Colin’s Weather Links
A collection of links to websites, tools, and pages for meteorology and weather.
Some of these links are localized to areas of interest for me but most are able to be switched to other locations or areas.
Websites/links listed below should be free and don’t require a login unless otherwise specified.
Table of Contents
Discussions & Forecasts
Watches, Warnings, Advisories, & Hazards
Forecast Models
- HRRR Hourly Forecast Graphics
- HRRR Subhourly Forecast Graphics
- RAP
- NWS Model Guidance (All NWS Models)
- College of DuPage Model Viewer (RAP, NAM, HRRR, GEM, GFS, GEFS)
- Weathernerds Model Viewer (Canadian, ECENS, ECMWF, GFS, HRRR, HWRF, HMON, ICON, NAM, RAP, WRF-ARW)
- AllisonHouse Maps (Paid)
Surface Maps
Radar
Mosaic
Level III Data
Level II Data
Satellite
Drought
Lightning
Fire
Air Quality
Camera Feeds
Aircraft Reconnaissance
Marine
Sun
Historical Climate Data
Reddit
Snapchat
Education & Reference
General
Radar
Satellite
Glossary & Acronyms
- ABI = Advanced Baseline Imager (the primary image capture instrument on GOES satellites)
- CIMSS = Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
- CIRA = Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
- CPC = Climate Prediction Center
- ECWMF = European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
- EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
- GEFS = Global Ensemble Prediction System
- GEM = Global Environmental Multiscale Model
- GFS = Global Forecast System
- GOES = Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- GR = Gibson Ridge
- HRRR = High-Resolution Rapid Refresh
- HWRF = Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting
- ICON = Icosahedral Nonhydrostatic
- MODIS = Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
- NAM = North American Mesoscale Model
- NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NCDC = National Climatic Data Center
- NCEP = National Centers for Environmental Prediction
- NHC = National Hurricane Center
- NIFC = National Interagency Fire Center
- NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NWCG = National Wildfire Coordinating Group
- NWS = National Weather Service
- OPC = Ocean Prediction Center
- RAMMB = Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch
- RAP = Rapid Refresh
- SLIDER = Satellite Loop Interactive Data Explorer in Real-Time
- SPC = Storm Prediction Center
- WRF-ARW = Weather Research and Forecasting Model
- WPC = Weather Prediction Center
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