~ Early Web Links ~

A comprehensive aggregator of meteorological charts covering the North Atlantic and Europe, pulling together synoptic analysis and forecast data from sources like UKMO, DWD, GFS, and FNMOC. Weather enthusiasts, sailors, and aviation buffs will find an extensive collection of MSLP charts, upper-air forecasts, wave height data, and model animations spanning up to 384 hours ahead.

Christopher Collura's Sky-Chaser site chronicles his adventures as a SKYWARN storm spotter and hurricane chaser, with tropical weather tracking, storm documentation, and real-time links to NHC and JTWC data. Beyond extreme weather journalism, the site covers his many pursuits including skydiving, HAM radio, photography, computer programming, and aerobatics.

PBCSkywarn is the official site for Palm Beach County's Skywarn severe weather spotter network, coordinating volunteer storm spotters across South Florida in partnership with the National Weather Service. Visitors will find repeater frequencies for ham radio weather nets, real-time radar links, Storm Prediction Center outlooks, and National Hurricane Center resources covering the entire South Florida region.

Hosted by NCAR's Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory, this site provides real-time ensemble weather forecast products including surface conditions, precipitation probabilities, upper-air fields, and severe weather outlooks across multiple domains. Researchers and forecasters will find a rich array of ensemble visualization tools including postage stamp maps, plumes, soundings, reflectivity paintballs, and neighborhood probability products.

Hosted by the University of Washington's Atmospheric Sciences department, GRAYSKIES is an educational resource focused on Earth's atmosphere, offering climate data, rooftop weather observations, and curated links to Pacific Northwest weather and climate tools. Visitors can explore 30-year climate averages, satellite imagery, and data plotting tools alongside a broad collection of regional and national weather resources.

Andrew T. Young's comprehensive glossary defines technical terms used in atmospheric optics, covering phenomena like green flashes, mirages, and refraction drawn from optics, meteorology, astronomy, and geodesy. With 26 major sections and nearly 200 cross-linked entries, it serves as an authoritative reference for anyone studying how light behaves in Earth's atmosphere.

Maintained by the Illinois State Water Survey and State Climatologist Dr. Jim Angel, this site provides detailed climate data for Champaign-Urbana going back to 1996, including daily and monthly temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and degree day records. It's a rich archival resource for anyone researching Illinois weather history, with links to real-time conditions, airport hourly data, and regional precipitation networks.

Maintained by Tim Schmit at CIMSS/SSEC (University of Wisconsin-Madison), this comprehensive link directory aggregates GOES satellite imagery sources from NOAA, NASA, and international agencies including Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Canada. Visitors can access real-time ABI imagery across all bands, mesoscale sectors, full-disk views, and animated GIFs from dozens of platforms covering both GOES-East and GOES-West.

Skunk Bay Weather is a hyperlocal weather station site based in Hansville, Washington, offering live conditions updated every minute including temperature, wind speed, and rainfall data from multiple sensors. The site also features webcams, Northern Lights time-lapse videos, aurora forecasts, air quality links, and contributes data to Weather Underground and other meteorological organizations.

Ben Holcomb's storm chasing hub is a sprawling personal site featuring tornado videos, pictures, past chase logs, statistics, and equipment guides built over nearly two decades of active chasing. This links page alone connects to hundreds of fellow storm chasers and meteorological resources, making it a valuable hub for the storm chasing community.