Weather Forecasting Resources

This list of sites was compiled by students and faculty in the Texas A&M Practical Weather Forecasting class.

Satellite Images

• NASA GHCC Satellite Page
  • This site offers lots of visual options such as zoom, pixel quantity, loop speed adjustment, etc.
• RAMSDIS Online from CSU
  • Overall the CSU website is very much like NASA's except that it takes a little longer to load.
• NOAA's Geostationary Satellite Server
  • Fast downloads, comprehensive site. Includes access to full-disk images from around the world.
• GOES Project Science
  • Good snazzy 2-day cover loop of US. Individual high-resolution tiff images saved and downloadable.
• SSEC Images and Data
  • Lots here, but you have to do some exploring to find what you want. Check out the GOES derived products.
• The Satbilder
  • This meta-website has links to current satellite images throughout the world from a variety of source sites.
• University of Washington Loops
  • Flexible, large loops for the West Coast, North Pacific, and North America.
• Unisys Infrared Satellite Archive
  • Good source for old images.
• RAP/UCAR Satellite Page
  • Good for U.S. satellite coverage, but nowhere else. Archive is limited.
• National Hurricane Center Satellite Page
  • Oriented towards tropics. Coverage includes only Eastern Pacific and Atlantic tropical basins, including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
• Intellicast Satellite Page
  • Great for current worldwide or regional images, whether U.S. or world. No archive and no loops means limited usage though.
• NESDIS QuikScat
  • High-resolution satellite-based surface wind observations over the ocean.