Environmental Studies

NESDIS is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NESDIS operates a number of centers involved with weather or meteorological data:

The NCEI is responsible for data management activities in support of scientific and technical programs involving remotely sensed and in situ retrospective meteorological data and climatological information.

Includes explanations of El Niño weather patterns in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

One screen provides nationwide weather information: satellite views of the United States, ocean temperatures, state weather warnings, and radar images of precipitation and clouds. Active warnings are given by category, with states listed under each category. Clicking on the state gives the actual NWS warning. The page reloads frequently for up-to-the-minute information.

The NWS provides weather forecasts, long-range forecasts, and warnings for the protection of life and property in the United States and its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas.

Offers river forecasts and flood warnings.

Covers the contiguous United States

Soil moisture monitoring (U.S. and worldwide.)

This site provides latest forecasts, satellite imagery, aircraft reconnaisance, storm names, historical data and general information for cyclones and hurricanes.

This Center monitors and forecasts severe and non-severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, winter storms, extreme winds, heavy rains, and other hazardous weather.

This site investigates all aspects of severe weather. It offers general, scientific, and educational information.

Identifies the nature and causes of climate variations, using time scales that range from a month to centuries, in order to be able to predict important climate variations.

The CPC monitors short-term climate fluctuations, in order to predict them. It features current weather anomalies, like the Southeastern drought and La Niña. The site includes color maps of sea temperature and forecast maps of temperature and precipitation for the continental United States.