Welcome to the Elements of Weather Homepage!
Classnet--This
is where you go to submit forecasts. You have less than one month left to submit forecasts!
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Class notes for the PowerPoint slides:
Chapter 1 Notes
Cloud Notes
Chapter 2 Notes Part I
Chapter 2 Notes Part II
Weather Maps Notes
Image needed for Homework #2
Chapter 3 Notes Part I
Chapter 3 Notes Part II
Chapter 4 Notes Part I
Chapter 4 Notes Part II
Chapter 5 Notes Part I
Chapter 5 Notes Part II
Chapter 6 Notes Part I
Chapter 6 Notes Part II
Chapter 7 Notes Part I
Chapter 7 Notes Part II
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Chapter 8 Notes--Need by Week 11
Chapter 9 Notes Part I--Need by Friday of Week 11
Chapter 9 Notes Part II--Need by Week 13
Chapter 10 Notes Part I--Need by Week 13
Chapter 10 Notes Part II--Need by Week 15 (Week 14 is Thanksgiving Break)
Chapter 11 Notes--Need by Week 16
************************End of Material Covered on Test #4*************************Links to Cloud sites:
Wolkenatlas--German site with tons of pictures of clouds (with their names identified) and other atmospheric sights
Cool Clouds For Kids of All Ages--Clouds that look like other things (includes the bunny cloud)
The Weather Gallery--Pictures of clouds, lightning, tornadoes, and links to severe weather sites
Links to Weather Sites shown in class:
UNI Earth Science--Current weather conditions on UNI campus and info about the Dept. of Earth Science
NWS Main Site--From here you can navigate to many kinds of info from the National Weather Service
NWS Radar--Current and animated Doppler radar from the National Weather Service
NWS Model Forecast Products--Forecasts from many computer models in text or map form: "One-Stop MOS"
NCEP Model Forecasts--When new model runs come in, this site gets them first: Good for precip forecasts
RAP site--All kinds of weather maps and data
NEXLAB--I mainly show Model Products from here in class, but you can get much more than that here
Storm Prediction Center--Severe weather outlooks and Tornado/Severe T-storm Watches, graphics and text
National
Hurricane Center--The latest updates and forecasts for
tropical systems in the
Iowa
Winter Roads Report--When winter weather is occurring, go
here to see if
travel is safe on the main
Quick Look Form--Weather data in text form instead of map form
ISU Weather Page--All kinds of weather maps and data, including the Iowa Mesonet
RAMSDIS
Online--Excellent satellite images and loops from