Meteorological Observations
Hourly Weather Collectives
Northern and Central California
Southern California
Nevada
Oregon
Western United States Regional Maps
METAR Weather Observation Map
METAR is the international standard code format for hourly surface weather observations, which includes data on sky condition and weather, visibility, temperature and dewpoint temperature, wind direction and speed, station pressure, etc. The METAR observations are taken by automated weather observing equipment known as ASOS. Selecting a location on the map will display the latest 48 hours of observations.
Alternative Text Menu of METAR Weather Observations
Select from the pull-down list of METAR sites below.
Manual METAR Selection
Enter the 3 or 4 letter identifier and number of hours to retrieve observations or select from METAR locations anywhere in the U.S.
Coastal Weather Observations
Hourly Buoy Reports - Northern California
3-Hourly Buoy and Coastal Reports - Northern California
3-Hourly Buoy and Coastal and Reports - Southern California
San Francisco Bay Area Real-time Winds - USGS
National Data Buoy Center observations - north of Point Arena
National Data Buoy Center observations - south of Point Arena
Profiler Data
2009 Hydrometeorological Testbed Profiler/Surface Met Data - NOAA ESRL (project info)
Naval
Postgraduate School Profiler Data
GPS-MET Real Time Water Vapor - NOAA/GSD
Surface Weather Plots
Oregon,
Northern California, and Nevada
Southern
California, Southern Nevada, and Arizona
Upper Air Soundings
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