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Iowa State University 7 Day Meteograms

KMOP – Temperature

Iowa State University 7 Day Meteograms

KGRR – Apparent Temperature

Iowa State University 7 Day Meteograms

KMOP – Dewpoint

Iowa State University 7 Day Meteograms

KMOP – Total Precip Accumulation

Iowa State University 7 Day Meteograms

KMOP – Total Accumulating Snowfall

Iowa State University 7 Day Meteograms

KMOP – Total Sleet Accumulation

Iowa State University 7 Day Meteograms

KMOP – Total Freezing Rain Accumulation

Iowa State University 7 Day Meteograms

KMOP – Wind Speed

Iowa State University 7 Day Meteograms

KMOP – Wind Direction

Most Recent National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts

KMOP – Mount Pleasant Hourly Forecast

Most Recent National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts

KGRR – Grand Rapids Hourly Forecast

Most Recent National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts

KLAN – Lansing Hourly Forecast

Most Recent National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts

KAZO – Kalamazoo Hourly Forecast

Most Recent National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts

KJXN – Jackson Hourly Forecast

Most Recent National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts

KFNT – Flint Hourly Forecast

Most Recent National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts

KHYX – Saginaw Hourly Forecast

Most Recent National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts

KARB – Ann Arbor Hourly Forecast

Most Recent National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts

KDET – Detroit Hourly Forecast

Most Recent National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts

KGLR – Gaylord Hourly Forecast

Most Recent National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts

KTVC – Traverse City Hourly Forecast

Most Recent National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts

KMCD – Mackinaw City Hourly Forecast

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lobal

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orecast

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ystem – GFS – 240hr GIF Loop

GFS 200mb Heights (dam), Isotachs (knt) and Wind (knt)

Product Description

• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 200 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Wind magnitude in knots at 200 mb expressed as color fill. Fill begins at wind magnitude => 40 knots; color bar on the bottom of the image for wind magnitudes of 10 to 200 knots in 20 knot increments.
• Wind in knots at 200 mb expressed as wind barbs.

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lobal

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orecast

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ystem – GFS – 240hr GIF Loop

GFS 500mb Heights (dam) Wind (knts) and Vorticity (1e-5/sec)

Product Description

• Absolute Vorticity (10**(-5)/second) at 500 mb expressed as color fill with a color bar on the bottom of the image.
• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 500 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Wind in knots at 500 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

G

lobal

F

orecast

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ystem – GFS – 240hr GIF Loop

GFS 700mb Heights (dam), Vertical Velocity (mb/hr), Relative Humidity (%) and Wind (knt)

Product Description

• Relative humidity at 700 mb as a percentage (%). Fill begins at percentages at >= 60%.
• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 700 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Wind in knots (knt) at 700 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

G

lobal

F

orecast

S

ystem – GFS – 240hr GIF Loop

GFS 850mb Temperature (F), Relative Humidity (%) and Wind (knt)

Product Description

• Relative humidity at 850 mb as a percentage (%). Fill begins at percentages at >= 60%.
• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 850 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Isotherms as various color expressing temperature in degrees fahrenheit (F) at the 850 mb level
• Wind in knots (knt) at 850 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

G

lobal

F

orecast

S

ystem – GFS – 240hr GIF Loop

GFS MSLP (SLP(mb-100)), 1000-500mb Thickness (dam) and 6hr Precipitation (mm)

Product Description

• The thickness of the 1000 mb to 500 mb layer expressed in decameters (dam). Increments are 6 dam apart. For thicknesses of 546 dam and greater, these contours will be red dashed lines. For values below 546 dam the dashed lines will be in blue. The 540 dam line provides a very rough indication of possible frozen precipitation depending on surface temperature and other conditions.
• Accumulated precipitation in inches for the 6 hours preceding the forecast hour expressed as color fill for values >= 0.01. A reference bar of values for each color is located on the top right of the image.
• Isobars as black lines expressing Mean Sea Level Pressure in millibars (mb).

CONUS Sector –

G

lobal

F

orecast

S

ystem – GFS – 240hr GIF Loop

GFS 2m Temperature (F) and 10m Wind (knt)

Product Description

• 2m Temperature expressed as color fill for values >= -40 in degrees fahrenheit (F)
• 10m wind speeds expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

G

lobal

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orecast

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ystem – GFS – 240hr GIF Loop

GFS Total Cloud Cover (%)

Product Description

• Simulated cloud cover expressed as white fill in pertentage (%).

CONUS Sector –

G

lobal

F

orecast

S

ystem – GFS – 240hr GIF Loop

GFS Convective Available Potential Energy (J/kg)

Product Description

• CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) is a measure of the energy of rising air parcels. The instability of the atmosphere depends upon this energy (joule per kilogram). A reference bar of values for each color (purple to yellow) is located on the bottom of the image.

CONUS Sector –

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lobal

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orecast

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ystem – GFS – 240hr GIF Loop

GFS Standard Lift Index (C)

Product Description

• Lifted Index is the Lifted Index at 500-mb, based on the surface parcel, and the convective inhibition for the same parcel. These fields are meant to identify areas of surface-based CAPE and minimal convective inhibition, which suggests some threat for surface-based thunderstorms.

CONUS Sector –

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merican

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esoscale Forecast System – NAM – 84hr GIF Loop

NAM 200mb Heights (dam), Isotachs (knt) and Wind (knt)

Product Description

• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 200 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Wind magnitude in knots at 200 mb expressed as color fill. Fill begins at wind magnitude => 40 knots; color bar on the bottom of the image for wind magnitudes of 10 to 200 knots in 20 knot increments.
• Wind in knots at 200 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

N

orth

A

merican

M

esoscale Forecast System – NAM – 84hr GIF Loop

NAM 500mb Heights (dam) Wind (knts) and Vorticity (1e-5/sec)

Product Description

• Absolute Vorticity (10**(-5)/second) at 500 mb expressed as color fill with a color bar on the bottom of the image.
• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 500 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Wind in knots at 500 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

N

orth

A

merican

M

esoscale Forecast System – NAM – 84hr GIF Loop

NAM 700mb Heights (dam), Vertical Velocity (mb/hr), Relative Humidity (%) and Wind (knt)

Product Description

• Relative humidity at 700 mb as a percentage. Fill begins at percentages at >= 60%.
• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 700 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Wind in knots at 700 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

N

orth

A

merican

M

esoscale Forecast System – NAM – 84hr GIF Loop

NAM 850mb Temperature (F), Relative Humidity (%) and Wind (knt)

Product Description

• Relative humidity at 850 mb as a percentage (%). Fill begins at percentages at >= 60%.
• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 850 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Isotherms as various color expressing temperature in degrees fahrenheit (F) at the 850 mb level
• Wind in knots (knt) at 850 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

N

orth

A

merican

M

esoscale Forecast System – NAM – 84hr GIF Loop

NAM MSLP (SLP(mb-100)), 1000-500mb Thickness (dam) and 6hr Precipitation (mm)

Product Description

• The thickness of the 1000 mb to 500 mb layer expressed in decameters (dam). Increments are 6 dam apart. For thicknesses of 546 dam and greater, these contours will be red dashed lines. For values below 546 dam the dashed lines will be in blue. The 540 dam line provides a very rough indication of possible frozen precipitation depending on surface temperature and other conditions.
• Accumulated precipitation in inches for the 6 hours preceding the forecast hour expressed as color fill for values >= 0.01. A reference bar of values for each color is located on the top right of the image.
• Isobars as black lines expressing Mean Sea Level Pressure in millibars (mb).

CONUS Sector –

N

orth

A

merican

M

esoscale Forecast System – NAM – 84hr GIF Loop

NAM 2m Temperature (F) and 10m Wind (knt)

Product Description

• 2m Temperature expressed as color fill for values >= -40 in degrees fahrenheit (F)
• 10m wind speeds expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

N

orth

A

merican

M

esoscale Forecast System – NAM – 84hr GIF Loop

NAM Precipitation Type – Categorial Snow/Rain/Ice Pellets/Freezing Rain

Product Description

• Precipitation type is overlaid simulated reflectivity used to describe falling precipitation type. Categorial Types inclue Snow as blue, Rain as green, Ice Pellets as red, Freezing Rain as orange.

CONUS Sector –

N

orth

A

merican

M

esoscale Forecast System – NAM – 84hr GIF Loop

NAM Total Cloud Cover (%)

Product Description

• Simulated cloud cover expressed as white fill in pertentage (%).

CONUS Sector –

N

orth

A

merican

M

esoscale Forecast System – NAM – 84hr GIF Loop

NAM Convective Available Potential Energy (J/kg)

Product Description

• CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) is a measure of the energy of rising air parcels. The instability of the atmosphere depends upon this energy (joule per kilogram). A reference bar of values for each color (purple to yellow) is located on the bottom of the image.

CONUS Sector –

N

orth

A

merican

M

esoscale Forecast System – NAM – 84hr GIF Loop

NAM Standard Lift Index (C)

Product Description

• Lifted Index is the Lifted Index at 500-mb, based on the surface parcel, and the convective inhibition for the same parcel. These fields are meant to identify areas of surface-based CAPE and minimal convective inhibition, which suggests some threat for surface-based thunderstorms.

CONUS Sector –

RAP

id Refresh – RAP – 21hr GIF Loop

RAP 200mb Heights (dam), Isotachs (knt) and Wind (knt)

Product Description

• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 200 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Wind magnitude in knots at 200 mb expressed as color fill. Fill begins at wind magnitude => 40 knots; color bar on the bottom of the image for wind magnitudes of 10 to 200 knots in 20 knot increments.
• Wind in knots at 200 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

RAP

id Refresh – RAP – 21hr GIF Loop

RAP 500mb Heights (dam) Wind (knts) and Vorticity (1e-5/sec)

Product Description

• Absolute Vorticity (10**(-5)/second) at 500 mb expressed as color fill with a color bar on the bottom of the image.
• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 500 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Wind in knots at 500 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

RAP

id Refresh – RAP – 21hr GIF Loop

RAP 700mb Heights (dam), Vertical Velocity (mb/hr), Relative Humidity (%) and Wind (knt)

Product Description

• Relative humidity at 700 mb as a percentage. Fill begins at percentages at >= 60%.
• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 700 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Wind in knots at 700 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

RAP

id Refresh – RAP – 21hr GIF Loop

RAP 850mb Temperature (F), Relative Humidity (%) and Wind (knt)

Product Description

• Relative humidity at 850 mb as a percentage (%). Fill begins at percentages at >= 60%.
• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 850 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Isotherms as various color expressing temperature in degrees fahrenheit (F) at the 850 mb level
• Wind in knots (knt) at 850 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

RAP

id Refresh – RAP – 21hr GIF Loop

RAP MSLP (SLP(mb-100)), 1000-500mb Thickness (dam) and 6hr Precipitation (mm)

Product Description

• The thickness of the 1000 mb to 500 mb layer expressed in decameters (dam). Increments are 6 dam apart. For thicknesses of 546 dam and greater, these contours will be red dashed lines. For values below 546 dam the dashed lines will be in blue. The 540 dam line provides a very rough indication of possible frozen precipitation depending on surface temperature and other conditions.
• Accumulated precipitation in inches for the 6 hours preceding the forecast hour expressed as color fill for values >= 0.01. A reference bar of values for each color is located on the top right of the image.
• Isobars as black lines expressing Mean Sea Level Pressure in millibars (mb).

CONUS Sector –

RAP

id Refresh – RAP – 21hr GIF Loop

RAP 2m Temperature (F) and 10m Wind (knt)

Product Description

• 2m Temperature expressed as color fill for values >= -40 in degrees fahrenheit (F)
• 10m wind speeds expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

RAP

id Refresh – RAP – 21hr GIF Loop

RAP Precipitation Type – Categorial Snow/Rain/Ice Pellets/Freezing Rain

Product Description

• Precipitation type is overlaid simulated reflectivity used to describe falling precipitation type. Categorial Types inclue Snow as blue, Rain as green, Ice Pellets as red, Freezing Rain as orange.

CONUS Sector –

RAP

id Refresh – RAP – 21hr GIF Loop

RAP Convective Available Potential Energy (J/kg)

Product Description

• CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) is a measure of the energy of rising air parcels. The instability of the atmosphere depends upon this energy (joule per kilogram). A reference bar of values for each color (purple to yellow) is located on the bottom of the image.

CONUS Sector –

RAP

id Refresh – RAP – 21hr GIF Loop

RAP Standard Lift Index (C)

Product Description

• Lifted Index is the Lifted Index at 500-mb, based on the surface parcel, and the convective inhibition for the same parcel. These fields are meant to identify areas of surface-based CAPE and minimal convective inhibition, which suggests some threat for surface-based thunderstorms.

CONUS Sector –

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igh

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esolution

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apid

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efresh- HRRR – 18hr GIF Loop

HRRR 200mb Heights (dam), Isotachs (knt) and Wind (knt)

Product Description

• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 200 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Wind magnitude in knots at 200 mb expressed as color fill. Fill begins at wind magnitude => 40 knots; color bar on the bottom of the image for wind magnitudes of 10 to 200 knots in 20 knot increments.
• Wind in knots at 200 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

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igh

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esolution

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apid

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efresh- HRRR – 18hr GIF Loop

HRRR 500mb Heights (dam) Wind (knts) and Vorticity (1e-5/sec)

Product Description

• Absolute Vorticity (10**(-5)/second) at 500 mb expressed as color fill with a color bar on the bottom of the image.
• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 500 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Wind in knots at 500 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

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igh

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esolution

R

apid

R

efresh- HRRR – 18hr GIF Loop

HRRR 700mb Heights (dam), Vertical Velocity (mb/hr), Relative Humidity (%) and Wind (knt)

Product Description

• Relative humidity at 700 mb as a percentage. Fill begins at percentages at >= 60%.
• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 700 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Wind in knots at 700 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

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igh

R

esolution

R

apid

R

efresh- HRRR – 18hr GIF Loop

HRRR 850mb Temperature (F), Relative Humidity (%) and Wind (knt)

Product Description

• Relative humidity at 850 mb as a percentage (%). Fill begins at percentages at >= 60%.
• Isopleths as black lines expressing the height of the 850 mb level in decameters (dam).
• Isotherms as various color expressing temperature in degrees fahrenheit (F) at the 850 mb level
• Wind in knots (knt) at 850 mb expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

H

igh

R

esolution

R

apid

R

efresh- HRRR – 18hr GIF Loop

HRRR MSLP (SLP(mb-100)), 1000-500mb Thickness (dam) and 6hr Precipitation (mm)

Product Description

• The thickness of the 1000 mb to 500 mb layer expressed in decameters (dam). Increments are 6 dam apart. For thicknesses of 546 dam and greater, these contours will be red dashed lines. For values below 546 dam the dashed lines will be in blue. The 540 dam line provides a very rough indication of possible frozen precipitation depending on surface temperature and other conditions.
• Accumulated precipitation in inches for the 6 hours preceding the forecast hour expressed as color fill for values >= 0.01. A reference bar of values for each color is located on the top right of the image.
• Isobars as black lines expressing Mean Sea Level Pressure in millibars (mb).

CONUS Sector –

H

igh

R

esolution

R

apid

R

efresh- HRRR – 18hr GIF Loop

HRRR 2m Temperature (F) and 10m Wind (knt)

Product Description

• 2m Temperature expressed as color fill for values >= -40 in degrees fahrenheit (F)
• 10m wind speeds expressed as wind barbs.

CONUS Sector –

H

igh

R

esolution

R

apid

R

efresh- HRRR – 18hr GIF Loop

HRRR Precipitation Type – Categorial Snow/Rain/Ice Pellets/Freezing Rain

Product Description

• Precipitation type is overlaid simulated reflectivity used to describe falling precipitation type. Categorial Types inclue Snow as blue, Rain as green, Ice Pellets as red, Freezing Rain as orange.

CONUS Sector –

H

igh

R

esolution

R

apid

R

efresh- HRRR – 18hr GIF Loop

HRRR Convective Available Potential Energy (J/kg)

Product Description

• CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) is a measure of the energy of rising air parcels. The instability of the atmosphere depends upon this energy (joule per kilogram). A reference bar of values for each color (purple to yellow) is located on the bottom of the image.

CONUS Sector –

H

igh

R

esolution

R

apid

R

efresh- HRRR – 18hr GIF Loop

HRRR Standard Lift Index (C)

Product Description

• Lifted Index is the Lifted Index at 500-mb, based on the surface parcel, and the convective inhibition for the same parcel. These fields are meant to identify areas of surface-based CAPE and minimal convective inhibition, which suggests some threat for surface-based thunderstorms.

CONUS Sector –

H

igh

R

esolution

R

apid

R

efresh- HRRR – 18hr GIF Loop

HRRR Cloud Cover (%)

Product Description

• Simulated cloud cover expressed as white fill in pertentage (%).

CONUS Sector –

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igh

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esolution

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apid

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efresh- HRRR – 18hr GIF Loop

HRRR Simulated Reflectivity (dBZ)

Product Description

• Simulated radar reflectivity based upon the particles of condensed water in the atmosphere, in dBZ.

CONUS Sector –

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igh

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esolution

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apid

R

efresh- HRRR – 18hr GIF Loop

HRRR Lightning (Max Strike Number)

Product Description

• The rate of predicted lightning flashes expressed as the number of flashes per square kilometer over a 5 minute period – this parameter represents the maximum flash rate predicted over the previous hour. It is expressed as a color fill with a reference bar of values for each color located on the bottom of the image.