Bufkit Data Available from NWS Des Moines

Bufkit Data Produced by NWS Des Moines

A limited dataset of Bufkit data is available from NWS WFO Des Moines. The sites are primarily in Iowa, however there is also some data for sites near Iowa. Bufkit is a model sounding diagnostic/prognostic tool that can be found here. The easiest method to download data is to use BufGet.tcl, an included Tcl/Tk module in the distribution found at the above website. Documentation on Bufkit and BufGet is included in the distribution. This data is not operational and may not always be available.

To download the data without using BufGet, right click on one of the links below and, depending upon the browser you use, either select Save Link As or Save Target As. Then save to an appropriate directory and load the sounding in Bufkit.

Eta Model (00Z and 12Z model runs)
Usually available two hours after the model runtime.

Albia, IA	Cherokee, IA	Carroll, IA	Waterloo, IA	Davenport, IA	Burlington, IA
Dubuque, IA	Cedar Rapids, IA	Des Moines, IA	Fairmont, MN	Sioux Falls, SD	Omaha, NE
La Crosse, WI	Mason City, IA	Ottumwa, IA	Rockford, IL	Rochester, MN	St. Joe, MO
Sioux City, IA	Topeka, KS	Redding, IA

Eta Model - (06Z and 18Z model runs)
Usually available two hours after the model runtime.

Albia, IA	Cherokee, IA	Carroll, IA	Waterloo, IA	Davenport, IA	Burlington, IA
Dubuque, IA	Cedar Rapids, IA	Des Moines, IA	Fairmont, MN	Sioux Falls, SD	Omaha, NE
La Crosse, WI	Mason City, IA	Ottumwa, IA	Rockford, IL	Rochester, MN	St. Joe, MO
Sioux City, IA	Topeka, KS	Redding, IA

GFS Model (00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z model runs)
Usually available two or three hours after the model runtime.

Albia, IA	Cherokee, IA	Carroll, IA	Waterloo, IA	Davenport, IA	Burlington, IA
Dubuque, IA	Cedar Rapids, IA	Des Moines, IA	Fairmont, MN	Sioux Falls, SD	Omaha, NE
La Crosse, WI	Mason City, IA	Ottumwa, IA	Rockford, IL	Rochester, MN	St. Joe, MO
Sioux City, IA	Topeka, KS	Redding, IA

RUC Model (00Z, 03Z, 06Z, 09Z, 12Z, 15Z, 18Z, and 21Z)
Usually available an hour or two after the model runtime.

Albia, IA	Cherokee, IA	Carroll, IA	Waterloo, IA	Davenport, IA	Burlington, IA
Dubuque, IA	Cedar Rapids, IA	Des Moines, IA	Fairmont, MN	Sioux Falls, SD	Omaha, NE
La Crosse, WI	Mason City, IA	Ottumwa, IA	Rockford, IL	Rochester, MN	St. Joe, MO
Sioux City, IA	Topeka, KS	Redding, IA

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Bufkit Data Produced by NWS Des Moines

Eta Model (00Z and 12Z model runs)Usually available two hours after the model runtime.

Eta Model - (06Z and 18Z model runs)Usually available two hours after the model runtime.

GFS Model (00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z model runs) Usually available two or three hours after the model runtime.

RUC Model (00Z, 03Z, 06Z, 09Z, 12Z, 15Z, 18Z, and 21Z) Usually available an hour or two after the model runtime.

Eta Model (00Z and 12Z model runs)
Usually available two hours after the model runtime.

Eta Model - (06Z and 18Z model runs)
Usually available two hours after the model runtime.

GFS Model (00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z model runs)
Usually available two or three hours after the model runtime.

RUC Model (00Z, 03Z, 06Z, 09Z, 12Z, 15Z, 18Z, and 21Z)
Usually available an hour or two after the model runtime.