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All Purpose

IWIN: Interactive Weather Information Network
National Weather: US Hydro meteorological Prediction Center

Maps

National Surface Weather Map
Northeast US, Aviation map
Mid Atlantic Plot of Surface Data
Northeast, Plot of surface Data
850 mb Map (4500 ft. elevation)
NWS Weather Charts

Regional Radar

Philadelphia PA regional
Washington DC regional RADAR
USA Radar
Java Weather Radar Depot

Local Radar

Philadelphia PA Radar
State College PA, Local Radar
Dover DEL Local Radar
Dulles (IAD) airport Local Radar

Satellite

Visible Image, GOES
Infrared image, GOES

Observations

METAR single station Obsevation
Surface METAR: All observations at one hour
UPPER AIR Radiosonde data: Nat. Cen. Atmos. Research

Winds Aloft Forecast

Winds Aloft Forecasts (FD): NorthEast
Winds Aloft Forecasts (FD) SouthEast
Winds Aloft Forecasts (FD): MidWest

Aviation Weather

Aviation Weather Center
Jeppesen Aviation: Compuserve
Flight Planning: Useful Menus

NWS forecasts

Storm Prediction Center Convective Outlook
Maryland Zone Forecasts (1 day)
Maryland State forecast (1 - 5 days)
Virginia Zone Forecasts (1 day)

Model forecasts

Univ of Michigan MENU of Model Forecasts
NOAA Air Resources Lab: Trajectory models

Discussions of weather by NWS

Philadelphia PHL Discussion
Maryland - Forecast discussions

Weather Servers

Penn State is the place for Weather.
Ohio State University Weather Server
Unisys Weather

Other

US Naval Observatory: SUNrise, SUNset