Aircraft Reconnaissance. Support Tropical Tidbits. This page is automatically updated with the latest data from reconnaissance aircraft investigating tropical cyclones. The raw data is obtained courtesy of the National Hurricane Center. Data updates every 10 minutes when a mission is ongoing.
Analysis tools for tracking and forecasting tropical weather
CFS model forecast of 500mb Height Anomaly (7-day Averages) for CONUS.
FORECAST GIF. TREND GIF. Precip/Moisture. Lower Dynamics. Upper Dynamics. Thermodynamics. (+3 hr) Loaded Not Loaded Unavailable. NOAA Operational Model Archive Distribution System Meteorological Service of Canada Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment Climate Prediction Center European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Deutsche ...
This page supplies satellite images and loops from GOES-16, GOES-18, and Himawari-9 geostationary satellites for the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans, including visible, infrared (IR) and water vapor (WV) bands. Floaters provide imagery centered on tropical cyclones and disturbances.
About Support Tropical Tidbits. I (Levi Cowan) created Tropical Tidbits in 2012 out of my college dorm room. At the time, it was simply meant to be a place to host my hurricane forecasting blog and video discussions that I had been posting on Wunderground since 2005.
For example, having the latest run of the GFS persistently displayed on your own webpage is disallowed. You may post a link to the real-time content instead. Special requests may be directed to levicowan@tropicaltidbits.com. GFS model forecast of MSLP & Precip (Rain/Frozen) for CONUS.
Tropical weather and Atlantic hurricane information, analysis, and forecasts by Levi Cowan.
[Wednesday] Hurricane Milton on Final Approach to Florida Posted by Levi at 12:58pm on October 9, 2024
Tropical Depression RAFAEL. As of 18:00 UTC Nov 10, 2024: Location: 26.2°N 91.5°W. Maximum Winds: 30 kt Gusts: N/A. Minimum Central Pressure: 1006 mb. Environmental Pressure: N/A. Radius of Circulation: N/A. Radius of Maximum wind: 100 nm. Infrared Satellite Image (click for loop):