The Bridge

National radar composite from 160+ NEXRAD sites, updated every 5 minutes, with storm-based warnings overlaid.

NSSL's mosaic that blends NEXRAD with satellite, lightning, and surface observations — higher resolution than NWS radar.

The academic radar viewer forecasters cut their teeth on — individual sites, mosaics, legacy display, every product.

Preliminary storm reports from SPC — tornado touchdowns, hail, wind damage as they're called in.

Real-time global lightning from the Blitzortung volunteer network — 1,000+ stations, updated in under 30 seconds.

Real-time lightning flashes detected from space by GOES, overlaid on visible and IR imagery for CONUS and the ocean basins.

HRRR model with fire-and-smoke component — transport, surface concentrations, and optical depth to 48 hours at 3 km.

National Interagency Fire Center's operational portal — active fires, perimeters, evacuations, fire-weather outlooks.

Real-time US air quality — PM2.5, ozone, AQI by location, plus plume forecasts during fire events. EPA + NOAA.

NWS fire-weather portal — Red Flag Warnings, Fire Weather Watches, spot forecasts, and fuel moisture conditions.

NOAA's Aviation Weather Center — radar, satellite, METARs, TAFs, prog charts, turbulence, icing, and PIREPs in one map.

Graphical AIRMETs — moderate icing, turbulence, IFR ceilings, mountain obscuration, and surface winds.

SIGMETs — severe turbulence, severe icing, volcanic ash, widespread dust, and thunderstorms. The advisory that reroutes flights.

Graphical Turbulence Guidance — 3D forecasts of clear-air, mountain-wave, and convective turbulence to 45,000 ft.