Weather resources
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Standard
briefing
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NOAA's page with links to the tools used in a standard
briefing, including surface analysis, pireps, constant
pressure charts, and more.
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weather.unisys.com
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Weather maps including upper air data and aviation
model forecasts. Also lots of info on interpreting
these charts. For example, click on map for local
(consumer) forecast, or click on the GFS/Avn model link
under "Forecasts" for medium range forecast maps useful
in aviation. Click the sample map and then select from
the menu at the top of the resulting page.
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USAirnet.com
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Hourly surface forecast at DXR (other locations
available) prettied up from the National Weather
Service's Aviation Model. Main site has other air
sports info.
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ADDS
weather
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Aviation Digital Data Service. Includes icing
potential charts at various altitudes. Really
cool.
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ADDS
icing
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The main icing page of the ADDS.
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Lightning
strike map
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Map of lightning strikes for the entire country, for
the last several hours, color coded to help track storm
movement.
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NOAA graphical forecasts
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Interactive map showing many different forecast
elements (temp, precip, wind, sky cover, etc). Just
hover the mouse over an entry and the map displays the
forecast. Much more available at the site.
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US-Radar
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Hi Res radar loop of the entire US, from srh.noaa.gov.
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TWC radar
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Near-live radar and radar forecasts from The Weather
Channel (Danbury CT at this link). The
interactive part requires flash and displays the
radar and clouds over aerial photos. You can drag the
image (center what you want under the crosshairs) and
then zoom in. Site contains popup ads.
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Northeast Leaf
color and drop map
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A map of the Northeast's fall foliage colors and
another of leaf drop, from foliagenetwork.com. Other
areas and past archives available too.
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Northeast Leaf Peeping map
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A map of the Northeast's fall foliage colors, from
weather.com. Other areas, past archives, and more
inside.
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