N1YZ Weather Links
A 2015 update of the original weather web pages found at N1YZ.
THE WEATHERGLASS: Rod's Weather Links
LOCAL – Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham Forecast http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/
New Birmingham Forecast after 9/27 http://www.weather.gov/bmx
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog http://www.alabamawx.com/
Alabama’s 13; WVTM http://www.alabamas13.com/weather
My Fox 6 Weather http://www.myfoxal.com/weather
RAYCOM Weather Net http://birmingham.raycomweather.com/
WIAT 42 Weather http://wiat.com/category/weather/
Weather Channel; Birmingham http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Birmingham+AL+USAL0054
Weather Underground; Birmingham http://www.wunderground.com/weather-forecast/US/AL/Birmingham.html
Alabama Weather
Alabama Fire Weather Map http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=firewx
Alabama Centered Observations http://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/data/metars/sfc_mgm.gif
Alabama Weather – Ohio State http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wx-by-state/AL
Rain Fall – 48 hrs – NWS – SouthEast http://www.srh.noaa.gov/serfc/?n=qpfpage
River Forecast – NWS – SouthEast http://www.srh.noaa.gov/serfc/
Surface Observations – SouthEast http://www.atmos.illinois.edu/weather/tree/viewer.pl?launch/sfcobsse
National Summary
AccuWeather http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/united-states-weather
The National Weather Service http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=pmdspd
The Weather Channel http://www.weather.com/newscenter/nationalforecast/
UCAR http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/progs/index.php?prog=00
USA Temperature Data http://vortex.plymouth.edu/ustemp.gif
U of Illinois Surface Contour http://www.atmos.illinois.edu/weather/tree/viewer.pl?launch/sfctmp
North America Temp Contour http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=naHYPERLINK "http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=na&inv=0&t=cur"&HYPERLINK "http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=na&inv=0&t=cur"inv=0HYPERLINK "http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=na&inv=0&t=cur"&HYPERLINK "http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=na&inv=0&t=cur"t=cur
North America Temp Data http://vortex.plymouth.edu/natemps.gif
USA Wind Chill Map http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=wcHYPERLINK "http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=wc&inv=0&t=cur"&HYPERLINK "http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=wc&inv=0&t=cur"inv=0HYPERLINK "http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=wc&inv=0&t=cur"&HYPERLINK "http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=wc&inv=0&t=cur"t=cur
USA Heat Index Map http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=heHYPERLINK "http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=he&inv=0&t=cur"&HYPERLINK "http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=he&inv=0&t=cur"inv=0HYPERLINK "http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=he&inv=0&t=cur"&HYPERLINK "http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con.php?image=he&inv=0&t=cur"t=cur
USA 24hr Surface Max Temp http://vortex.plymouth.edu/obmaxt.gif
USA 24hr Surface Min Temp http://vortex.plymouth.edu/obmint.gif
USA 4 Panel Maps http://vortex.plymouth.edu/4panel_sum.html
NCEP Pressure/Fronts Maps http://vortex.plymouth.edu/4panel_ffront.html
National SNOW Cover Maps http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/nsa/
Dr. Jeff Masters – Blog http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html
RADAR – Local
Birmingham – NWS – BMX http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=BMX
Alabama – NEXRAD http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/index.php?type=BMX-N0Q-0-6
Alabama AccuWeather http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/alabama/weather-radar
Alabama – 1km – NeXt Gen http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/
Alabama; Birmingham - EMA http://nsstc.uah.edu/alclimate/weatherwatch/wxwatch.php
SouthEast 2km – NeXt Gen http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/
SouthEast 6km – NeXt Gen http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/
Alabama’s Channel 13 https://www.wvtm13.com/weather/radar
Fox6 Super Tracker Radar http://www.myfoxal.com/category/169952/interactive-radar
StormAlert Radar – abc3340 http://www.abc3340.com/category/191651/stormalert-radar
WIAT 42 Storm Track Radar http://wiat.com/weather/radar/
Vortex NIDS Radar – BMX http://vortex.plymouth.edu/gen_lnids.cgi?pl=ntpHYPERLINK "http://vortex.plymouth.edu/gen_lnids.cgi?pl=ntp&cu=1&loop=yes1&ident=BMX"&HYPERLINK "http://vortex.plymouth.edu/gen_lnids.cgi?pl=ntp&cu=1&loop=yes1&ident=BMX"cu=1HYPERLINK "http://vortex.plymouth.edu/gen_lnids.cgi?pl=ntp&cu=1&loop=yes1&ident=BMX"&HYPERLINK "http://vortex.plymouth.edu/gen_lnids.cgi?pl=ntp&cu=1&loop=yes1&ident=BMX"loop=yes1HYPERLINK "http://vortex.plymouth.edu/gen_lnids.cgi?pl=ntp&cu=1&loop=yes1&ident=BMX"&HYPERLINK "http://vortex.plymouth.edu/gen_lnids.cgi?pl=ntp&cu=1&loop=yes1&ident=BMX"ident=BMX
RADAR - National
National Doppler Radar Sites http://radar.weather.gov/
NWS – Doppler http://www.weather.gov/Radar
NWS – National Mosaic http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php
SPC – Mesoscale Analysis http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/
AccuWeather http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/national/weather-radar
Intellicast http://www.intellicast.com/National/Radar/Current.aspx
Vortex – 1km Composite http://vortex.plymouth.edu/usrad1km.gif
The Weather Channel http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/currentweatherusnational/usdopplerradar_large.html
Interactive National Maps
NWS – Current Loop http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/html/sfcloop/namusloop_wbg_7day.html
NWS – Graphical Forecast http://graphical.weather.gov/
Intellicast http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx
COD – Surface Maps http://weather.cod.edu/analysis/
U of Wyoming – Menu http://weather.uwyo.edu/surface/front.html
Wind Map – Streamlines http://hint.fm/wind/
National Weather Hazards http://www.nws.noaa.gov/largemap.php
Weather Prediction Center
The Daily Weather Maps http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/index.html
Plain National Chart http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?day=1
WSI SuperFax Daily Charts http://www.intellicast.com/National/Analysis/SuperFax.aspx
COD USZoom Raw National Chart http://climate.cod.edu/data/surface/US_zoom/contour/current/USZOOM.raw.gif
Short Range Charts http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php
Day ½ through 2 ½ http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php
UCAR 12 Hour Temperature Forecast http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/model/ruc12hr_sfc_temp.gif
UCAR 12 Hour Dew Point Forecast http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/model/ruc12hr_sfc_dewp.gif
UCAR 12 Hour Surface Forecast http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/progs/prog12hr.gif
WPC - USA Surface Map http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/sfc/namussfcwbg.gif
COD – Surface Map http://climate.cod.edu/data/surface/US/contour/current/US.fronts.gif
Unisys US Surface Data Plot http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_map.gif
Medium Range Forecasts http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/medr/medr.shtml
Days 3-7
NWS – Graphical Forecasts http://graphical.weather.gov/
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/qpf2.shtml
P QPF – Days 1-3 http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/pqpf/conus_hpc_pqpf.php
Winter Weather Forecasts http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wwd/winter_wx.shtml
Winter Storm Summaries http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/winter_storm_summaries/winter_storm_summaries.shtml
Watches and Warnings
Alabama Text Products http://kamala.cod.edu/al/
NWS – Alabama Text Products http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=alHYPERLINK "http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=al&map=on"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=al&map=on"map=on
NWS - US Weather Warnings Map http://www.weather.gov/
NWS – Water Forecast / Warnings http://water.weather.gov/ahps/
Upper Air
COD – Upper Air Maps http://weather.cod.edu/analysis/
COD – 500mb Map http://climate.cod.edu/data/upper/US/contour/current/USvort.gif
Ohio State – 500mb Map http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/upper/charts/500
UCAR – 500mb Map http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/model/ruc12hr_500_wnd.gif
Vortex – 500mb Loop Map http://vortex.plymouth.edu/plevel_anal_flan.php?Qtype=500
COD – Jet Stream Maps http://climate.cod.edu/data/upper/US/250/US250.20141118.12.gif
Environment Canada – Jet Stream http://weather.gc.ca/jet_stream/index_e.html
U of Wyoming – Menu of Maps http://weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/uamap.html
Satellite
GOES – Birmingham, AL – Menu http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/wfo/bmx.html
Visible – Centered over Alabama http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/satellite/g13.2014322.1945_MGM_vis.jpg
GOES – Southern Region – Menu http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/wfo/southern.html
SouthEast IR Satellite + Surface Obs http://www.atmos.illinois.edu/weather/tree/viewer.pl?launch/irobsse
GOES – USA – Rainbow IR http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/comp/nhem/rb.jpg
GOES – USA – IR http://www.atmos.illinois.edu/weather/tree/viewer.pl?launch/satconusir
GOES – NA – IR http://weather.gc.ca/data/satellite/goes_nam_1070_100.jpg
GOES – USA – Visible http://www.atmos.illinois.edu/weather/tree/viewer.pl?launch/satconusvis
GOES – USA – Water Vapor http://www.atmos.illinois.edu/weather/tree/viewer.pl?launch/satconuswv
Global Satellite in Motion http://vortex.plymouth.edu/mapwall/goes/gbsatirg.gif
GOES – Full Disk Visible http://www.goes.noaa.gov/FULLDISK/GEVS.JPG
GOES – Full Disk IR http://www.goes.noaa.gov/FULLDISK/GEIR.JPG
Current 1 Day Observed Precipitation http://water.weather.gov/precip/
SPC Home Page http://www.spc.noaa.gov/
Day 1 Convective Outlook http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
Day 2 Convective Outlook http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html
Day 3 Convective Outlook http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day3otlk.html
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/exper/day4-8/
Thunderstorm Outlook http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/exper/enhtstm/
Current Convective Watches http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/
Current Mesoscale Discussions http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/
HRRR – Winter & Severe Wx http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/hrrr/
NWS Local Storm Reports http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/
SPC – Today’s Storm Reports - Google http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html
Live SPC Storm reports – Unofficial http://kamala.cod.edu/SPC/latest.nwus22.KWNS.html
Weather Underground Storm Reports http://www.wunderground.com/stormreport.asp
Weather Models
COD – RAP Mesoanalysis Products http://weather.cod.edu/analysis/
Unisys – GFS Model Forecast http://weather.unisys.com/gfs/index.php?r=us
Unisys – NAM Model Forecast http://weather.unisys.com/nam/index.php
Unisys – RAP Model Forecast http://weather.unisys.com/rap/index.php
Ohio State – Model Data http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/models
Vortex – Model Maps http://vortex.plymouth.edu/models.html
U of Wyoming – MOS Forecasts http://weather.uwyo.edu/models/mos/mos.html
NOAA ARL HYSPLIT http://ready.arl.noaa.gov/HYSPLIT.php
NOAA GFS MOS Bulletins http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/synop/products/bullform.ens.php
NOAA – PSD Map Room http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/map/images/ens/ens.html
Penn State E-Wall http://mp1.met.psu.edu/~fxg1/ewall.html
NCAR – Do It Yourself http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/model/
U of Wyoming – GFS it Yourself http://weather.uwyo.edu/models/fcst/index.html?MODEL=gfs003
U of Wyoming – MRF it Yourself http://weather.uwyo.edu/models/fcst/index.html?MODEL=mrf
U of Wyoming – NAM it Yourself http://weather.uwyo.edu/models/fcst/index.html?MODEL=nam
U of Wyoming – RUC it Yourself http://weather.uwyo.edu/models/fcst/index.html?MODEL=ruc
Aviation Weather Center
Aviation Weather Overview http://aviationweather.gov/
National Convective Weather Forecast http://aviationweather.gov/products/ncwf/
NAV CANADA http://www.navcanada.ca/splash.htm
Tropical – Hurricane
Atlantic Satellite Menu http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/imagery/tatl.html
National Hurricane Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Mike’s Weather – Spaghetti Models http://spaghettimodels.com/
Hurricane City http://www.hurricanecity.com/
Central Florida Hurricane Center http://flhurricane.com/
Caribbean Hurricane Network http://www.stormcarib.com/
South Florida Water Mgt. District http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/xweb%20weather/hurricane%20model%20plots
SUNY Albany TC Cyclone Guidance http://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/tang/tcguidance/index.html
US Navy NRL Tropical Cyclone Page http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html
U Wisconsin Tropical Cyclones http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic
NOAA NESDIS TC Products http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/
NOAA Currently Active Tropical Cyclones http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/products/tc_realtime/
WX4NHC – Amateur Radio Station http://w4ehw.fiu.edu/
The Hurricane Watch Net http://www.hwn.org/
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Joint Typhoon Warning Center http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/
NOAA Cyclone Formation Probability http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/TCFP/index.html
SUNY Albany TC Forecast Probability http://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/roundy/tcforecast/tcforecast.html
NOAA TC Historical Tracks-Google Maps http://coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes/?redirect=301ocm#
UNISYS – Historical Hurricane Data http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/index.php
Cyclocane http://www.cyclocane.com/
Skettobite Weather http://www.skeetobiteweather.com/
Weather Net Waves Tropical Page http://weather.net-waves.com/tropics.php
NOAA RUC TC Diagnostics http://ruc.noaa.gov/hfip/tcdiag/
Media Sites in the Hurricane Zone
Tampa Bay Online http://tbo.com/
Pensacola News Journal http://www.pnj.com/
New Orleans – NOLA http://www.nola.com/
KHOU – Houston Texas http://www.khou.com/
The Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/
The Galveston Daily News http://www.galvestondailynews.com/
Experimental
NWS Enhanced Data Display v4.3.2 http://preview.weather.gov/edd/
National Graphical Forecast http://preview.weather.gov/graphical/
NWS Marine Portal v4.3.2 http://preview.weather.gov/edd/index.php?t=marine
NWS Hydrologic Decision Support http://www.srh.noaa.gov/rfcexp/main.php?fs=1
NWS National Mosaic – NAT Ridge2 http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge2/
NWS User Defined Area Forecast http://www.nws.noaa.gov/wtf/udaf/area/
NOAA Tropical Cyclone Formation Probability http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/projects/gparm/
NOAA ESRL Tropical Cyclone Tracks http://ruc.noaa.gov/tracks/