Certainly weather is one of the things that every single person on the globe has in common. It can impact almost every aspect of our daily lives in a myriad of ways. It can make or break that outdoor event, determine whether or not the kids have school today and most notably it can change lives in an instant when it turns severe.

Knowing where to find information about weather can help to educate, inform and possibly save lives – possibly even your own. We have accumulated this extensive list of Internet resources devoted to weather topics on everything from climatology to tropical weather and winter weather.

We hope you find it useful and if you have one that you think should be listed, contact us and let us know!

• Personal & Local Favorites
• Climatology
• Commercial Weather Outlets
• Forecasting
• Government
• Miscellaneous
• Personal Weather Station Information
• Real Time Conditions
• Satellite Imagery
• Severe Weather
• Space & Astronomy
• Tropical Weather
• Weather Education
• Weather Enthusiast Discussion Groups
• Wildfires (separate list)
• Winter Weather

Personal & Local Favorites

• Adams County
• Broadcastify.com - Live emergency broadcasts from police, fire, etc
  • Adams County listing
  • Denver County listing
  • Weld County listing
• City of Thornton
• Northglenn - Thornton Sentinel
• Rocky Mountain Weather Network
• Tony's Takes Photography
• Weather Geek Stuff
• Xcel Energy - Colorado Power Outages

Climatology

• Climate Prediction Center
  • El Nino/La Nina Page
• Interactive Climate Map
• National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI, formerly NCDC)
  • Climate Monitoring
  • Severe Weather
  • U.S. Storm Event Database
• NOAA's Climate Web Page
• U.S. Drought Monitor

Commercial Weather Outlets

• AccuWeather
• Weather Channel
• Weather Underground

Forecasting

• Climate Prediction Center
• COLA Weather and Climate Data
• Daily Weather Maps (NCEP) (Historical, 2003-Present)
• European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
• Fire Weather Forecast (SPC)
• National Centers for Environmental Prediction Model Analyses and Guidance (MAG)
• National Weather Service Graphical Forecast (NDFD)
• National Weather Service Graphical Forecast (NDFD) - Low Bandwidth Maps
• National Weather Service Graphical Forecast (NDFD) - Experimental
• NCAR RAP Real Time Weather Data
• NCEP SREF Plumes
• NOAA Air Resources Laboratory Forecast Models
  • READY - Real-time Environmental Applications and Display sYstem
  • Forecast Model Animations
• NOAA Central Library - U.S. Daily Weather Maps Project (Historical, 1871-2002)
• Penn State Electronic Map Wall
• TwisterData.com - Partner site of TornadoVideos.net offering severe weather maps and data
• WeatherCaster
• Weather Prediction Center (WPC)

Government

• Aviation Weather Center (NOAA)
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Severe Storms Laboratory
• National Water & Climate Center (Department of Agriculture)
• National Weather Service (NWS)
  • NWS - Boulder / Denver Office
• Storm Prediction Center

Miscellaneous

• Center for Severe Weather Research
• Colorado Avalanche Information Center
• Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Travel Information
• Space.com NightSky Sky Calendar
• Space Weather Prediction Center
• Time and Date
• Weather Calculator
• Weather Geek Stuff

Personal Weather Station Information

• CWOP Station Setup Guide (PDF)
• Davis Instruments
• La Crosse Technology
• Oregon Scientific
• Weather Display - The software that runs ThorntonWeather.com

Real Time Conditions

• Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)
• Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP)
  • ThorntonWeather.com on CWOP - Station ID CW9688
• MesoWest - National weather stations from the MesoNet
• NWS National Viewer
• NWS Weather and Hazards Data Viewer - Data from MesoWest
• Regional Personal Weather Station Weather Networks
  • Alaska Weather Network
  • Mid-Atlantic Weather Network - Serving PA, NJ, WV, VA, DE, DC, MD
  • Mid-South Weather Network - Serving TX, OK, AR, LA
  • Mid-West Weather Network - Serving MN, WI, MI, IA, IL, IN, OH, MO
  • National Weather Network
  • North-East Weather Network - Serving PA, NJ, NY,CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME
  • North-West Weather Network - Serving WA, OR, ID, MT
  • Plains Weather Network - Serving ND, SD, NE, KS
  • Rocky Mountain Weather Network - Serving CO, WY, NM
  • South-East Weather Network - Serving TN, NC, MS, AL, SC, GA, FL
  • South-West Weather Network - Serving CA, NV, UT, AZ, HI
• Weather Underground Personal Weather Station Wundermap
  • ThorntonWeather.com on the Weather Underground

Satellite Imagery

• GOES National Weather Service Forecast Office Imagery
  • GOES East WFO Satellite Imagery (includes Denver)
  • GOES West WFO Satellite Imagery
• NASA Worldview
• NASA Worldview Snapshots
• NASA Earth Observatory
• National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS)
• NWS Aviation Weather Center
• RAMDIS - Satellite images from Colorado State University
• SLIDER - CSU
• RAP NCAR Satellite

Severe Weather

• Colorado Lightning Mapping Array
• Enhanced Fujita Scale
• Iowa State Interactive Local Storm Report Map
• Lightning Safety & Statistics from the NWS
• Severe Thunderstorm Climatology
• Skywarn Storm Spotter Guides
• Storm Prediction Center (SPC)
• Storm Prediction Center Interactive Storm Report Map
• TornadoPaths.org - Shows recent and historical tornado activity. Plug in a Denver area zip code and be amazed.

Space & Astronomy

• Alaska Geophysical Institute Aurora Forecast
• Dark Site Finder
• EarthSky
• Light Pollution Map
• NASA
• Space.com
• SpaceWeather.com
• Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC)
  • SWPC Aurora Forecast
• Stellarium

Tropical Weather

• CIMSS Tropical Cyclones Group
• CSU Tropical Meteorology Project
• Historical Hurricane Tracks
• Huricane Research Division - Re-Analysis Project (Historical)
• Joint Typhoon Warning Center
• National Buoy Data Center
• National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) Hurricane Tracker
• National Hurricane Center
• Navy NRL Tropical Cyclone Page
• NCAR Tropical Cyclone Guidance
• Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale

Weather Education

• Federal Meteorological Handbooks
• Glossary of Meteorology
• MetEd
• MetEd Skywarn Training Course
• UCAR SkySci for Kids
  • For Teachers
• NOAA Education Resources
• NOAA JetStream
• NWS Warning Decision Simulator - HotSeat
• NWS Safety Tips
• VISIT
• Weather Prediction Education
• UCAR Center for Science Education

Weather Enthusiast Discussion Groups

• Weather Watch Forums
• WX Forum

Wildfires

• Please see: Internet resources for wildfire information and education

Winter Weather

• National Ice Center Snow Coverage
• National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center
• National Snow Analyses
• National Snow and Ice Data Center
• Rutgers Global Snow Lab
• SNOTEL Data & Products (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
  • SNOTEL Reports
  • SNOTEL Maps
• Winter Weather Impact Graphics (NCEP)

 Are we missing a weather resource that should be listed?  Contact us and let us know!