Weather forecasts
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Forecasts
red_dotWeathermaps
red_dotPrecipitation / Clouds

Imagery
red_dotUS Navy & US Air Force
red_dotEurope
red_dotBritain / France / Germany / Spain

Dutch Weather
red_dotDetailed weather (KNMI)
red_dotForecasts
red_dotWeathernews / Webcams
Abstract

Casper ter Kuile

Weathermaps and
satellite imagery
for planning expeditions
and observing sessions
in Europe
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Last updated: 7 december 2004



Weathermaps
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NameShort to long range predictions [hours]
Surface level pressure [hPa]
HIRLAM
Analyse +06 +12 +24 +36 +60 +84
DWD
+00 +24 +48 +72
GME
+00 +12 +24 +36 +48 +60 +72
Sembach
+00 +12 +18 +24 +30 +36 +48 +72 +96 +120
VTM
+12 +24 +36 +60 +84 +108 +132
Bracknell
+00 +24 +36 +48 +60 +72 +84 +96 +108 +120 +132
UKMO
+96 +120 +144
NOGAPS
+00 +12 +24 +36 +48 +60 +72 +96 +120 +144
ECMWF
+72 +96 +120 +144 +168
JMA
+00 +24 +48 +72 +96 +120 +144 +168 +192
GEM
+00 +24 +48 +72 +96 +120 +144 +168 +192 +216 +240
ENS
+24 +48 +72 +96 +120 +144 +168 +192 +216 +240 +264 +288 +312 +336 +360
GFS
+00 +12 +24 +36 +48 +60 +72 +84 +96 +120 +144 +168 +192 +216 +240 +264 +288 +312 +336 +360 +384


Precipitation
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Type1 - 16 day predictions [hours]
Precipitation [mm]
JMA
+24 +48 +72 +96 +120 +144 +168 +192
NOGAPS
+12 +24 +36 +48 +60 +72 +84 +96 +108 +120 +132 +144
GEM
+12 +24 +36 +48 +60 +72 +84 +96 +108 +120 +132 +144 +168 +192 +216 +240
GFS
+12 +24 +36 +48 +60 +72 +84 +96 +108 +120 +132 +144 +168 +192 +216 +240 +264 +288 +312 +336 +360 +384

10-day panel SLP/Precipitation : MRF-Europa (Purdue University)

10-day total precipitation : MRF-Europa (COLA)



Clouds
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Type1 - 16 day predictions [hours]
Clouds [%]
GFS
+12 +24 +36 +48 +60 +72 +84 +96 +108 +120 +132 +144 +168 +192 +216 +240 +264 +288 +312 +336 +360 +384



US Navy & US Air Force - Europe
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InfraredVisualUS Navy
InfraredVisualUS Air Force
InfraredVisualUS Air Force


Europe
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WetterzentraleGeorg Müller
WestwindMarkus Pfister
Wetter WeltMichael Wienzek
NOAA AVHRR ProductsPraha


Britain
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VisualInfraredUK Metoffice
VisualInfraredNottingham
VisualInfraredDundee


NOAA - France
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VIS1 (reduced) VIS1 (full) IR1 (reduced) IR1 (full)
VIS2 (reduced) VIS2 (full) IR2 (reduced) IR2 (full)
Quicklook (NOAA-archive)



NOAA - Germany
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Middle Europe 1 (DLR)
Middle Europe 2 (DLR)
Middle Europe 3 (DLR)



NOAA - Spain
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VIS1 (reduced) VIS1 (full) IR1 (reduced) IR1 (full)
VIS2 (reduced) VIS2 (full) IR2 (reduced) IR2 (full)



Dutch Weather - KNMI
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Main KNMI weather entry pages
Main page: warnings, forecasts and observations
Main page: detailed weather
Main page: actual weather and long range forecasts
Main page: computer models

Written detailed forecasts
Guidance Meteorologist
Weather bulletin for small aircraft

Europe Weathercharts
Europe weatherchart
Europe stationreports
Actual weather: SYNOPS

HIRLAM, ECMWF and EPS
Weathercharts based on the HIRLAM and ECMWF models
Ensemble Prediction System (EPS) plume model
EPS plume model and ice thickness
Bardiagrams: statistics

Meteogram and Radiosonde
De Bilt Meteogram : MSLP
De Bilt Meteogram : Vertical Cross Sections
De Bilt Ensemble : Temperature and Precipitation
De Bilt Radiosonde : graphical
Europe radiosonde (temp)
KNMI : Netwerk Vrijwillige Waarnemers (NVW)

Satellite pictures
Latest Meteosat - C2D
Latest Meteosat - IR2 - D2
Latest Meteosat - VIS - IR (Dundee)
Latest Meteosat - VIS - IR (NEMOC)
Latest NOAA - Visual - half res (Wetter-Welt)
NOAA series - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 (DWD)
Latest NOAA - VIS - IR - TBB - RGB (Praag)
Satrep - Europe and Regional (KNMI)

Precipitation - Radar
Precipitation - Radar (WeerOnline)
Precipitation - Radar (de Weerkamer)
Precipitation - Radar (wetter.com)
Precipitation - Radar (InfoClimat)

Thunder and lightning
Thunderstorms - Convective Weather (USAFE-OWS)
Lightning - Links to lightning (Schaap bliksembeveiliging)
Lightning - NexStorm (www.onweer.net)
Lightning - Real-Time Lightning (Martin van Mourik)
Lightning - www.blikseminslagen.com (Van der Heide B.V.)
Lightning - Bliksem (WeerOnline)
Lightning - Blitz - Spion (Siemens)



Dutch Weather others
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Predictions by LittoClime for Benelux
Precipitation and Isothermes
Temperature and Surface Level Pressure
Cloud cover
Wind Force and Direction

ACTUALFORECAST5-DAY OUTLOOK
HWS HWS HWS
KNMI KNMI KNMI
Weercourant KNMI Meteo Consult

DonderkopKarim Hamid
MeteoplazaWeerbureau HWS
VWKWEBVereniging voor
Weerkunde & Klimatologie
ESTOFEXEuropean Storm Forecast Experiment
PrecipitationDe Weerkamer
PrecipitationMeteo Consult
Satellite ImagesMeteo Consult
Lightning Explorervan der Heide



Dutch Webcams
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Maasvlakte
Scheveningen
De Bilt
IJmuiden
Krommenie
Heemskerk
Harderwijk
Hengelo
Wageningen
Grootebroek
Amsterdam - TV3000
Amsterdam - Rexx



Climate resources
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NCDC (National Climatic Data Center)
CLIMVIS (Global summary of the day)
WeatherOnline



All about the weather
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Weathernews (KNMI - in Dutch)
Weathernews (Meteo Consult - in Dutch)



Weatherinformation for the Iberian Pensulina
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Please : special attention for expeditions to Spain and Portugal:

Forecasts using the HIRLAM model by the Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INM)

Calar Alto Weather and Seeing Station - Centro Astronomico Hispano Aleman - Almeria

Latest NOAA-pass half resolution - WetterWelt by Michael Wienzek

Weather forecast Spain - Weather Underground

Weather predictions Europe - Meteosurf


NameLocal predictions for major city's
Leonids 2002
ENS
Bordeau Marseille Barcelona Madrid Almeria Lissabon
MRF
Bordeau Marseille Barcelona Madrid Almeria Lissabon
AVN
Bordeau Marseille Barcelona Madrid Almeria Lissabon



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