McIDAS-X Text and Observation Data


[ Satellite | Model | Observation | GIS Apps ]

McIDAS-X provides a robust suite of application tools for managing, processing, comparing and fusing data. Users access and integrate various data types by displaying images and graphics separately or simultaneously. Current, past and forecast data displays can be animated to monitor changes.

McIDAS-X reads and outputs:

  • contours and plots of meteorological data in McIDAS MD, netCDF or text format
  • observed parameters – such as temperature, dew point, wind speed and direction, pressure, cloud information, height of pressure surface
  • derived parameters – such as equivalent potential temperature, mixing ratio, stability indices, heat index, wind chill index, potential temperature, isentropic surfaces
  • forecast parameters from Model Output Statistics – such as temperature, wind speed, probability of snow

[All examples on this page were created using McIDAS-X software. Some were created by members of McIDAS User Services and some were downloaded from sites listed on the SSEC Web page under “Research” or “Images and Data“]


Surface point temperatures and contoured temperatures
Interpolation of observed, derived, or forecast parameters to derived fields on uniformly spaced grids [surface temperatures plotted and contoured]


Global wave heights
Interpolation of observed, derived, or forecast parameters to derived fields on uniformly spaced grids [global wave heights]


Radar data over Florida overlaid with flood and tornado watches
Plots and listings of weather watches and warnings [watches over Florida NEXRAD composite]


Map of the United States overlaid with watches and warnings
Plots and listings of weather watches and warnings [ all watches and warnings in the United States]


Surface METAR data over Kansas
Station model displays [surface observations in Kansas]


Satellite data over the United States overlaid with NCEP frontal positions
Fronts from NCEP frontal position products [fronts and radar over satellite IR composite image]


Vertical cross section of theta and theta-e from Texas to Illinois
Cross sections: surface and full vertical isentropic [cross-section of theta and theta-e from Texas to Illinois]


Meteogram showing past weather over Madison, Wisconsin
Temporal and spatial meteorograms: historical trace of surface and upper air parameters [surface meteorogram]


Skew-T sounding diagram
Thermodynamic diagrams: [skew T/log-P]


Stuve sounding diagram
Thermodynamic diagrams: [Stuve]


Linear sounding diagram
Thermodynamic diagrams: [linear]


Emagram sounding diagram
Thermodynamic diagrams: [Emagram]


Hodograph display showing wind speed and direction with height
Hodographs: [vertical wind soundings]


Streamlines over the midwest
Streamlines of vector fields [surface winds over Midwest]


Output of WHEN command which predicts future movement of features, including radar data
Feature movement prediction [storm movement]


NOAAPORT text data output to the command window
Search and display weather text data [NOAAPORT text output]