Current WeatherMaps
This automatically updated page is also mirrored as a Weather page in Life, Research, Education and combines information from PAGASA, HongKong Observatory, Joint Typhoon Warning Center and Japan Meteorological Agency.
I was puzzled why some viewers come back to visit typhoon posts even when the typhoon season is over. Thankfully(No more Ondoy, Peping, Santi)! Perhaps they were looking for some satellite photos? I came around to make a page(finally!) for the visitor's convenience containing the latest satellite pictures on the weather in the vicinity of South East Asia including the Philippines.
I am splitting it off as a separate page. The U.S. (and other enlightened countries) is a very generous country when it comes to sharing weather information.Any research output supported by taxes is free for use in principle.
Global IR Satellite Image
You can view an animation (4 images) of the global IR observations, or even zoom in on a particular area by visiting MetOffice UK.
NOAA Image of the day
This image is courtesy of http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/iod/iod2.jpg
NOAA Global Sea Surface Temperature Chart, 50Km resolution Analysis.
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PAGASA Forecast for cities, Sunrise, Sunset
Click on the link provided to get the latest forecast from PAGASA:Forecast PDF
Current 24 Hr Philippine forecast
To ensure you get the latest forecasts for the iframe below, please click on
www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/wxfcst.html. We are still checking if this functionality works reliably. SORRY FOLKS, the information is not updated! will try to fix this: We were spooked by Chrome browser's aggressive caching! The file is indeed updated! but Chrome still displays its own cached files. This works with Firefox.
To clear the cache in Chrome: Click on wrench symbol at upper right corner. then select by clicking in order, PREFERENCES/Under the hood/Clear browsing data.
PAGASA Satellite Photo
Sometimes the satellite photo from Pag-asa Fails to load. If this is the case, click on
view satphoto
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Hongkong Observatory Satellite Image
The main page of the Hongkong Observatory is at Hongkong Observatory main page from which the picture was taken.
The Hongkong observatory has interesting hourly updated photos in different bands. , but you have to visit the site: Hong Kong Observatory satellite images for the latest versions. (the cron job seems to get the image one hour before!)
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JTWC western pacific globe photo
Here is a globe view of the Western Pacific. One may be able to see where the typhoons are being born or grown and feed in the vast Pacific Ocean. But sometimes, typhoons may be born in the SouthEast Philippine or China Sea
JTWC satellite photo
JTWC IR (INFRARED) Image
JTWC MULTISPECTRAL Image
Here is a multispectral view of any current weather disturbance(TS storm, TD depression, TT typhoon)
WARNING: The photo displayed was the last saved satellite photo in the JTWC server and not necessarily the most current weather disturbance.! When there are no active storms, the photo will stay the same! If in doubt, look at the HKO, NOAA and of course the PAGASA sections for verification.
Predicted [depression|storm|typhoon] track
The actual and predicted tracks of a typhoon or the path of a tropical cyclone formation in the Western Pacific are recorded and updated by the JTWC Here is the latest:
Text Warning
The weather forecasters present their analysis in the following prognosis for the current active weather disturbance. If there is no typhoon, storm or depression, the last saved data is presented!
[external]http://adorio-research.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/warning.txt[/external]
Prognostic analysis
The weather forecasters present their analysis in the following prognosis for the current active weather disturbance. If there is no typhoon, storm or depression, the last saved prognosis is presented!
[external]http://adorio-research.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/prognostic.txt[/external]
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NOAA Satellite Images array
Here is an array of satellite images from NOAA (North Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) to have an idea on the weather which affects the SouthEast Asia including the Philippines. We have included some North American weather photos to see some interesting currrent develoments.
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Flash Animations from NOAA
Right click on the image to view on a separate browser tab some Flash animations.
You should have fast DSL connections and we dont store the animations on our own server.
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We do NOT store archives of the JMA Analysis Charts as it will fill up the server space! Please visit the JMA webpage link for archives of images.
Revisions.
Jan 13, 2010 First version. NOAA, JTWC images only.
Feb 08, 2010 Hongkong Observatory IR photo.
Jul 21, 2010 JMA surface analysis chart.
JUL 21, 2010 More JTWC weather reports.
References:
- JTWC Joint Typhoon Warning Center
- HKO Hongkong Observatory
- JMA Japan Meteorological Agency
- PAGASA Phil Atmospheric and Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Disclaimer:
All images are copyright by their respective owners (agencies). We store local copies of the latest images from JTWC, HKO and JMA. The images by PAGASA and NOAA are simple links.
All previous historical images are always replaced by the latest updated copy by a cron job. The faithful blog reader is advised to store images if a history of the weather is wanted. The availability of images from weather agencies in this blog is for public service and interest only.
Wikipedia historical Pacific typhoon seasons page
This favorite web destination also keeps a history of ALL typhoons in the Pacific.
Click on the year of interest. 2011,2010, 2009, 2008.
Of course, the current weather disturbance is sure to have an entry in the current year.
Developer's Notes
| August 1, 2011 | The JTWC textual reports for the western pacific are not properly reported. We will fix this this month. Done! We rewrote our code and now we even add the IR satellite imagery. |
| July 26, 2010 | . We noticed that the JMA chart was not properly updated. It turns out that the program was reading an old html file which was not overwritten by a new one by wget. Fixed. |
| July 26, 2010 | We wonder why HKO photo is not updated every hour. When I do a manual update, the latest pic is shown, when left to automatic, the displayed image is 1 hour late! ....Hmmmm. Will fix this. |
| September 27, 2011 | The weather bulletin containing the weather forecast, wind directions, predicted isobars of PAGASA is not updated automatically by our crontab program. We are still in the process of debugging this functionality. There is nothing wrong with our page, Chrome just persists in displaying its own cached files. I think this works now (Sep 30) JTWC text warnings may not be updated, but we leave the current display as is. |
| September 30, 2011 | Updated with global IR from UK MetOffice and ocean surface temperature photos from NOAA. |
| August 2, 2012 | It has been a long time that the text warning is NOT showing the updated warning for the current weather disturbance. |
Disclaimer
All photos and reports were obtained from government metorological agencies and are copied or linked to this page for their intrinsic public informative interest value.
WARNING!
The webmaster is not a meteorologist. REFER TO YOUR OWN GOVT. WEATHER BUREAU FOR THE LATEST UPDATES!
