Observations
General
- National Weather Service homepage
- NWS Regional Headquarters
- NWS Western Regional Headquarters
- Weather Hazards and Data Viewer Interactive map (interactive maps useful for looking at current weather alerts and observations/historical data)
- UCAR RAP (includes surface, upper air, radar, satellite, and a forecasting tool)
- Plymouth State Weather Center (surface, upper air, radar, satellite, models, tropical weather, and a data archive, with great “make your own” tools for each)
- MeteoStar (surface, upper air, radar, satellite, models, volcanic ash advisories… tons of stuff)
- University of Quebec at Montreal MeteoCentre (surface, upper air, satellite and radar throughout North America and Europe, models, lightning, and more)
- Unisys Weather (surface, upper air, radar, satellite, and various models)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (observations, radar, satellite, etc., but they are especially good for their models)
- The GLOBE Program (weather station observations from schools)
- WeatherBug (commercial-grade weather station observations)
- Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS) (aviation-related weather observations and data)
Surface
- UW Links – almost everything you need is here (surface and upper air). Here are some particularly useful links.
- Surface Observation Plotting Tool
- Decoded Surface Observations Tool
- Washington State Ferry Weather
- Northwest Pressure Gradients
- Washington Surface Observations
- Also check out the “regional surface weather maps” on the UW page for surface weather maps throughout Western Canada and the Western U.S.
- National Surface Observations: Max Temp, Min Temp, 24 hr Precip
- MeteoStar Pressure Gradients Meteogram
- Link shows KPDX – KBLI (Portland to Bellingham), but you can use the tool to find different gradients as you please (use the Northwest Pressure Gradients link to find common gradients used)
- Observation networks
- CoCoRaHS
- MesoWest
- The Canadian Government (it’s fun to see how cold it is)
- KING5 SchoolNet Observations for Western Washington
- NWAC Mountain Weather Stations
- National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)
- Skunk Bay Weather
- Transportation Info
Upper Air
- UW Links
- Sand Point Profiler
- Hourly virtual temperature soundings most recent previous
- Daily virtual temperature soundings most recent previous
- 2 km time-height wind/temperature cross section most recent previous
- Nationwide Upper Level Maps: 200 hPa, 300 hPa, 500 hPa, 700 hPa, 850 hPa
- Sand Point Profiler
- Soundings
- SODAR and LIDAR Profilers
Satellite
- NWS Western Regional Headquarters
- University of Washington Loops
- NASA High-Resolution Imagery from AQUA and TERRA Satellites
- NOAA GOES Worldwide Imagery
- National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
- Experimental GOES 16 Satellite Data from College of NEXLAB
- GOES 16/17 Links
- GOES 16/17 Satellite Data
Radar
- UW Radar Loops
- National Radar Sites
- NEXRAD Radar Site Status
Models
- WeatherTogether Models
- UW MM5/WRF
- UW EnKF (Ensemble Kalman Filter)
- City of Seattle
- NCEP Models
- Weather Underground Wundermap
- This is a great interactive map that can show observations, radar, models, severe weather reports, and much more.
- Tropical Tidbits Models (ECMWF, GFS, NAM, NOGAPS, JMA) – also has great information for tropical meteorology
- Gouvernement du Canada Analyses and Modelling
- MeteoStar Extracted GFS Data (Seattle)
- (change city by entering in different ICAO – ex: KPDX for Portland, KUIL for Quillayute, etc.). A list of ICAO codes can be found here.
- Environmental Modeling Center GEFS Plumes
- Penn State Weather e-Wall – Part of Penn State’s Weather Website – they have a ton of stuff besides models as well, so check them out!
- Earl Barker’s GRIB2 Weather Site
- WeatherBell HRRR Model
- Storm Prediction Center (HRRR, SREF, SREF Plumes, SSEO, RAP)
- IOWA State BUFKIT Meteogram Generator
- ESRL Weather Products
- COLA/Grads (models, meteograms, maps, etc.)
- NCAR RAP (Research Applications Program) Model
- Pivotal Weather Models
Forecasts
- National Weather Service
- The UW has regional zone forecasts and watch/warning summaries from NWS – find them here
- Washington State Forecast Discussion
- Seattle “Enhanced” Forecast Discussion (discussion with pictures)
- Mt. Rainier Forecast
- Washington State Forecast
- Model Output Statistics (MOS) for Sea-Tac (KSEA)
- KOMO News Weather Page and Scott Sistek’s Weather Blog
- UW Probcast
Thunderstorm/Severe
- Storm Prediction Center
- UW Lightning Data
- Mark Nelsen’s Lightning Maps
- Vaisala Lightning Detector
- Lightning Wizard Convective Paramaters from GFS Model
- WeatherBug Spark Lightning
- Blitzortung US Lightning
- Bliztortung Global Lightning
Hydrology
- The Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
- Northwest River Forecast Center
- NWS Interactive River Level Tool
- NWS River Forecast Centers
- USGS Water Data
- King County Major Lakes
Snowpack
- National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC)
- NRCS snow telemetry (SNOTEL) page
- Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center
Climate
- ESRL Climate Products Interactive Plotting and Analysis Tool
- ESRL Climate Products Map Room
- NOAA Online Weather Data (NOW Data) – Seattle Forecast Office
- UW Climate Tools
- Recent Weather Compared to Climatology and Extremes Plotting Tool
- Station Averages from 1971-2000
- Washington State Climate Information
- Office of the Washington State Climatologist
- Oregon Climate Service
- PRISM Climate Group
- National Centers for Environmental Information
- Climate Information Tools – contains monthly climate reports, climate maps and graphs, etc.
- “Climate at a Glance” interactive map.
- National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) data access
- NCDC Climate Centers
- Climate Information Tools – contains monthly climate reports, climate maps and graphs, etc.
- NOAA Climate Prediction Center
Oceanography
- NOAA “Tides and Currents” website – good for viewing tide gauge and current data
- NOAA CoastWatch – high-resolution SST and chlorophyll imagery from satellites
- Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS) – Tuna Fishers – more high-resolution SST and chlorophyll charts, along with models of ocean currents and waves. Designed for tuna fishers and others targeting pelagic species off the Pacific Northwest coast.