http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/misc/weather/weather.html
Digitised satellite pictures to warn you of the impending downpour.
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http://taiga.geog.niu.edu/chaser/chaser2.html
If Twister has given you the urge to watch the wrath of God in the form
of tornadoes, here's a safe way to do it. There are plenty of scary pictures
together with general Tornado-type information, such as what to do if you're
stuck in the path of one. Apparently, shutting the door and turning up the
TV won't work. Finally, should you feel the urge to go scuttling across
to the US to dice with death, you can contact like-minded storm chasers
in need of travelling companions. Hope the flight isn't too bumpy!
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http://www.bbcnc.org.uk/weather/
Find out how the weather forecasts are created and how the studios operate.
There are satellite links, shipping forecasts and, of course, weather forecasts,
courtesy of heaps of links . Bonus: You can find out about your favourite
weather forecaster - heck you can even download a picture of John Kettley.
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http://www.meto.govt.uk/
A real interest in the weather goes way beyond the fatuous remarks we
make to one another as conversation openers. The Met's site manages a near
perfect level of general interest information for anyone accessing its pages.
Alongside a 24-hour UK summary, gale warnings, the latest satellite images
and actual weather reports, there is material on how they go about forecasting
and how often they get it right. Best bit is being able to read along with
Radio 4's Shipping Forcast. All it lacks is a sound file of Sailing By.
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http://www.nj.com/weather/index.html
Excellent at-a-glance five-day weather forecast for the US, with current
temperatures, wind chill factors and cloud cover included.
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http://www.cs.uit.no/~ken/images/big/weather.gif
You might think that Tromso is some tiny frost bitten village 600 miles
north of Whoop Whoop, where drunken Vikings bash each other into a stupor
nightly, to a background of heavy metal music echoing through the fjords,
before falling asleep to the sound of driving snow.
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http://web.nexor.co.uk/users/jpo/weather/weather.html
Regularly updated weather, infra-red and visible light satellite images
from all over the world, particularly Europe and the UK. There are several
links to other weather services as well.
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Gopher: wx.atmos.uiuc.edu/11/States
This Gopher service gives current weather forcasts and historical statistics
on US regions. It's simple to select from the menu, which is broken down
by state and then by city centre or district.
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http://rs560.cl.msu.edu/weather/interactive.html
Interactive temperature map of the USA giving detailed hourly updated
weather reports.
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http://www.nssl.uoknor.edu/
If tornadoes, blizzards, flash floods, thunderstorms, hurricanes, cyclones,
lightning and severe storms are just your bag, then step in here. These
guys are not put off by a bit of drizzle spoiling their cricket, they're
out whipping up lightning rods on mountain peaks trying to attract the big
stuff. If you're a thunder buff, you should read the advice on responsible
storm chasing - it may just temper that Pavlovian frenzy for the car keys
when the next distant rumble snaps you from your post-prandial stupor.
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http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/
This server at the University of Illinois' Department of Atmospheric
Sciences, has meteorological maps, satellite images, pointers to sources
of climactic data and 'instructional modules'. Although aimed at the serious
sky watcher, this is also a good place to pick up titbits to toss into general
weather chat. This site also has one of the best designed contents page
graphics on the Net.
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