NOAA National Weather Service
KPAX TV
KECI TV
Meteorologist Mark Heyka's Facebook Weather Updated regularly
State of Montana
Department of Transportation Weather cameras
Missoula Air Quality Report By Sarah Coefield. Updated at about 10 or 11 am during fire season
Montana Air Quality Data Updated hourly but takes a bit after the hour. This new site is also a bit flakey on some cell phones.
US Air Now Website I recommend turning off the ozone contours and turning on the station data (aka Monitors) in 2.5 or 10 um.
EPA Air Data Website Website to plot and download raw pollution data
Forest Service
Active Fires Updated at 6am daily
Other
Wunderground Map - Zoomed to Missoula Weather from official governmental sources and local enthusiasts personal weather stations
Mountain Weather Many good links
KTFM Weather Links to other Montana cities
National Weather Service
Main NWS Site Past maps, new maps posted at about 11am the next day
Forecast Map Animation Shows national weather for the next 7 days
National Weather Hazards Weather watches, warnings, and advisories across the US
GOES16 Data and animations from Colorado State
Precipitation Graphics Recent precipitation totals across the US
Snow Water Equivalent Maps Recent snow totals across the US colored according to percentage of Climate Normals
Current Fire Weather Outlooks Past outlooks are available at the very bottom of the page
Unedited Local Climatological Data For dates prior to 2005 : hourly, daily, monthly climate data summaries
Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data For dates after 2005 : Hourly, daily, monthly climate data summaries
Weather Prediction Center Links to NWS products
National Resource Conservation Service
National Water & Climate Center's Snow Site Snow maps & lots of other products
The Weather Channel
Weather Organizations
DataStreme Radar and satellite maps of various surface and atmospheric conditions
WW2010 University of Illinois : Current and archived weather data and maps
National Center for Atmospheric Research's Community Data Portal Compilation of data on the earth sciences e.g. climate, polar, IPCC reports, visualizations, weather
Other Fun Sites
Wind Map Live Modern Visualization Art Project. You can zoom in on areas of interest - it updates hourly.
EarthNet Interactive current global weather. Click on the word “Earth” to adjust the variables and display
VentuSky Similar visualization but with animation through time.
University of Maine's Climate Reanalyzer Daily Summary Interactive current global weather. Click on the variables to change or the map to change your view. Forecasts and lots of other information are available from this site, so browse around.
Unisys National weather maps
College of Dupage's NexLab Model To get to the model Russ used in his Guest Video, follow the link, then select the GFS tab and the Current Run on the left side. Then use the slider bar across the top
National Center for Atmospheric Research's Real-Time Weather Data Site To get to the precipitation model Russ used in his Guest Video, follow the link, select Forecast, then NAM, then check as many boxes as you like, and select Precipitation
National Weather Service
Other Good Sites
Severe Weather Blog Eye on the Storm, w/ Jeff Masters & Bob Henson - formerly Jeff Master's Blog on Weather Underground
European Severe Weather Website Daily forecasts and news
University of Wisconsin Madison Tropical Storm Page Near real-time data and imagery on tropical cyclones
Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential Application that shows the path of tropical cyclones
Visualization of Hurricane Katrina New York Times' interactive visualization
Local
Montana Air Quality Updated automatically hourly
EPA's AQI map for Missoula Click on the "Current AQI" tab to see latest info
National & International
World-wide Map of Air Quality Index Live data from AQICN!
Fancier animation of pollution and wind Fancier but no data values by IQAir
Real Climate Active blog by several professional climatologists about the latest climate news
Skeptical Science Resources organized around “skeptic's” arguments
Climate Adaptation Mitigation E-Learning Multimedia climate change resource
Climate Change Education .ORG Hands on learning & educational materials
It's Ok To Be Smart by Joe Hanson
Physics Girl by Dianna Cowern
Zentouro Channel by Miriam Nielsen on climate and sustainability
Hot Mess Climate Change from the makers of It's Ok to Be Smart & Zentouro
Our Changing Climate Bi-weekly video essay series on climate
Climate Adam A PhD from Oxford, trying to make climate change learning fun
Above the Noise Environment Playlist KQED's channel with journalist Myles Best
Weathered Meteorologist Maiya May
Climate One One of the first ones - since 2007
The Climate Question From the BBC
America Adapts US adaptation stories
How to Save a Planet Solutions to the climate crisis
Mothers of Invention The former president of Ireland & 2 other women interview climate leaders
A Matter of Degrees Two professors want to empower you to take on climate change
Emergence Indigenous perspectives on climate change and environmental issues
No Place Like Home Two hosts from the Southern US interview guests to understand climate change and action
Active Fires Updated at 6am daily
Current Fire Weather Outlooks Past outlooks are available at the very bottom of the page
Fire Weather Textbook Link to "Fire weather - a guide for application of meteorological information to forest fire control operation" document. Text from 1970's traditionally used in Forestry Fire Weather class
Wildfire and Climate Change Youtube video
Current National Smoke Reports and Maps Changes daily when there is something new.
UCSD Climate Change Online climate change class at University of California, San Diego
Yale Climate Change Youtube video series on Earth's atmosphere, ocean, and climate by Yale's Ron Smith
UC Davis Climate Change University of California, Davis online college course on climate change
Global Warming : Understanding the Forecast Video lecture series related to the book
edX on Climate Denial 7 week free course on why the controversy and debate?
Intro Astronomy : Path of the Sun in the Sky Youtube video explaining the how the sun moves across the sky
Sun Position Calculator Illustrates the path of the sun across the sky
Difference between Climate & Weather The dog and the dog walker
PBS's Earth from Space Full 2 hr program on what satellites tell us about the Earth
Donora Smog This is a compilation of several short documentaries - the first 12 minutes is part of the Donora Smog film from class which is not online in the form we watched
Stephen Schneider's Talk on Science & Distortion Film from the last week comparing climate change to cancer
Are We Changing Planet Earth Sir David Attenborough, part 1, 2007
Can We Save Planet Earth Sir David Attenborough, part 2, 2007
Updated May 2024. If any of these links don't work, please email me. Thanks!