GENERAL WEATHER INFORMATION...RESOURCES AND EDUCATION

Listing of Surface...Upper Air and NEXRAD Sites
Weather Map Reference Chart from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Guide to Weather Maps and Images from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Guide to Surface Observations
Guide to ASOS & AWOS Weather Observations
Guide to ASOS
NWS Publications
Atmospheric Sciences Text Book from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cloud Catalog from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Storm Spotter's Handbooks, Guides, and Safety Rules
The Weather Calculator from NWSO El Paso
Wind Chill Calculation Chart
Heat Index Calculation Chart
Weather Wise (WX WISE)
Detailed Description of Numerical Forecast Models
Meteorolgical Resources (FAQ)
Weather Related Newsgroups
NWS Contractions
A Collection of National Weather Service ...Meteorological...and Atmospheric Definitions

Listing of Surface...Upper Air and NEXRAD Sites
Meteorological Station Information
Meteorological Station Lookup
Listing of Upper Air Sites
Listing of NEXRAD Sites

WEATHER MAP GRAPHIC REFERENCE CHART (from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

The WEATHER MAP GRAPHIC REFERENCE CHART from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign provides a picture of the basic data contained on weather maps.

GUIDE TO WEATHER MAPS AND IMAGES from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The GUIDE TO WEATHER MAPS AND IMAGES from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign provides a general introduction into basic weather maps and images.

GUIDE TO SURFACE OBSERVATIONS(from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

How to Decode A Surface Airway Observation (SAO)
How to Decode Parts of a SAO

GUIDE TO ASOS & AWOS WEATHER OBSERVATIONS

Key to ASOS Weather Observations(from Harvard University)
Key to AWOS Weather Observations(from Harvard University)

THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM(ASOS)

ASOS System Overview
ASOS Users Toolkit

Visibility
Sky Condition

NWS PUBLICATIONS

A number of NWS publications are available in electronic form. The following are available at this time:

• Winter Storms... The Deceptive Killers
  
• How the Weather Service Gets the Word Out
  
• NOAA Weather Radio
  

CLOUD CATALOG from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The CLOUD CATALOG from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign contains images of how clouds form and images of everyday clouds as well as those generated by Severe Thunderstorms and Hurricanes.

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ELECTRONIC TEXT BOOK from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The ELECTRONIC TEXT BOOK from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It represents a departure from the standard "text book" approach to learning meteorology in that YOU, the student, play an active role in the learning process.

Pressure Module
Forces and Winds
Guide to Weather Maps and Images
UIUC Cloud Catalog
Atmospheric Optics
The Weather Unit (Grades 2-4)

STORM SPOTTER'S HANDBOOKS, GUIDES & SAFETY RULES

StormBusterA Newsletter for Emergency Managers & Storm Spotters Winter Edition, 1995-96
SEVERE STORM SPOTTER'S GUIDE from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
STORM SPOTTER GUIDE from the NWS Forecast Office in Norman OK
WEATHER GLOSSARY FOR STORM SPOTTERS from the NWS Forecast Office in Norman OK
SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY GUIDE from the NWS Forecast Office in Norman OK

• Temperature Conversions:
  • Temperature Unit Conversion
  • Heat Index
  • Wind Chill

• Moisture Conversions:
  • Dewpoint and Wet-bulb from Relative Humidity
  • Relative Humidity and Wet-bulb from Dewpoint
  • Relative Humidity and Dewpoint from Wet-bulb
  • Vapor Pressure
  • Mixing Ratio
  • Virtual Temperature

• Pressure Conversions:
  • Pressure Unit Conversion
  • Station Pressure
  • Altimeter Setting
  • Pressure Altitude
  • Density Altitude

• Wind Speed Unit Conversion

WIND CHILL CALCULATION CHART

Wind Chill Calculation Chart(from Purdue University)

HEAT INDEX CALCULATION CHART

Heat Index Calculation Chart (from Purdue University)

WEATHER WISE (WX WISE)

The Cooperative Institute For Meteorological Satellite Studies WxWise introduction to weather from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Earth's Radiation Energy Balance
Sky Colors
Sea and Land Breezes
Urban Heat Island

A DETAILED DESCRIPTION ON NUMERICAL FORECAST MODELS

A highly DETAILED MODEL DESCRIPTION of many Numerical Forecast Models is provided by UNIDATA and UCAR. Nearly 20 Models are described...from the Mesoscale ETA Data Assimilation System (EDAS) to the Medium Range Forecast (MRF) Model.

METEOROLGICAL RESOURCES(FAQ)

Sources of MeteorolgicalData FAQ Part 1
Sources of MeteorolgicalData FAQ Part 2
Meteorolgical Resources (FAQ)
Meteorology Virtual Library

Weather Related Newsgroups

NCAR Newsgroup (ncar.weather)
New England Weather Newsgroup (ne.weather)
Science-Meteorology Newsgroup (sci.geo.meteorology)
WX-Talk Newsgroup (bit.listserv.wx-talk)

NWS Contractions

NWS CONTRACTIONS (from National Severe Storms Forecast Center)

COLLECTION OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...METEOROLOGICAL... AND ATMOSPHERIC DEFINITIONS.