Steve's Weather Page

Current weather maps and various model forecasts covering the area from central Florida to the northern hemisphere. These pages contain links to NCEP-run RUC, NAM-WRF, and GFS analyses and forecasts, as well as forecasts from my locally-run ARW and NMM WRF runs over central Florida. You will also find some (usually) current weather maps covering various sectors of the United States.

Credits: NCEP GFS, NAM, and RUC data from the National Center for Envoromental Prediction. The surface map was created with Digital Atmosphere from Weather Graphics Technologies. The forecast model maps were created using the Grid Analysis and Display System software. The sounding plots were made using the skew-t display script written by Bob Hart. Click on the image for a description and full legend. The author of this web page is Steve Masters.

Disclaimer: This web page and all maps and charts are generated on my home PC and maintained during my "free" time. There is absolutely not guarentee of availability or timeliness of any of these charts. Please do not use them for commercial purposes.

Quick link: Home     RUC     NAM     GFS     WRF     GFS Ensembles     

Weather at home

Current weather from my Davis weather station in the back of my house. This is updated every 15 minutes starting at :04.

Current Observed and RUC2 Analyses

The "observed data" is updated at :45; the RUC analyses plots are updated at around :57, so each will generally be about an hour old. Always check the date and time of the plots carefully. You may need to "reload" the image in your browser to get the most current picture.

Data Source U.S. Florida OK/TX/KS/MO VA/WV/DC Alaska
Observed data (EMWIN)
RUC Surface Analysis MSL Pressure
Temp/Dew Pt
Winds
Lifted Index
500 mb hts/temp 		MSL Pressure
Temp/Dew Pt
Winds
Lifted Index
500 mb hts/temp 		MSL Pressure
Temp/Dew Pt
Winds
Lifted Index
500 mb hts/temp 		MSL Pressure
Temp/Dew Pt
Winds
Lifted Index
500 mb hts/temp
RUC Local upper air winds and soundings Melbourne, FL Wichita Falls, TX

NCEP Sea Surface Temperature Analysis:      Gulf of Mexico      FL East Coast      Entire World      North Atlantic Ocean      Eastern Pacific
Sea ice coverage      North Polar region

WRF over Florida

I am running WRF version 3 at my house over several domains. I have a 36-hour three-grid run centered over east-central Florida. I usually have at least one other domain of interest as well. Check out my WRF page.

NAM Forecast

Forecasts from the NCEP NAM model. These plots are updated at around 1200 EDT (12Z cycle), 1700 EDT (18Z cycle), and 0600 EDT (06Z cycle). Clicking on a column or row header will get all of the plots in that column/row.
  00-hr fcst 06-hr fcst 12-hr fcst 18-hr fcst 24-hr fcst 30-hr fcst 36-hr fcst 42-hr fcst 48-hr fcst
500 mb ht/vort
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SLP, clouds, 2 m temp
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10 m winds, precip
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24-hour temperature change
US 00-24 hr change
US 12-36 hr change
US 24-48 hr change
Local winds, sounding
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Extended ETA Forecast (0000 and 1200 runs only)

Extended ETA forecast for the 54-84 hour forecast period. These charts are only created for the 0000 and 1200 forecast cycles and are available at about 1230 EDT (1730 UTC).
  54-hr fcst 60-hr fcst 66-hr fcst 72-hr fcst 78-hr fcst 84-hr fcst
500 mb ht/vort
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SLP, clouds, 2 m temp
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10 m winds, precip
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24-hour temperature change
US 36-60 hr change
US 48-72 hr change
US 60-84 hr change
Local winds, sounding
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GFS Forecasts

The three tables below show graphics from the NCEP Global Forecast System run (GFS). These graphics are generated four times daily from the 0000, 0600, 1200, and 1800 UTC runs. When all is well, these images are posted by about 5.5 to 6 hours after initial forecast time. Clicking on the map type will take you to the 24-hour forecast. From that screen you can select any forecast hour. The animations load 15-30 images, so be prepared to wait a few minutes if you do not have a fast connection.
City meteograms Days 1-8Days 9-16 Local plots City meteograms Days 1-8Days 9-16 Local plots
Colorado Springs, CO
  Omaha, NE
 
Melbourne, FL
Kansas City, MO
 
Tuscon, AZ
  Boston,MA
Cincinnati, OH
  South Bend, IN
Houston, TX
  Baghdad, Iraq
 
Lititz, PA
  Seoul, South Korea
 
Fairbanks, Alaska
  Cancun, Mexico
 
Atlanta, GA
 

GFS forecast plots by time

United States
SLP-Precip
Surface temp
10m wind vectors
Precip type 		United States
500 mb heights/temp
700 mb heights/RH
300 mb heights and wind
Total ozone 		Large scale
 
Tropical Atlantic sfc/200 mb
Northern Hemis 500 mb
 

GFS forecast animations

North America Surface North America Aloft Large Scale KMLB forecast Wind wave animation
SLP/precip
2 m temp
Sfc wind
Precip type
500 mb
Atlantic
N.Hemis 500 mb
SLP/precip
300 mb
Sounding

North Atlantic Ocean
Eastern Pacific Ocean

GFS Ensemble Plots

I am just starting creating some GFS Ensemble plots. Watch this space for more and better plots from the GFS ensemble data.
Melbourne, FL Surface winds Temp/precip

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