Weather Related Links

                                       

                                                         

NOAA Active Weather Alerts

 

 

 

 

 

NOAA SEASONAL OUTLOOK 

NOAA Seasonal Outlook

 

 

 

 

 

                 

WINDY WEATHER

WEATHER UNDERGROUND

National Weather Service

NOAA>GOV

  

LIGHTNING MAP

 

 

COLLEGE of DUPAGE 

SATELLITE and RADAR 

                              click image

Radar refreshed every 5 minutes.

  

Ambient Weather Network Map 

 

 https://ambientweather.net/

 

 

Oregon Road Conditions-Tripcheck

 

Link  

 

 Snow Water Equivalent report for Oregon 

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/or/snow/

 

Drought.gov

https://drought.gov

 

FLIGHT RADAR 24 TRACKING

 

California North Ops Daily Fire Weather Report

Click on picture or this link
https://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/weather/brief_files/brief.mp4 

Video: Basic Tutorial on Spinning and Recording the Weather on the Fireline

SPINNING the WEATHER tutorial

  

PROBABILITY of IGNITION CALCULATION

Start with getting the FINE DEAD FUEL MOISTURE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTAq3up5uGA tutorial video

Use the PROBABILITY of IGNITION TABLE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE2Pm2f1ZXM tuttorial video

                                                                                                                                                                      

Fire Weather Snooper from NWS Medford

https://www.weather.gov/lox/fwmV3?wfo=mfr

RAWS Stations (Remote Automatic Weather Stations)

https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/nifc::public-view-interagency-remote-automatic-weather-stations-raws/explore?location=43.391958%2C-119.739293%2C6.50

California Road Conditions

http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/

Remote Automated Weather Stations or RAWS  http://www.raws.dri.edu/

 

 

NOAA WILDLAND FIRE DATA PORTAL (BETA)  https://fire.data.nesdis.noaa.gov/

PORTAL MAP

https://fire.data.nesdis.noaa.gov/map/?d[dateTimeFormat]=UTC&d[startDate]=2026-01-28T00:21:17Z&d[endDate]=2026-01-28T00:26:17Z&m[center][lat]=42.1041&m[center][lng]=-113.7265&m[zoom]=4.33&l[c][0]=NGFS_GWC_SC&l[c][1]=NGFS_GWC_GC

 

PWS Network Map

https://www.pwsweather.com/station/map/mid/buco3?ob=temps&lat=42.19271296785562&lon=-122.73719787597658&zoom=11

Weatherspark Wx records- Current Barometric Pressure in Ashland,Oregon

https://weatherspark.com/h/y/675/2024/Historical-Weather-during-2024-in-Ashland-Oregon-United-States

 

Zoom Earth -Live Weather Map with fires

https://zoom.earth/#view=37.823,-119.075,7z/map=live/overlays=heat,fires

 

 

Current Dead Fuel Moisture 

https://www.wfas.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=485

Interpreting Weather Maps and Air Pressure Charts Dr. Richard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtR9cf9qSyw

 

  

GOES-East Satellite views :Lower Level Water Vapor

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=continental-conus-10-24-0-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined

   

Prototype Dry Thunderstorm Guidance 

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/dryt/

 

“Fire science is not rocket science—it’s way more complicated.”
Robert Essenhigh, Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ohio State University.

 

 

EDDI 

https://psl.noaa.gov/eddi/

 

The EDDI-Evaporative Demand Drought Index User Guide

https://nccasc.colorado.edu/sites/default/files/2021-01/EDDI_UserGuide_DRAFTv1_Sep2017.pdf 

 

4 Free Sources for Satellite Imagery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OONjbRAR-TM

Interpreting Weather Maps and Air Pressure Charts Dr. Richard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtR9cf9qSyw

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Predictive Services http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/weather/weather.htm

 

 

 Wildland Toolkit (for iphone)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wildland-toolkit/id318683999#?platform=iphone

 

 

Fire Weather Cloud Chart

https://www.nwcg.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pms438.p

 

Weather lessons topics from NWS
Link

 

WFSTAR:Weather and Wind Forecasts(12 min video)
Link 

Past 24hr Rainfall -Southern Oregon and Northern California
link

 

GOES 17 Satellite images (GOES West)
Link
 
Noaa Seasonal Outlook
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=1

     
earth.nullschool.net Weather patterns/wind /temp layers
http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-90.21,36.51,330


Weather.us (includes GOES 16 images)
https://weather.us/satellite/usa/top-alert-superhd-5min.html 

National Weather Service Clouds Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMagDRCpJ14

Skywatching for firefighters-Nifc video
Link 

Using GOES 16 to enhance wildfire IDDS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1oVl9nL9LQ


What causes a Thunderstorm video
Link

video:When Lightning Strikes
Link

 

 

 

Atmospheric Stability  ,Dr. Richard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_p4qu_ksUM

 

Interpreting Weather Maps and Air Pressure Charts Dr. Richard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtR9cf9qSyw

Thermometer replacements

https://www.forestry-suppliers.com/p/89081/forestry-suppliers-pocket-sling-psychrometer-replacement-thermometer

Kestrel Parts

https://www.extrememeters.com/collections/kestrel-replacement-parts

Kestrels and belt kits wind meter

https://www.forestry-suppliers.com/c/wind-meters/19-164-883

Temp has inverse relationship to RH example 6-26-2021 Buckhorn Springs RAWS

https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/rawMAIN.pl?orOBUS

 

Fillable form with calculation in word

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnsLhJzqmqY