Technical Service Center, Watershed and Rivers Software
AWARDS - NEXRAD - ET Toolbox
Near Real-Time Information for Operational Water Management Decision Support
(Click in colored project areas below)
Current and Forecast Weather Information
National Center for Atmospheric Research RAP Real-Time Weather Data (Satellite Loops etc.)National Weather Service Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)
Enhanced Graphics version (auto updating)
HPC National Quantitative Precipitation Forecast
(QPF) Graphics
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4-5
Medium Range Forecasts from the HPC
Maximum Temperature -
Minimum Temperature -
Probability of Precipitation
Day 3 Max / Min Temp and PoP Forecasts
Day 4 Max / Min Temp and PoP Forecasts
Day 5 Max / Min Temp and PoP Forecasts
Day 6 Max / Min Temp and PoP Forecasts
Day 7 Max / Min Temp and PoP Forecasts
Maps and Graphs of Water Resources Conditions
- Current U.S. Water Watch from the USGS (Real Time)
- Current U.S. Drought Monitor from the CPC (Updated Weekly)
- U.S. Drought Monitor: Current Conditions from the CPC
(Palmer Drought Severity Index, Crop Mointure Index, Standardized Precipitation Index, Drought Impacts in the U.S., Percent of Normal Rainfall, Daily Streamflow Map, Snowpack, Soil Moisture) - U.S. Drought Monitor: Forecasts from the CPC
(Climate Outlooks, Seasonal Drought Outlook, Streamflow Forecast, Forecast Palmer Drought Severity Index, Soil Moisture Forecasts)
Related Links
- Publications on the AWARDS system, ET Toolbox and NEXRAD/WSR-88D Precipitation Accumulation Algorithm
- Map of NWS Forecast Offices
- Map of National Doppler Radar Sites
Explanations of AWARDS, NEXRAD, ET Toolbox, and how they work:
AWARDS - Agricultural WAter Resources Decision Support system
NEXRAD - NEXt generation weather RADar precipitation estimates
ET Toolbox - Documentation of the EvapoTranspiration Toolbox for the Middle Rio Grande (pdf version)
AWARDS/ET Toolbox Changes - Recent changes to the AWARDS and EvapoTranspiration Toolbox for the Middle Rio Grande
Send comments, questions, suggestions to:
Tom Pruitt (tpruitt@do.usbr.gov) 303-445-2512
Richard Stodt (rstodt@do.usbr.gov) 303-445-2474
Bureau of Reclamation
Technical Service Center
Denver, Colorado