Weather Forecasting Resources

This page provides a collection of weather forecasting tools and resources used by meteorologists and students at UNC Charlotte. Resources include real-time weather observations, satellite and radar imagery, numerical weather prediction models, and specialized tools for severe and tropical weather forecasting. Whether you’re preparing a daily forecast or analyzing a significant weather event, these resources provide a starting point for your forecast process.

Charlotte Current Weather

• Current conditions at UNC Charlotte
• NWS Forecast for Charlotte, NC

• College of DuPage Mosaic National Radar
• UCAR: Regional Surface map, Radar, Satellite, Upper air
• NC Regional Visible Loop
• NC Regional IR Loop
• NC Regional Radar Loop

Forecasting Links

Below is a list of my favorite weather forecasting links that my students and I have found over the years to be very useful.  If you ever find a site that you love and want me to share the link, let me know!

Current Conditions

• High Resolution Satellite/Radar
• Current Soundings
• College of DuPage Weather Analysis
• Weather Prediction Center (Great current Sfc maps)
• Aviation Weather Center

Modeling sites

• Pivotal Weather   (My favorite model site)
• PolarWx (Another great model site – allows you to draw!)
• Storm Prediction Center
• Tropical Tidbits
• Google Weather Lab
• Twister Data
• HRRR
• National Blend of Models (NBM)
• CoolWX
• Texas A&M METAR
• NCEP Analysis
• College of DuPage Weather
• NCAR Models
• SREF Ensembles
• ESRL Ensembles
• Meteograms from IA State

Tropical Forecasting

• Spaghetti Models  (Great Hurricane Info)
• Tropical Tidbits
• Tropical Cyclone Tracker (Great site for current storms)
• National Hurricane Center

Data Archives

• Plymouth State Weather  (Data Archives)
• Charlotte Weather Records/Historical Data
• Tornado Archive
• University of Wyoming Sounding Archive