Wichita Weather Page

Surface and Upper Air Data
Current Surface Map (Midwest stations)	850 mb- 700 mb - 500 mb- 300 mb
North America Surface Map	Upper Air Countouring Machine
Composite Surface Map with Fronts	Profiler Imaging Machine
KICT Aviation Weather Conditions	Sounding Machine
Surface Plotting Machine	ICT Skew-T/Log-P Plot
Surface Contouring Machine	ICT GOES Satellite Sounding

Radar Pictures
ICT Nexrad Base Reflectivity	ICT Nexrad Radial Velocity
KSN High Definition Dopplar Radar	ICT Radar (Color Enhanced)
ICT Radar Summary	ICT NWS Radar
National Lightening Strike Map	Wunderground Radar
KWCH Super Doppler 12

Satellite Pictures
Central Plains GOES-8 Infrared	Central Plains GOES-8 Visible
Western US GOES-10 WV Color Enhanced	Western US GOES-10 IR Color Enhanced
Central Plains Visible Satellite	Central Plains Infrared Satellite
ICT IR Satellite	ICT Visible Satellite
ICT Water Vapor Satellite	Satellite Loops

CAPS Data (KS/OK, updated every hour)
Temperature	Dewpoint
SL Pressure	Wind Speed
Moisture convection	CAPE
Lifted Index	BRN, BRN Shear
Storm Relative Wind	Precipitable Water
Clouds

Severe Weather Analysis Tools
Watches and Warnings	Mesoscale Discussions
Today's Convective Outlook	Tomorrow's Convective Outlook
RUC2 Composite Map (Experimental)	Precipitation Forecasts
Kansas County Map	Storm Intercept Forecasting Links
The Storm Machine

BUFKIT Data
ICT RUC2	ICT ETA
OK/KS ETA/Meta Map	ICT Meta

Wichita Mid-Continent (KICT)	Wichita McConnell AFB (KIAB)
Wichita Jabara (KAAO)	Hutchinson (KHUT)
Past Weather Data (last few days)

Text Data and Main Weather Sites
ICT Nowcast and Forecast (Text)	Wichita NWS Homepage
ICT Area Forecast Discussion	Storm Intercept Forecasting Links
Search Text Info (METAR, TAF, etc.)	The Storm Machine

Precipitation Forecast from the Weather Channel
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Wichita 10 day Forecast

Short term - RUC (12 hour/3 hour intervals)
Temperature	Dewpoint	MSLP/Winds	Pressure Tend.
Theta-E	Precipitation	Precipitation Type	500 MB Winds
850 MB Temps	850 MB Winds	700 MB Temps	700 MB Winds
925-500 Temp/Hum	CAPE/CIN	Clouds (all levels)	Mix. Ratio/Vert Mot

Short Term - MAPS/RUC-2 (12 hour/3 hour intervals - EXPERIMENTAL)
Surface Temp/Wind	Sfc Dewpoint/Wind	Surface Wind	Precip/Sfc Wind
Precipitation Type	12 hr Precip Accum	Snow Accum/Temp	12 hr Snow Accum
CAPE/CIN	Helicity/Motion	Precipitible Water	500 MB Hgt/Vort
700 MB VV/Hgt	Sfc Visibility	Sfc Wind Gust Spd	Cloud Base

Short/Mid Term - ETA (60 hours/6 hour intervals)
Temperature	Dewpoint	MSLP/Winds	Theta-E
Precipitation	500 MB Winds	500 MB Temps	850 MB Winds
850 MB Temps	700 MB Winds	700 MB Temps	925-500 Temp/RH
CAPE/CIN	Precip_W/LI	Helicity	500 MB Vorticity
Experimental 10 km ETA

Short/Mid Term - NGM (48 hours/12 hour intervals)

Initial	Surface	1000mb	850mb	700mb	500mb	300mb	RH/LIX	4-Panel
12 Hour	Surface	1000mb	850mb	700mb	500mb	300mb	RH/LIX	4-Panel
24 Hour	Surface	1000mb	850mb	700mb	500mb	300mb	RH/LIX	4-Panel
36 Hour	Surface	1000mb	850mb	700mb	500mb	300mb	RH/LIX	4-Panel
48 Hour	Surface	1000mb	850mb	700mb	500mb	300mb	RH/LIX	4-Panel
12-48 Hour	Surface	1000mb	850mb	700mb	500mb	300mb	RH/LIX	Precip

Short/Mid Term - AVN (12-120 hours/12 hour intervals)

Local Wichita Weather

Wichita 7 Day Forecast (credited to KAKE - KWCH - KSNW)

Text and Map Data
Weather World 2010 Project (detailed weather info)	Kansas Tornado Chasers Homepage
Storm Spotter's Guide	Storm Spotting Glossary