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By Alex Lamers


This forecasting links page will be designed to aid forecasters in the Oklahoma area. Therefore, some of the links will be geared only towards that region.

Don't forget to look at the HOOT website for data too! Click Here.


Satellite Imagery

The following satellite images are found on the Aviation Weather Center website. The Aviation Weather Center is based out of Kansas City, MO.

Visible

 Central Plains Still Central Plains Loop Southern Plains Still Southern Plains Loop National Still National Loop

Infrared (color)

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Infrared (b/w)

 Central Plains Still Central Plains Loop Southern Plains Still Southern Plains Loop National Still National Loop

Water Vapor

 Central Plains Still Central Plains Loop Southern Plains Still Southern Plains Loop National Still National Loop

Occasionally NOAA will put their satellites in "Rapid Scan Operations" during particularly interesting events. When this occurs, satellite images update more frequently and you can get a better idea of how the clouds are evolving. In order to see a zoomed-in, high resolution loop of the particularly interesting region of the GOES-12 (Eastern US) satellite, click on the following link. IT WILL NOT ALWAYS BE UP-TO-DATE!

Rapid Scan Satellite

I prefer to look at the following water vapor loop as opposed to other ones. Don't ask me why, I just like the color scheme. It is from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I figured I'd put it out there if other people liked it too.

GOES-12 Water Vapor Loop



Radar Imagery
College of DuPage        IPS Meteostar        Weather Underground        rap.ucar        NOAA

Each of the above sites has its advantages and disadvantages. For normal radar viewing, just to see a loop or what is generally going on, I prefer either of the first two. To put on storm attributes or storm cell motions, etc. you would need to use "Weather Underground" and play around with the options on there.