Weather Forecasting Specific to Columbia, Missouri
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Where are the vowels?
National Weather Service Area Forecast Discussions (AFDs) were started to provide rationale for the forecast. They demonstrate the meteorological thinking that goes into creating each final forecast.
Originally transmitted by Teletype which had a slow transmission speed, vowels were dropped as a time-savings measure. Following tradition, AFDs with common abbreviations and contractions can still be seen today.
What are these symbols?
These symbols are a quick way to convey temperature, cloud cover, visibility, present weather, dewpoint, wind speed and more.
Professional Association
Observations
Webcam facing east toward Sanborn Field
(best visibility during afternoons, evenings and cloudy mornings)
- KCOU METARS
(Current Conditions at Columbia Regional Airport) - Real-time weather at MU's Sanborn Field
- Jefferson Institute near MU's South Farm
Locally Prepared Forecasts for Consensus
Looking at multiple forecasts for consensus improves forecasting accuracy. According to Associate Professor Patrick Market, consensus and continuity are two fundamental principals for meteorology students.
- National Weather Service Columbia Forecast
- KRCG TV Forecast
- KMIZ TV Forecast
- MU Campus Weather Forecast
Radar
Satellite
Maps
- NOAA Storm Prediction Center
- Storm Prediction Center upper air analyses
- NCEP surface analysis
- Regional surface analysis
Current Weather Images
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Water Vapor Map
Surface Map
