Recent/ongoing work (11/7/2024)

Recent work:
  1. Stairwells: Fixed NHC TC prog overwriting width of plot window
  2. Satellite: Moved Gulf image N, added multiple-script-run check
  3. WebCams: Fixed time error; used to access weatherbug camera imagery
  4. Miniwall: Fixed extended range tropical outlook script get_TCforecast
  5. Stairwells + miniwall: fixed script for NWS ILX forecasts whose format changed (again), was showing old graphics
Links and future:
  1. NHB Entrances page • development / test version here
  2. NHB Stairwells page • development / test version here
  3. NEWS - NEWS test page speeds thru stairwells graphics
  4. Other: TC floater image / 7-day NHC tropical outlook / TC name, movement, report
  5. CliMAS Events calendar is now stored on Rush. QR code for it at top-right corner of the .jpg image at this address.
  6. 3rd-floor Miniwall: Operational display; test version is under development, i.e. it doesn't work yet.

Older updates...

  1. Tropical outlook (2D)
  2. Gulf of Mexico imagery for tropical use
  3. Webcams
  4. Half-disk imagery
  5. NWS Lincoln weather story imagery
  6. Midwest geocolor, IR, water vapor imagery
  7. Scripts for sfc weather maps (J. Frame) - testing

  8. U.S. WPC forecasts for 3rd floor miniwall
  9. U.S. radar imagery
  10. U.S. NWS surface obs
  11. U.S. (CONUS) geocolor, infrared, water vapor satellite images
  12. Real-time forecasts from WRF forecasts run in the department are being posted here in parallel to the usual server.
Yet to be done: retrieval / generation of following, some of which already works on the Mac -
  1. Current NHB/campus weather data
  2. Surface maps w/J. Frames' obs maps.
  3. UI Atmos radar composites for our area
  4. Watch/warning info from NOAA/SPC
  5. Smoke forecast graphics from Environment Canada
  6. Web pages for NHB entrances, stairwells, and the 3rd floor miniwall.
  7. Thredds data server and/or other resources for class or community use.
  8. Mobile device access to most of the above, formatted / presented appropriately.
  9. Custom obs / forecasts retrieved or pushed to devices.

Latest products

Surface:
Today Time Local Sky Vis Weather Temp Dewpt RH Alt Wind (mph) Gust
Thursday, Nov 21 0453 10:57 PM overcast 10 37.9 / 3.3 30.9 75% 1010 W 12

Satellite:

US Geocolor

US Infrared

US Water Vapor

Midwest Geocolor

Midwest Infrared

Midwest Water Vapor

Gulf Geocolor/Ltg

Gulf Infrared

Gulf Water Vapor

Radar:

NHB Entrance

KILX

3rd-floor Miniwall

NHB Stairwells

Undergrad lab

WebCams:

Tacoma WA

Chicago GLERL

St. Louis, MO

Tropics:

2-day

7-day