On Mon, 11 Aug 1997 08:12:05 -0700, David R. Busse wrote:
>What internet resources do you use for checking weather forecasts,
>radar, satellite data, etc., for use in planning railfan photography
>expeditions? And, does anyone know of anything on the internet that
>gives historical weather data for a particular city/state/region?
>
>I realize there's at least one weather professional on this list (Warren
>Sunkel), so I am asking this question hoping that he and others will
>post responses for all to benefit...
To which Warren replies:
Here's the tip of the iceberg. These links will give you a start in
searching for the weather information that best suits your needs. When
I'm on the road, I like to watch The Weather Channel. I have found
that motels in rural areas have better cable service than those in
metropolitan areas. Wyoming has the best cable service of any state
I've visited. Some storm chaser friends of mine stop in (sigh) bars
during the late afternoon and ask the barkeep to tune the TV to TWC.
He/She usually obliges.
Current forecasts and warnings can be found at the National Weather
Service's server, IWIN. At home, use the graphics version:
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/graphicsversion/main.html
On the road, with your laptop, try the text version:
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/textversion/main.html
For more weather links, see the web page from my office, the National
Weather Service Central Region Headquarters:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/edu/weblst.html
The National Weather Service office in a particular area usually has a
lot of good information about that area. For products with a more
national scope, see the university pages. Several universities
repackage NWS data into informative graphics.
Dave also asked about historical weather info. The difinitive source
is the Climate Diagnostics Center in Boulder, CO:
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov
When you go here, click on the subject "U.S. Climate Data." You can
even enter a few variables and recreate weather maps from the past.
This is a great resource if you're working on your master's degree in
meteorology.
There are also several commercial sources of weather information which
include advertising on their pages. These can best be found with a
search engine, such as Yahoo.
If anyone has any specific questions, I'll try to help you. Please
e-mail me directly. If the reply has relevance to the list, I'll post
it.
Happy surfing! GTS!
Later,
Warren
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