Live View of Hurricane Laura

Re:Live View of Hurricane Laura by apsec112 on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @10:09PM (#24289490)

This isn't live at all. It's based on the ECMWF/GFS models, which are updated every six hours, and are estimates rather than raw observations. For actual live data, you can see a live feed from the Hurricane Hunters recon aircraft (updated every ten minutes) here:

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/recon/

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Re:Live View of Hurricane Laura by maxerickson on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @10:38PM (#24289648)

The blob tracks pretty close to radar.

https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/full_lite_loop.php

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Re:Live View of Hurricane Laura by qqqwerty on Thursday August 27, 2020 @01:04AM (#24290287)

You can also follow live streams from storm chasers:

https://livestormchasing.com/map https://www.pscp.tv/w/1lDGLykXqvLJm

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Re:Live View of Hurricane Laura by nouveaux on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @10:13PM (#24289510)

Can someone explain what I'm looking at here? Thanks!

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Re:Live View of Hurricane Laura by apsec112 on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @10:24PM (#24289567)

MSLP = mean sea level pressure, lower means a stronger storm

SFMR = instrument to measure winds on the ground/ocean, which are usually weaker than at the plane's altitude

kts = knots = multiply by 1.15 to get wind speeds in miles per hour

dropsonde = thing they drop out of the plane to measure wind, temperature, and pressure at different altitudes as it falls

Here's how to read wind barbs: http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/info/about_windbarb.html

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Re:Live View of Hurricane Laura by xwdv on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @10:16PM (#24289532)

You are looking at what will soon be the destruction of thousands of people’s homes by a powerful category 4 hurricane, as a relentless pandemic continues to hold the nation in its grip.

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