Pennsylvania Weather Connections

Pennsylvania Weather Connections

(Note: If you are unfamiliar with the standard three-letter station identifiers, click here to see them)

Current Conditions Surface Data

National Weather Service Mt. Holly,State College,Pittsburgh,Binghamton
Most recent hourly obs: Summary , NWS 1,NWS 2,NWS 3,Decoded,METAR:PA,NJ,DE,MD,OH,VA
More observations: ACE,Millersville,Hazleton,DEP network, NBC10 Weathernet, DE webcams,Buoys
Last 24 hrs surface obs: ABE, ACY, AOO, AVP, BFD, BGM, DOV DUJ, EWR ILG, IPT, JST, LGA, LNS, MDT, MUI, NXX, PHL, PIT, PNE, RDG, SEG, THV, TTN, UNV, VAY, PHL (48 hrs)
Last 24 METARS: ABE, ACY, AOO, AVP, BFD, BGM, DOV, DUJ, DYL, GED, ILG, IPT, JST, LGA, LNS, MDT, MIV, MUI, NXX, PHL, PIT, PNE, PTW, RDG, SEG, THV, TTN, UNV, VAY, WRI, WWD
NWS statements: Regional summary ,Public Info,Hydrology,Drought,PDSI
Automated raingauges in PA, NJ, MD, USGS Flow/Stage, DRBC, TFI drought page
Severe Weather: Glossary, Statements, Watches/Warnings(TEXT orMAP), Latest SPC info, Text Statements, Warnings, Warnings (map); Lightning: USA (1), USA (2), Local
Latest surface maps (TV): USA (TWC),USA (WSI),USA (UCAR),NE USA (TWC)
Latest surface maps (station models): PA, Mid-Atl 1, PSU Mapwall, Mid-Atl 2, NE, SE, USA, UNISYS Regional ,NEXLAB Regional , HPC selection,Make your own Maps, 24-hour Archive
Latest PA/NJ maps (raw data) - temperature, dew point, wind, vis, obs vis
Latest Northeastern USA maps (isopleths):Pressure,Temp,Wind,Dew point,Moisture Convergence,LI,Theta-E,Theta-E adv,CAPE,Temp adv
Latest USA maps: Press, Press Chg, Temp, Moist Conv, Dewp, Wind Dir, Wind Sp, Snow, PSU plots
Other Local Observations: Pollen, Air Quality, Coastal monitoring (Avalon)
Additional Philly sites: Stormfax, PHL Weather Center, NWS Mt. Holly
Latest ENSO: Discussion, Maps, Forecast, SST animation, SST section, MEI; Storm Tracks

Upper-air Data

Mandatory level constant-pressure charts from NCAR,Unisys,NWS Difax Charts
Skew-T Log-P diagrams: Site 1, Site 2, Site 3, GOES Sounder
Jet-stream locator for E. Pacific and North America ,GOES-derived winds
Animation of last 30 days 200-mb height anomalies worldwide

Satellite Imagery

Visible: PA, NE, MW/Lakes, East (color), USA, USA (loop&zoom), N.A., Unisys, AVHRR, Java Loop
IR: PA, NE (1), NE (2), MW/Lakes, USA, USA (loop&zoom), N.A., Color N.A., Unisys, PSU Mapwall, Java Loop
Vapor: USA, USA (loop&zoom), N.A., Unisys, Winds/Vort/Div, Java Loop
Loops: RAMSDIS, UCAR,US IR
Choice of Global (1), Global (2), Meteosat, European AVHRR, Tropical, Polar-orbiting , GSFC Colorized
List of Archived satellite images

Radar Imagery

NEXRAD: NWS: PHL, UNV, BGM, PIT;Intellicast: PHL, UNV;All: (1), (2);Archives: NCAR, NCDC
Local NWS Radars: Complete suite of products, Experimental NEXRAD composites
UNISYS Radar: USA , Mid-Atlantic , New England , NEXRAD
Private Radars: PHL,PHL WCAU,PHL WPVI,PIT,AVP,BAL,DCA,BUF,ROC,CRW,CMH,Others
Regional Radar: PHL, BWI; Summary: PHL, UNV, BWI, Northeast
National Radar Summary: WSI, NWS, 6-hr loop,Canada
Daily Precipitation Estimates: PHL, UNV , USA

Forecasts

NWS text forecasts: Outlook, Zones (1), Zones (2), Regional, Graphical
Marine and River Forecasts:Marine,Tides: (1), (2),River: Forecasts, Flooding Outlook
Other forecasts: PA/NJ Agricultural, Ski Resorts, Pollen, UV Index, Sun/Moon rise/set
Forecast discussions from CTP , CTP (alt) , BGM , PHL , PHL (alt) ,and PIT Forecast Offices
Model Biases: Recent Model Verifications, Text List of biases, by model; Maps of mean 5- & 10-day biases
NCEP National forecast discussions: Short-Range: 12-48 Hr Prognostic (maps), QPF, Model Diagnostic, Excessive Rainfall (maps), Heavy Snow (maps), SPC Mesoscale, Marine; Tropical: Discussion & Outlook; Long-Range: HPC Extended, NCEP 6-10 & 8-14 day, Threats Assessment
Severe Weather Outlooks: Day 1 SVR, Day 2 SVR,TX A&M Convective Forecast Maps
Severe Weather Forecasts:Vertical Velocity,Exper 0-3hr,Nat'l Convective Outlook,FAA forecast
Forecast maps, highs, lows: Monday: Weather, Highs,Lows, Tuesday: Weather, Highs,Lows, Wednesday: Weather, Highs,Lows, Thursday: Weather, Highs,Lows, Friday: Weather, Highs,Lows, Saturday: Weather, Highs,Lows, Sunday: Weather, Highs,Lows
Short-range Numerical Guidance (maps): Model Status , READY graphics,Info about Models
Model Comparisons: PSU Mapwall,Site 1,Site 2,Thickness comparisons;All Models Animations
NGM: UNISYS , Wisc ,NGM/ETA/AVN/RUC X-sect/Time
ETA: UNISYS, Wisc, NCEP; Soundings; Meteograms: PHL, Others; Ensemble NCEP, PSU; EMC home
Aviation: UNISYS, GRADS, ARL, NCEP, Wisc,ETA/AVN comparison,ETA/NGM/AVN comparison
Others: MesoEta (1), (2);Canadian,RUC 20 km,40 km;MM5,MM5 Meteogram;COAMPS,CRAS
Long-range numerical guidance (maps):
MRF: UNISYS, A&M, CDC,10-day temp,10-day precip,15-day; PHL Meteograms: Surface, Aloft
ECMWF: UNISYS , 9-day , A&M ;OTHERS: NOGAPS,AVN extension,Canadian,UKMET,WxRisk
NCEP Products: 6-10 day outlook, 8-14 day outlook, Model Tools, Verification Stats; All Hurricane Models
Ensemble: CDC , Utah , NOAA , PSU , MRF Ensemble , MOS Graphics,Canadian ensembles
Teleconnection Indices: NAO,PNA,etc, NAO Ensemble Forecast, Week-2 Forecasts
Monthly/Seasonal Outlooks: CPC Monthly, CPC Seasonal, NCEP Experimental
NWS Difax Forecast charts: NGM , ETA , AVN
NGM MOS: ABE, ACY, AVP, DOV, IPT, MDT, NXX, PHL, PIT, UNV, Decoding MOS, Graphics
AVN MOS: CXY/IPT, ABE/ACY/ILG/PHL, AVP, PIT, Graphics; Eta MOS (all stations)
MRF MOS: CXY/IPT, ABE/ACY/ILG/PHL, AVP, PIT, Graphics,Ensemble Members,Ensemble Concensus
FOUS: NGM IPT/PHL (1), IPT/PHL (2), PIT ,ETA: IPT/PHL (1), IPT/PHL (2), PIT ;All Cities
All model output for any location courtesy of: Texas A&M, Florida State; All MOS for PHL/ILG

Climatological Data

PA State Climatologist
NWS Climo data:PHL,ILG,ABE,ACY
PHL Sun/Moon rise/set, Monthly Celestial Almanac, General Astro Info
All PA stations:Archived hourly data,Archived daily data,Current -vs- Climo
Yesterday's precipitation Eastern PA, All PA, 24-hour Temp/Precip summary
National: Yesterday's Highs , Yesterday's Lows , Record Event Reports,SPC Statistics,Tornado Stats
Daily Climatological Summary for ACY , ABE , ILG , PHL
U.S. Climate Monitoring:Previous week,Temp and Precip totals,Temp and Precip ranks
Year 2000 daily summaries for AVP, IPT, MDT,ABE, PHL, PIT
Daily data, by month, for any station in the Northeast (back to 1997)
Last 720 METARS: NXX , PHL , PHL (decoded) , PNE , UNV ,
Temp, dewpoint, SLP graphs for PHL for the last: 48 hours , 10 days , 1 month , 2 months
Summary of previous month's climate at ACY , ILG , ABE , PHL

Additional Information (Mainly about PA)

Other PA weather sources: Ready, OSU, NWS,NEXLAB, Texas A&M, Travel information
Various SST Maps: UNISYS Global , Global ,14-km N.America ,50-km Global ,100-km Global , Great Lakes
Water temps (text): East Coast & beyond ;Buoys: DE Bay , VA Beach , Hatteras , Long Island
List of three-letter identifiers for observing stations: USA (1), USA (2), USA (3), Lookup any station
El Nino information: FAQ 1, FAQ 2, Current info,
Pennsylvania County map or Color topographic map
Explanation of many Meteorologicalacronyms, Severe weather terms, List of contractions
Maps for posting: Surface analysis, Max temps, Min temps, Forecasts Days 3-5, Cartoon, Mos Temperatures, Snow cover