Track storms, and stay intheknow and prepared for whats coming. The network was designed and implemented by scientists at the university of oklahoma ou and at oklahoma state university osu. Mdf files display data for all stations for a given time, while mts files display data for 1 station for a given utc day. Mar 24, 2017 of course, if you want accurate weather information, the technology at your fingertips has to change that quickly as well. Mount mansfield regional mesonet national weather service. The researchbased origin of mesonets has led to the characteristic that mesonet stations tend to be modular and portable, able to be moved from one field program to another. National weather center mesonet weather system youtube. Weatherscope is distributed freely for noncommercial and educational use and. Weatherscope is distributed freely for noncommercial and. West texas mesonet launches free app for iphone, ipad texas. Guide to meteorological instruments and methods of observation. Overview description in 2006 congress provided funding to establish urbanet, a surface network designed to explore the use of using integrated commercial and government meteorological data in forecasting within the complex topology of the urban environment.
The feathers of the arrow indicate the wind speed while the dot end of the arrow indicates the direction the wind is blowing toward. National mesonet data national oceanic and atmospheric. Okfire products utilize a browser plugin weatherscope developed at the oklahoma climatological survey. Observations list observations map marinebuoy obs map cwsu national map. Weatherscope can create interactive maps and graphs with data from the oklahoma mesonet and other sources, including nexrad radar data and data from noaas surface observing network. Download mesonet and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. Please use caution when using wind data at this time. Texas tech universitys west texas mesonet launched its new app on thursday march 23, available to download for free in the app store. Weatherlink data loggersoftware vantage vuepropro2 price.
Get live weather observations from 120 mesonet weather stations across the state. How to download level ii radar data for gr2analyst youtube. Western kentucky university kentucky mesonet 24 nashville road suite 301, bowling green, ky 42101 bowling green, ky 42101 270. Weatherscope is a visualization package for viewing realtime weather data including data from the oklahoma mesonet, the atmospheric radiation measurement arm program, the national weather service surface observation network, and radar images. The mesonet app brings a host of oklahoma weather information right to your phone, including data from the awardwinning oklahoma mesonet, forecasts, radar. Some mesonet wind sensors across the state may be impacted by frozen precipitation snow or ice. When the observing system is of sufficient scope and importance, the results of parallel.
The mesonet was initially designed with the agricultural community in mind but is now broadened in scope to serve as an environmental monitoring program. Beginning in 1981 with five observing locations, the statewide weather monitoring network has now grown to 68 stations in 49 nebraska counties. Use our weatherscope software to create interactive maps and graphs with data from the oklahoma mesonet and other sources, including nexrad radar data and data from noaas surface observing network. Host, casey hentges, is in norman, ok at the national weather office discussing the mesonet weather system, another collaboration project brought to you by both osu and ou. Whether the mesonet is temporary or semipermanent, each weather station is typically independent, drawing power from a battery and solar panels. With the support of local station sponsors, the mesonet at sdstate is the states live weather network with over two dozen stations serving the general public, agriculture, natural resources, emergency management and research. Madis meteorological surface data providers national mesonet providers are highlighted in red. The commonwealths official source for weather and climate data temperature maps. Without adequate transfer functions, spatial changes and spatially dependent changes will. Radarscope is a specialized display utility for weather enthusiasts and meteorologists that allows you view nexrad level 3 and. Dec 18, 2016 the national weather service offers free downloads of level ii radar data collected over the past couple of decades. Current conditions and observations national weather service. The apps data is updated every five minutes from the weather stations in the mesonet. It can be downloaded from the oklahoma mesonet page.
Mesonet mdf and mts files are space delimited files used to display data in weatherscope. The san diego mesonet sdm is a network designed to obtain vital weather information that will increase the accuracy of forecasts and warnings from the national weather service nws in san diego. Download asosawosmetar data iowa environmental mesonet. Another thing that i love is that weatherscope, like wx, is free. Check out our latest snow and ice forecasts on our winter page. To run weatherscope, windows 98 windows xp preferred, a minimum of 512mb of ram, and an accelerated graphics card with 32mb of vram are required. Describing wms is beyond the scope of this page, but we have set up a wms on our webserver. Macintosh and windows pcs, weatherscope is free for noncommercial use. Mdf files display data for all stations for a given time, while mts. The higher the dbz value, the more intense the precipitation. Wms is a neat way to pull in images into your gis, if your gis can act as a wms client.
The above map is a composite of all radars across the united states. Iem gis radar information iowa environmental mesonet. Weatherscope is a standalone application that makes viewing weather data easier. Type in city name or zip code to find nearest mesonet station.
This may cause wind sensors to report values that are less than the actual wind speeds. Sites selected for their applicability to a broader area should be free from obstructions. The iem maintains an ever growing archive of automated airport weather observations from around the world. The unit dbz is a measure of the radar reflectivity factor, which indicates the intensity of the precipitation on the map.
Kentucky mesonet observations the kentucky mesonet is a network of automated weather and climate monitoring stations being developed by the kentucky climate center at western kentucky university to serve diverse needs in communities across the commonwealth of kentucky. Weather data library kansas mesonet kansas state university 1004 throckmorton manhattan, ks 66506 7855327019 or 7855323029. Save a link on your home screen for easy access to oklahoma weather information. It is a growing network of weather stations across our region that report hourly weather information used by our office. Current air temperature degrees f relative humidity % winds mph the wind barb is an arrow that depicts the wind speed and direction.
A more generic term may be metar data, which is a term that describes the format the data is transmitted as. Click on the links to the right to download our sample weatherscope products. The ability to create custom weather products is entirely in your hands. For those that dont know about it i would like pass a little info on the weatherscope software developed by the oklahoma climatological survey. Works with all logging programs that support adif format. The mesonet app brings a host of oklahoma weather information right to your phone, including data from the awardwinning oklahoma mesonet, forecasts, radar and severe weather advisories. The commonwealths official source for weather and climate data please choose a station and time period. The oklahoma mesonet is a worldclass network of environmental monitoring stations. Click on any data point for more detailed observations calculated parameters based on above observations. Measurement of upperair pressure, temperature and humidity i.
These observations are typically called asos or sometimes awos sensors. Benefits and beneficiaries of the oklahoma mesonet ams journals. Weatherscope is a flexible and powerful tool for building custom visualizations for analyzing both current and historical data. Please select a mesonet station by clicking on the map or selecting a station in the list below. Get fast access to the same info that the experts use. If you are running gr2analyst and you want to view radar events of the past. Available for macintosh and windows pcs, weatherscope is free for noncommercial use. Tracks awards for arrl, tenten international, and more. Radarscope is a specialized display utility for weather enthusiasts and meteorologists that allows you view nexrad level 3 and superresolution radar data along with tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and special marine warnings, and predicted storm tracks issued by the u.
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