Weather - First Look

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As a National Weather Service SKYWARN storm spotter, I like to keep a close eye on the weather, especially when severe weather is in the forecast. Each morning, this page is my first look at the weather. The purpose of this page is to answer these questions:

• Is today a severe weather day?

• If so, what, where and when?

• Is severe weather within the three to five day forecast?

• Does the National Weather Service anticipate that storm spotters and emergency management personnel may or will be activated? Note: The "Spotter Call to Action Statement" in the Hazardous Weather Outlook is of particular importance.

If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," I then turn to the Graphical Weather Forecast web page and the Daily Weather Charts web page. These pages allow me to become aware of potentially strong or severe storms that will be moving into this area in the next few days, and to immediately begin preparing for the effects of these storms, so that on the day of the storm I can devote primary attention to the job of providing "ground truth" to the NWS.

Weather at Pryor Field, Decatur, AL - Conditions - Last Three Days | Meteogram
Radar for Huntsville
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Weather data from my personal weather station is not posted due to failure of the rain gauge.
 

National and Local Radar

North America Water Vapor Image

250 mb Upper Air Map	500 mb Upper Air Map	850 mb Upper Air Map

SPC Activity Chart	Categtorical Outlook	Tornado Outlook

Thunderstorm Outlook 16Z-20Z [1100-1500 CST]	Thunderstorm Outlook 20Z-00Z [1500-1900 CST]	Thunderstorm Outlook 00Z-04Z [1900-2300 CST]

National Hurricane Center Two-Day Tropical Outlook

Pacific & Atlantic

National Forecast Model Maps
National Weather Service

Short Range
24 hour - 48 hour

Medium Range
Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5 - Day 6

Weather Prediction Center, National Weather Service

A few weather pages on this web site:

• Graphical Weather Forecast

• Daily Weather Charts - Complete

• Model Outlook

• National and Local Radar (especially helpful in tracking storms moving into the state and this county)

• Hazardous Weather Quick Look (the several NWS web pages used during strong or severe storms; carefully check the date and time of the statement, report or alert)

• Quick Text Links

• West Atlantic Satellite Images (during hurricane season)

Huntsville Weather Forecast Office

Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service

• Current Convective Watches

• Convective Outlooks

• Thunderstorm Outlook

• Mesoscale Discussions

• Watch / Warning Map

• National Radar

• Severe Weather Outlook Products

Daily Briefing, NWS

Links to College of DuPage Next Generation Weather Lab:

• The Nexlab AL Page

• Hazardous Weather Outlook

• Area Forecast Discussion 

• Area Forecast Matrix 

• Short Term Forecast 

• Supplemental Observations 

Local WX

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