Exercise 1 Links
NOAA's National Weather Service"is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere. NOAA warns of dangerous weather, charts seas and skies, guides the use and protection of ocean and coastal resources, and conducts research to improve understanding and stewardship of the environment"(Wikipedia). the website contains weather warnings & forecasts, graphical forecasts, national maps, and radar.
NOAA's Radar
This is a nice radar map that breaks down the map to the different mosaic sectors
NOAA's Satellite
This image is taken in the infrared band of light and shows relative warmth of objects. I like this map because it is easy to tell which objects are cold (bright on map) and which objects are warmer (dark on map).
NOAA's National Maps
This is a very easy to understand map of the current forecast for North America
Metstation - Current UWEC Weather
Personnal this is one of the most useful sites because it gives the current weather at UWEC.
AccuWeather.com
AccuWeather.com local weather forecast and radar for the US and International. Weather radar, maps & current conditions for the United States & World. This site has good graphics and descriptions.
Severe Weather Map: U.S. Watches and Warnings
AccuWeather creates a very detailed map of watches and warnings per counties.
Forecast Maps
AccuWeather has a number of forecast maps some of which are: high temperatures, low temperature, wind chill, heat index, wind sped, and precipitation amount.
The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel home page has links to forecasts, severe weather, maps, weather maps, and more.
The Weather Channel Current Surface Map
The Weather Channel has one of the easiest surface maps to read and have great detail.
The Weather Channel - Eau Claire's Current Weather
When I want to find out the current temperture my first stop it The Weather Channel. I have been using theses tempertures to write my daily blog.
More Links
Other Surface Maps
Weather Underground
intellicast.com
Intellicast can be a bit busy, but good combination of satellite and surface maps
Satellites
NOAA GOES East DATA
Accuweather.com
Current Surface Analysis
Jet Stream
Jet Stream Winds at 250 mb
intellicast.com Jet Stream
Lighting Strikes
intellicast.com Lightning Strikes
Radar
La Crosse, WI NOAA Radar
Accuweather.com Weather Radar for the U.S.
Stability Indexes
UNISYS
Other Links
Current Weather Conditions at Eau Claire, WI
Current weather data from the rooftop station here at UWEC
Eau Claire Weather Data Archive