Satellite and Radar Imagery



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Satellite Imagery



North Atlantic GOES-8 and METEOSAT-7 Satellite Images

High Resolution Satellite Images of Caribbean

Satellite Information

Images of Hurricanes and Other Storms

Global IR Composite

Hi Resolution Floaters

DMSP Imagery

Tropical Systems-Storm Centered Image

METEOSAT-5 Images

GOES-8 Images

GOES-9 Images

Great Satellite Loop of Solar Eclipse





SATELLITE WIND & PRECIP:

ERS Microwave Winds

High Density Satellite Derived Winds




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Doppler Radar Images






Where is your radar data coming from?  The radar data you are about to see originated from the WSR-88D (i.e. Doppler Weather Radar), also called the Next Generation Radar...or NEXRAD.    
NEXRAD was installed as part of the National Weather Service (NWS) Moderization in the 1990s, and is located in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.  This network (shown below) of radars is mostly owned and maintained by the NWS, but the network includes Department of Defense (DOD) and Federal Aviation Adminstration (FAA) radars as well. Our local radar is located in Cayey, P.R. and is maintained by the FAA.

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NIDS Vendors

When the radar network was established, it was necessary to rely on commercial partners to distribute enormous amounts of data generated by the radars.  The NWS is currently under contractual agreement with three (3) NEXRAD Information Dissemination Services...or NIDS vendors.  These vendors access all commissioned WSR-88Ds and make radar data available to users. 
The NIDS vendors are:

Kavouras Incorporated UNISYS Weather Information Services WSI Corporation


Radar Products
- DTN - Kavouras UNISYS WSI - Intellicast
P.R. and U.S.V.I. Local Radar

Base Reflectivity

Hourly Loop

  

Base Reflectivity
National Radar

Reflectivity

Radar from Sites across the U.S.

Composite Radar Summary

Reflectivity

Looping Radar



Other Commercial Weather Vendors and Radar Data Providers

The users of the radar data include private companies who distribute the data and other weather products to the public.  Private Companies that distribute our local radar include Accuweather and the Weather Channel.

Additional Radar Products
- Accuweather The Weather Channel NWS IWIN Network
P.R. and U.S.V.I. Local Radar

Base reflectivity

Composite reflectivity

One hour precipitation

Base reflectivity

  
National Radar    

Radar Coded Message

Precipitation types


  • List of known commercial vendors
  • Doppler Radar Resources from NCDC







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