BYU ESC Weather Station - Weather Links

Assorted Weather Links

Last update: 4 September 2018 (all links were working)

NOAA pages
- NOAA Home Page (http://www.noaa.gov)
- NOAA National Weather Service Home Page (forecasts, maps, charts, etc.) (http://www.nws.noaa.gov)
- Raw GOES Satellite Imagery page (https://www.goes.noaa.gov)
- National Weather Service Western Regional Headquarters (https://www.wrh.noaa.gov)
- National Weather Service Salt Lake City Office (https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc)
  - Current satellite imagery (Western U.S.) (https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/?wfo=slc)
  - Provo conditions, forecast, and cameras (https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.2471&lon=-111.6427)
  - Snow, Backcountry, Avalanche Forecasts, Mountain Observations (https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/snow/)
- World Meteorological Organization (https://www.worldweather.org)
- NOAA National Center for Environmental Prediction (http://www.ncep.noaa.gov)
- NOAA Storm Prediction Center (https://www.spc.noaa.gov)
- NOAA National Hurricane Center (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov)
- Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center (Pacific tropical weather) (http://www.metoc.navy.mil/jwtc/jwtc.html)
- NOAA Severe Storm Laboratory (https://www.nssl.noaa.gov)
- NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (space weather predictions) (https://www.swpc.noaa.gov)
- NOAA Lightning Safety Page (http://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning)
- National Climate Data Center (https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov)
- U.S. Drought Monitor from Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu)
- USGS real-time river conditions (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt)
- National air quality predictions (https://www.airnow.gov/)
Local weather conditions and forecasts
- Collected Utah Weather and Climate Information and Links (http://www.utahweather.org/p/home.html) This site hasn't been updated since about December 2016. It does have many links to information about Utah weather and climate.
- Provo-BYU climate summary (from Western Regional Climate Center) (http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ut7064). The data appears to only be current to June 2016.
- Provo City Airport (One of the official weather stations) (https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.216671&lon=-111.71667)
- BYU SWKT Weather Station maintained by the BYU Geography Department (http://www.aws.com/full.asp?id=prout)
- BYU ESC Weather Station maintained by the BYU Department of Physics and Astronomy (https://marvin.byu.edu/Weather/index.html)
- Utah Division of Water Resources Conservation Program which provides information on watering lawns and conservation tips. (https://conservewater.utah.gov)
- Provo, Utah VWS providing information on precipitation and irrigation requirements (http://data.weatherreach.com/StationDetailUDWR?StationID=317&TableTimeInt=60)
- Automated National Weather Service and RAWS stations covering the state of Utah through Mesowest at the University of Utah. (https://mesosest.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/mesomap.cgi?state=UT&rawsflag=290)
  
  Some specific stations available through Mesowest. This list covers the I-15 corridor in Utah County, ordered roughly from north to south. Stations listed as part of the "Citizen Weather Observer Program" are operated by individuals and may not contain current information.
  - Point of the Mountain (UDOT)
  - Alpine (Utah Fruit Growers and Utah Climate Center)
  - Alpine DW2624 (APRSWXNET/Citizen Weather Observer Program)
  - Eagle Mountain DW6014 (APRSWXNET/Citizen Weather Observer Program)
  - Highland N7HRX (APRSWXNET/Citizen Weather Observer Program)
  - Saratoga Springs CW6171 (APRSWXNET/Citizen Weather Observer Program)
  - Lehi DW6494 (APRSWXNET/Citizen Weather Observer Program)
  - Pioneer Crossing (UDOT)
  - Timpanogos Divide (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
  - Pleasant Grove (Bureau of Land Management and UDSA Forest Service)
  - Lindon (Utah Department of Air Quality)
  - Orem DW8711 (APRSWXNET/Citizen Weather Observer Program)
  - Orem KF7K (APRSWXNET/Citizen Weather Observer Program)
  - Provo Canyon (mile post 10) (UDOT)
  - Cascade Mountain (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
  - North Provo (Utah Department of Air Quality)
  - BYU Eyring Science Center (BYU Dept. of Physics and Astronomy)
  - Provo Municipal Airport (National Weather Service)
  - Spanish Fork CW9348 (APRSWXNET/Citizen Weather Observer Program)
  - Spanish Fork (Utah Department of Air Quality)
  - Red Narrows (US 6) (UDOT)
  - Payson DW5744 (APRSWXNET/Citizen Weather Observer Program)
  - Payson Ranger Station (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
  - Santaquin (Utah Fruit Growers and Utah Climate Center)
- Springville Weather Station (http://www.brentsweather.com)
- Weather Channel (https://weather.com/weather/today/l/84602:4:US)
- Accuweather's Provo forecast (http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/provo-ut/84606/weather-forecast/331215)
- Intellicast's Provo forecast (http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USUT0208)
- Northern Utah radar loop (http://www.intellicast.com/National/Radar/Current.aspx?animate=true&location=USUT0225)
- Weather Underground forecast for Provo (http://www.weatherunderground.com/?query=84602)
- Cameras in Utah (lots of them!) (https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/webcam_map_CSV/)
  - Camera looking north from the BYU ESC (Mount Timpanogos) (https://marvin.byu.edu/Weather/getTimpImage.html)
- Utah road conditions (http://511.commuterlink.utah.gov/tats.web.report/)
- Utah SNOTEL snowpack update report (https://wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov/reports/UpdateReport.html?report=Utah&format=SNOTEL+Snowpack+Update+Report)
- Utah air quality report (https://www.air.utah.gov)
- Flash flood forcasts for Utah (http:s//www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/flashflood)
- AVALANCHE.ORG interactive map of avalanche conditions and information (https://avalanche.org/)
- Current level of Utah Lake (http://data.cuwcd.com/data/reservoirs/index.htm#jump_public_ul) Note that Utah Lake is actually a reservoir, primarily for water users in the Salt Lake Valley. The control of the level of the lake is determined by a management plan developed in 2005 to protect the interests of the water users and the landowners around the lake.
- Access to current Central Utah Water Conservancy District data on streams and reservoirs. This includes reservoirs and streams in the Provo River drainage and the Strawberry/Starvation drainage.
Weather conditions and forecasts for other areas
- The Ultimate Weather Resource Guide is aimed primarily at those travelling or relocating. It has a large number of links to useful resources.
- Intellecast site (http://www.intellicast.com)
  - Surface Map (United States) (http://www.intellicast.com/National/Surface/Current.aspx?region=default)
  - Upper Air Map (United States) (http://www.intellicast.com/National/Wind/JetStream.aspx)
- Weather Underground (http://www.underground.com)
- The Official Utah Snow Report - this site appears to cover all the resorts in Utah with considerable detail available. (http://www.skiutah.com/snowreport)
- Accuweather (http://www.Accuweather.com)
- CNN weather site (http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/index.html)
- Unisys Weather site (http://weather.unisys.com)
- Latest Global Weather Conditions (http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/comp/latest_cmoll.gif)
- Utah climate data (http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/summary/climsmut.html)
- Utah State Climate Center (http://climate.usu.edu)
University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences
- University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences home page (http://www.atmos.utah.edu/)
- University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences Weather Center (http://weather.utah.edu)
Sites with information about aurora and space weather
- "The Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere" (http://www.phy6.org/Education/index.html)
- Space weather tutorial introduction (http://www.phy6.org/Education/Intro.html)
- A space weather page (http://www.phy6.org/Education/weather.html)
- NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (space weather predictions) (https://www.swpc.noaa.gov)
Some sites with information on various grades of weather stations, some comparisons, and some articles on various weather sensors. Although some of these sites are vendors of weather stations, this link should not be considered an endorsement of any kind by the BYU Department of Physics & Astronomy.
- WeatherStation1 - a comparison and selection guide for stations from five different sources. (https://www.weatherstation1.com)
- Oregon Scientific - mostly consumer-grade compact weather stations. (https://store.oregonscientific.com/us/weather-stations.html)
- Home Weather Station Review - 2019 - the header says "Top 10 Best Home Weather Station Reviews for the Money - 2019." What I see (on 8 February 2019) five highlighted stations ranked 4 to 5 stars each and "13 Best Home Weather Station Reviews." The first five stations on the list of 13 are the actual reviews for the highlighted stations.
- Texas Electronics - primarily "industrial-grade" weather instruments. Most of the sensors used on the BYU Physics & Astronomy weather station came from Texas Electronics.
Sites with lots of links to other information and good articles
- KSL (https://www.ksl.com/?nid=88)
- KTVX (https://www.good4utah.com/weather)
- KUTV (https://kutv.com/weather)
- USA Today Weather Page (had a collection of good weather articles, I don't see them anymore) (https://www.usatoday.com/weather)
- BYU Physics 137 supplementary links (http://www.physics.byu.edu/faculty/petersonb/Phys137/Supplementary.html). This is a collection of links that I have accumulated as I have taught Physics 137, "Energy, Ecology, Weather, and the Environment," at BYU. They are primarily in support of the materials covered in the class. But there are lots of interesting pictures and tidbits buried in this list.