x918 ~60K G12 Vis 0.65um G12 IR2 3.90um G12 IR3 6.75um G12 IR4 10.70um G12 IR5 13.30um
Continental US (CONUS) 1781x506 (Squished) ~150K G8 Vis 0.65um G8 IR2 3.90um G8 IR3 6.75um G8 IR4 10.70um G8 IR5 12.00um
Images via Canadian Meteorological Centre Logo
East/West North America IR/Topo 900x700 JPEG IR 10.7um 900x700 JPEG Vis/Topo 900x700 JPEG IR/VIS 900x700 JPEG
Eastern Canada IR 10.7 um 1024^2 JPEG Vis 1024^2 JPEG IR/VIS 1024^2 JPEG
North and South America Visible IR 1024^2 JPEG Vis 1024^2 JPEG IR/VIS 1024^2 1/2 size MPEG
Eastern Canada IR 10.7 micron Full size 1024^2 JPEG 1/2 size 512^2 JPEG Full size MPEG 1/2 size MPEG
Eastern North America IR 10.7 micron Full size 1024^2 JPEG 1/2 size 512^2 JPEG Full size MPEG 1/2 size MPEG
North and South America IR 10.7 micron Full size 1024^2 JPEG 1/2 size 512^2 JPEG Full size MPEG 1/2 size MPEG
Full-Disk Images @ NRL Monterey
GOES-8 CONUS-East with Color Overlay @ GSFC

GOES-West

GOES-8/9 Satellite GOES-9 Satellite view

135 West Long.

Images are taken at 01 & 31 min past each hour
Images via SSEC Logo @ University of Wisconsin-Madison
1024x900 B&W ~630K GIFs
Ch 1 - Visible:
0.52 - 0.72 um
Ch 2 - Infrared:
3.78 - 4.03 um
Ch 3 - Water Vapor:
6.47 - 7.02 um
Loops of current western US sector imagery
(~250K MPEG)@ NOAA
This MPEG movie contains the most recent 10 half hourly images of the WCONUS sector.
West Coast Visible MPEG Loop West Coast IR MPEG Loop West Coast WATER VAPOR MPEG Loop
Images via Colorado State University CIRA Logo
Full Disk 1042x928 ~150K updated every 3 hrs G10 Vis 0.65um G10 IR3 6.75um G10 IR4 10.70um
Northern Hemisphere 1135x663 ~70K G10 Vis 0.65um G10 IR2 3.90um G10 IR3 6.75um G10 IR4 10.70um G10 IR5 12.00um
Pacific/US (PACUS) 1324x642 (Squished) ~90K G10 Vis 0.65um G10 IR2 3.90um G10 IR3 6.75um G10 IR4 10.70um G10 IR5 12.00um
Images via Canadian Meteorological Centre Logo
Western Canada Visible Full size 1024^2 JPEG 1/2 size 512^2 JPEG Full size MPEG 1/2 size MPEG
Western North America Visible Full size 1024^2 JPEG 1/2 size 512^2 JPEG Full size MPEG 1/2 size MPEG
Pacific North and South America Visible Full size 1024^2 JPEG 1/2 size 512^2 JPEG Full size MPEG 1/2 size MPEG
Western Canada IR 10.7 micron Full size 1024^2 JPEG 1/2 size 512^2 JPEG Full size MPEG 1/2 size MPEG
Western North America IR 10.7 micron Full size 1024^2 JPEG 1/2 size 512^2 JPEG Full size MPEG 1/2 size MPEG
Pacific North and South America IR 10.7 micron Full size 1024^2 JPEG 1/2 size 512^2 JPEG Full size MPEG 1/2 size MPEG
Full-Disk Images @ NRL Monterey
FullDisk_Animator @ Naval Research Lab
GOES West with Color Overlay @ GSFC

GMS

GMS Satellite view GMS-5 Satellite

140 East Long.


Meteosat

meteosat Satellite view meteosat Satellite

0 West Long.

Europe images :

Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite GOMS-1
(ELEKTRO)

GOMS Satellite view elektras Satellite

76 50' East Long.
GOMS is no longer imaging

Moscow PlanetA (GOMS-1) Russian WX Satellite [not updated currently]
(GOMS-1) Full Disk Images Russian WX Satellite [not updated currently]
(GOMS-1) Full Disk IR Image @ U of Nottingham, UK [not updated currently]

Meteosat-5

meteosat-5 Satellite view meteosat Satellite

63 E Long.

IndoEx images :
Full Disk INDOEX Vis , IR @ NOAA GSS
INDOEX IR Meteosat-5 @ 63E. copyright c 2003 EUMETSAT
INDOEX Vis, IR, WV at Dundee University free registration req.

Geostationary Chinese Satellite
Feng-Yun-2 "Wind-Cloud"

FY-2 Satellite view FY-2 Satellite

pronounced "Fung-yoon?"
105 deg East Long.

FY-2 transmissions are limited to these approximate times:
0300, 0400, 0500, 0600, 0700, 0800Z
National Satellite Meteorological Center (NSMC) China

Geostationary India Satellite
INSAT 1D

insat2 Satellite view insat-2 Satellite


83 deg East Long.

For many years, India did not make INSAT images available. However, they are now available from the Indian Meteorological Department.

Full Disk:
Vis (0.47-0.70 micron)
IR (10.5-12.5 micron)
Vis/IR Color Composite 512x550 jpeg

India:
Vis,
IR,
Vis/IR Color Composite 512x550 jpeg

GOES-11 (Central/Spare)

GOES-8 Satellite view GOES-8 Satellite

104 West Long.

In 'On orbit' storage, no images sent since Aug 14, 2000 at end of checkout.
Images via Colorado State University CIRA Logo
Test Images updated every 30 minutes G11 Vis 0.65um
G11 IR2 3.90um
G11 IR3 6.75um
G11 IR4 10.70um
G11 IR5 12.00um

GOES-12 (Central/Spare)

GOES-8 Satellite view GOES-8 Satellite

104 West Long.

GOES-12 will replace GOES-8 and become the new operational GOES-East satellite on March 31, 2003.
Images via Colorado State University CIRA Logo
Test Images updated every 30 minutes G12 Vis 0.65um
G12 IR2 3.90um
G12 IR3 6.75um
G12 IR4 10.70um
G12 IR5 12.00um

All together now... GMS, GOES and Meteosat

GMS-5 Satellite GOES-8/9 Satellite Meteosat Satellite
A Global View from Space @ GSFC
World Mollweide projection IR composite image
Mollweide IR composite image from @ UNIDATA/UCAR
Superpolar IR Composite 768x480 ~368K GIF by WSI @ intellicast
Mollweide IR 640x350 ~115k GIF @ UW-SSEC
Mollweide WV 640x350 ~90k GIF @ UW-SSEC
Mollweide IR/Topography 640x480 ~70K GIF @ UNIDATA/UCAR
Mollweide land/sea temp/cloud 7 day MPEG movie ~1M frame every 3 hrs @ UW-SSEC
Current lo-res spinning Globe MPEG movie ~2 MB @ UW-SSEC off-line since 10-8-2002
Current hi-res spinning Globe MPEG movie ~5.7 MB @ UW-SSEC off-line since 10-8-2002
Two-week lo-res spinning Globe MPEG movie ~2 Mb @ UW-SSEC off-line since 10-8-2002
Two-week hi-res spinning Globe MPEG movie ~5.7 Mb @ UW-SSEC off-line since 10-8-2002


blue block Arctic Composite NOAA HRPT 900x900 ~95kb @ University of Alaska Fairbanks updated hourly
blue block North Pole Composite @ Weather Channel

blue block Antarctic Composite The Antarctic composite is a mosaic of GOES, Meteosat, GMS, and NOAA satellite data. @ UW-SSEC
blue block Antarctic Composite @ Weather Channel

blue block AF Global Weather Center Northern / Southen Hemisphere DMSP IR mosaics updated every 6 hrs (1 day delay) @ National Geophysical Data Center
NO data since Jan 1999. If anybody knows where to find current data in this format let me know.


blue block Sea Surface Temps: Cuba to Nova Scotia along the U.S. East Coast.@ RSMAS/University of Miami

AVHRR SST Gulf of Mexico @ USF
AVHRR SST U.S. East Coast @ USF
AVHRR SST Caribbean @ USF

Polar Orbiters NOAA 12,14,15 and DMSP F12,13,14

Tiros-N satellite pic DMSP Satellite pic
blue block Currrent GAC NOAA 12 Ch 1,3,4 @ CIRA @ CO State
blue block Currrent GAC NOAA 14 Ch 1,3,4 @ CIRA @ CO State
blue block Currrent GAC NOAA 15 Ch 1,3,4 @ CIRA @ CO State
blue block Currrent GAC NOAA 16 Ch 1,3,4@ CIRA @ CO State
blue block DMSP Satellite imagery @ METOC Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center

blue block TERRA MODIS Satellite Images @ SSEC
blue block TERRA MODIS Satellite Images @ GSFC

GAC--Global Area Coverage:
GAC data are derived from a sample averaging of the full resolution AVHRR data. Four out of every five samples along the scan line are used to compute one average value and the data from only every third scan line are processed, yielding 1.1 km by 4 km resolution at the subpoint.

LAC--Local Area Coverage:
LAC are full resolution data that are recorded on an onboard tape recorder for subsequent transmission during a station overpass. The average instantaneous field-of-view of 1.4 milliradians yields a LAC ground resolution of approximately 1.1 km at the satellite nadir from the nominal orbit altitude of 833 km (517 mi).

CIRA collects, processes, and archives all the Polar orbit NOAA-12 and NOAA-14 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Local Area Coverage (LAC) and Global Area Coverage (GAC) [one orbit per image] data re-transmitted by the Gilmore Creek, Alaska earthstation via DOMSAT.

Band Satellites:          IFOV  
    NOAA-7,9,11,12,14
=== ==================== ======= 
1   0.58  - 0.68          1.39   Visible 
2   0.725 - 1.10          1.41   Red Visible - Near IR 
3   3.55  - 3.93          1.51   Short IR 
4   10.3  - 11.3          1.41   Long IR 
5   11.5  - 12.5          1.30   IR
     (micrometers)    (milliradians)

Note: CIRA GAC jpeg images are ~50k 206x2129 x 24 bit (new smaller size as of Mid Aug '97)
Note: CIRA site only keeps US/Africa Passes 3-4 per day per satellite.


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I'm looking for comments on this. Yes, I know I need to add GOMS and Feng-Yun-2. Anybody have VRML models of the WX sats? also doesn't work with VRML 2 viewers

Radar Images

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National Radar @ Weather Channel
blue block MSP Radar Loop @ Weather Underground Inc.
blue block MSP Radar , MSP Radar Loop @ National Weather Service Twin Cities
blue block Duluth, MN Radar, Duluth Radar Loop @ National Weather Service Twin Cities
blue block Southern MN Radar @ WCCO
blue block Power 5 Doppler @ KSTP Ch 5
blue block KARE 11 Statewide Nexrad, Loop @ KARE 11 TV

Sky Cams

blue block WCCO SKYVIEW CAM from Mpls @ WCCO
blue block KARE-11 Tower/River Cams
blue block Mpls Cam, Midway Cam, St Paul Cam @ KSTP-TV 5
blue block Buck Hill Cam @ KSTP-TV 5
blue block Promontory Point, UT
blue block Utah Weather Cams
blue block UND-RWIC Grand Forks, ND

WSI WX for Minneapolis/St Paul (MSP) @ Intellicast.com

blue block Minneapolis/St Paul Midwest regional radar latest image 6hr Loop 200K+ animated GIF
blue block Minneapolis/St Paul regional radar summary latest image
blue block Minneapolis/St Paul daily precipitation estimate latest image
blue block Minneapolis/St Paul NEXRAD latest MN image
blue block Minneapolis/St Paul Midwest regional satellite latest image 6hr Loop 135K animated GIF

Earthwatch Logo EarthWatch ® 2-D WX US Visible ~40k WX US IR ~40k WX US Radar ~40k

2D-IR US Sections

576x437 ~ 30k JPEGS
North West North Central North East
South West South Central South East
StormWatch WX Headlines NE Pacific N Atlantic
blue block Canada WX Radar @ Montreal Weather Center
blue block Germany, Berlin WX Radar @ Institut fr Meteorologie der FU Berlin
blue block Mexico WX Radar @ Comisin Nacional del Agua
blue block Netherlands, Belgium WX Radar @ KNMI
blue block New Zealand WX Radar @ MetVUW
blue block Sweden, Goteborg WX Radar @ reab
blue block Switzerland WX Radar @ Swiss Meteorological Institute
blue block Taiwan Radar WX Radar @ cwb
blue block Unisys Weather
blue block Content Menu Satellite Surface Data Upper Air Data Radar Sea Surface Temp
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ETA Aviation Rapid Update Cycle
Forcasts
USGS Elevation Database
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Medium range
WX Forecast
Medium Range
Forcast
Info Archive Interact Hurricane
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The NOAA Environmental Satellite Information System (NOAASIS) disseminatesoperational information to users of the NOAA and other nations' satellites. Data availableon NOAASIS includes special bulletin, navigation, schedule, and general information aboutNOAA satellites.

blue block Climate News @ Marshal Space Science Lab
blue block Univ of ND Regional Info Center WX info my old home '79-'83
blue block Global Hydrology and Climamate Ctr @ MSFC
blue block Naval Research Lab GOES-9 Photos & Movies
blue block Todays Space Weather @ NOAA Space Environment Laboratory
blue block Space Weather Bureau @ Marshal Space Science Lab
blue block Real Time Weather for Meteorologists @ UCAR
blue block WX.com free, interactive Internet weather source. Available to the public from Meteorlogix
blue block SARSAT Search And Rescue SATellite @ NOAA
blue block Sprites and Jets @Alaska.edu
blue block SeaWiFS Project @ GSFC
blue block Weather Software @ U Mich
blue block WeatherSites 380+ and growing @ U Mich
blue block Yahoo Weather images images by Weather News Inc
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