National Weather Service Des Moines
Roam this page to find current local radar data. Scroll down below that display for regional radar including loops.
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Current Wind Streamlines
Beautiful!
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NOAA/NWS National Centers for Environmental Prediction
Forecast numerical model graphics. Click on Model Guidance, in the Model Area click “NAMER”, in the Model Type click NAM or GFS then select 10m_wnd_precip for surface winds and predicted precipitation.
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College of DuPage Weather
One of the few sites to get free NWS Dual-pol radar data. Under NEXRAD Radar, click Composite Radar for a national view. For a specific site, click Dual-pol NEXRAD, then in upper right Click on Radar Site Map, and the location you want. Select different radar variables and animation frames from bars on left.
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NCAR Real-Time Weather Data
Current weather, current and archived radar data, forecasts. Click Forecast. Quick-look charts are on the right. Otherwise, switch between model plots. RAP (next 12-18 hours), NAM (next 3 days), GFS (up to a week). 925mb winds are good at bird migration height (1000-1500 ft over Mississippi valley).
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UNISYS weather
For good looking charts, 4-panel or 6-panel or 9-panel to get an overview. Charts that show wind arrows converging are probably fronts and may be fallout zones during migration.
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Storm Prediction Center
Radar loop will show migration, and you’ll know when to look for severe weather!
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Bird Migration Forecasts in Real Time
One forecast per week. They have bigger plans.
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Woodcreeper.com
No more current posts, but Archives are a great place to learn about the impacts of weather during migration. Scroll far down on the lower right.
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University of Illinois- UIUC
Weather Education- click on “Online Guides”
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University of Illinois- UIUC
Current satellite image and wind arrows.
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Clemson University Radar Ornithology Lab
Radar ornithology introduction (look under WSR-88D/NEXRAD)
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Journey North - Weather & Songbirds
Tracking Migrations and Seasons, including birds, butterflies, frogs and plants. Archives to learn about weather forecasts and songbird migration.
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Radar Technology - A Tool for Understanding Migratory Aerofauna
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Quantification of bird migration using doppler weather surveillance radars (NEXRAD)
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Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Migration: Weather, Radars, and Aeroecology
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