Welcome to the Elements of Weather Homepage!
Classnet—This is where you go to submit
forecasts. Everyone should be submitting
forecasts now! Remember the last day to
submit a forecast is Tuesday, June 03!!!
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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
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 for Week 3
Chapter 9 Notes Part I—Need for Week 3
Chapter 9 Notes Part II—Need for Week 4
Chapter 10 Notes Part I—Need for Week 4
Chapter 10 Notes Part II—Need for Week 4
Chapter 11 Notes—Need for Week 4
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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