Observations • Forecasts

Primary Sites

• NCEP Central Operations (Official Model Forecasts)
• Storm Prediction Center (SPC)
• National Hurricane Center (NHC)
• Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC)  ◊  60-hour Forecast Map Loop
• National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
• National Weather Data in KML/KMZ Formats
• Northern Indiana NWS WFO (IWX)
  • Fort Wayne Forecast
  • Fort Wayne Hourly Forecast Graphics
  • IWX Precip / Snow Daily Maps
  • IWX Local Storm Reports (last 24 hours)

Specific Sites

Severe Convective Weather

• See Chase Center

Winter Weather

• National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC) NOAA’s source for snow information
• National/Naval Ice Center
• Winter Weather Forecasts (HPC)
• Winter Weather Impact Graphics (HPC)
• Recent Snowfall and Current Snow Depth Reports (NCDC)
• Interactive Snow Information (centered on Fort Wayne)

Hurricanes

• National Hurricane Center (NHC)

• Wx Underground
• HAMweather
• MichiganWxSystem

Forecast Models and Analysis

• SimuAWIPS
• College of DuPage — Main Analysis  ◊  Satellite & Radar  ◊  Forecast Models
• UNISYS Weather
• Oklahoma Weather Lab
• Univ Wisconsin SSEC Images and Data
• UCAR/NCAR RAP Real-Time Weather Data
• Plymouth State Weather Center
• Univ Illinois WW2010
• coolwx.com
• Earl Barker's WxCaster
• From the NWS JetStream Online School:
  • How to Read Surface Maps
  • Cloud Types and Symbols
  • Present Weather Symbols

Forecast Models (only)

• TwisterData RUC,NAM,GFS
• NOAA Operational NAM,RUC
• NOAA Operational NAM
• Millersville University WRF (E of Rockies)
• San Jose State NAM,GFS
• Oklahoma University CAPS Realtime Forecasts WRF,ARPS
• RAP Model Outputs RUC,ETA,GFS
• NSSL 36hr 00Z WRF
• Univ Wisconsin Current MM5
• Univ Illinois Real-Time Ensemble Forecasting
• Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) — NOAA/ESRL model home page

BUFKIT

• BUFKIT Data from IWX
• Penn State BUFKIT Data
• The BUFKIT Warehouse
• College of DuPage BUFKIT Data (IL, N IN, E IA, S MO, CO)

Forecast Discussions

Newsletters and Blogs

• Larry Cosgrove's WEATHERAmerica
• Dr. Jeff Masters @Wunderground

Local Forecasts

• Fort Wayne @Wunderground

Winter

• 84 Hr Total Snow Forecast for IWX
• Milwaukee Skywarn Winter Weather

Local Media

• See TV Weather

Volunteer Observation Networks

• Skywarn™  ◊  Indiana-Michigan-Ohio Skywarn
• Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)  ◊  Today's Data (KML)

Satellite imagery

• Great Lakes - Midwest
• National Satellite Views
• IR + Surface Analysis
• Satellite Services Division GOES-EAST

• RAP – Satellite Data
• UNISYS GOES-East/West Satellite Data
• RAMMB GOES-East/West RAMSDIS Online
• GOES Project Science
• NRL Monterey Weather Satellite Products
• Real-Time US Composite Animation
• UWis SSEC Geostationary Image Browser
• MODIS Today
• AVHRR for North Central US • AVHRR for other regions
• MeteoSat, JapanSat, etc. • Online Viewer

Upper Air Observations and Analysis

• At UNISYS
• At Oklahoma Weather Lab

Radar and lightning

• Elkhart IN @ Michiana Weather
• U.S. NEXRAD (Wunderground)

Radar Only

• RAP – Radar Data (up to 12 hour loops!)
• National Mosaic (large image, 70 min. loop)
• National Doppler Weather Site (NWS)
• NEXRAD Data Archive

Lightning Only

• Walker Weather (near Grand Rapids MI)
• Vaisala Lightning Explorer (CONUS, but 20 min. delay)

Specialized Observations

Winter

• The Cryosphere Today — snow and ice cover

Drought

• US Drought Monitor
• Drought Impact Reporter National Drought Mitigation Center

Other

• Near Real-Time Polar Products
• Global Volcanism Program

Atmospheric Soundings

Observed Soundings

• SPC Sounding Analysis Archive
• NOAA Soundings (model and observed)

Forecast Model Soundings

• NOAA Soundings (model and observed)
• Earl Barker's Model Skew-T Page
• Storm Machine Forecast Soundings (N IL U)

Webcams

• Fort Wayne

• Colorado State University
• Mauna Loa Observatory
• Mauna Kea Observatory
• Icelandic Met Office
  • Live views of the Icelandic Volcano (Eyjafjallajökull)
    • from Hvolsvöllur, looking ESE
    • from Þórólfsfell, looking S, also has thermal image

Television

See TV Weather

Personal Websites

• Southern Illinois Weather Observatory

National Climate Data

• National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
• NCDC – Free Products
• US Climate Normals 1971-2000

Regional Climate Centers

• Northeast Regional Climate Center Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• Southeast Regional Climate Center University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
• Midwestern Regional Climate Center Illinois State Water Survey, Urbana, IL
• High Plains Regional Climate Center University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
• Southern Regional Climate Center Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
• Western Regional Climate Center Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV

State Climate Offices