USEFUL LINKS:
Windy.com – Great application to see detailed wind patterns
NWS GENERAL FORECASTS:
FORECAST WINDS, UPPER AIR, AND FRONTS
NOAA Adds (Aviation digital data service)
Surface wind forecast loop GFS/NAM
5000 foot wind forecast loop GFS/NAM
10,000 foot wind forecast loop GFS/NAM
RUC Skew-T Forecast (mobile friendly)
Jet Stream Analysis [latest map]
National Upper Air Map: 850 Mb | 600 Mb | 300 Mb
RAL National Weather Front Map
INTEGRATED FLYING FORECAST SITES
REMOTE ACCESS WEATHER STATIONS (RAWS)
Shasta Valley and Mt. Shasta Area
Siskiyou County Airport (20 miles NW of Herd Peak/The Whaleback, elev. 2650 ft.)
Weed Airport (12 miles SW of Herd Peak/The Whaleback, elev. 2950 ft.)
Military Pass Road (near The Whaleback LZ, elev. 4500 ft. )
Whaleback XC Wind Readings (latest from all stations above plus more)
Black Butte summit (near Rainbow Ridge)
Mt. Eddy (6,509 ft)
Relative for Woodrat Mtn.
RVHPA Longsword Vineyard LZ (2 miles W of Woodrat, elev 1457 ft.)
Provolt Seed Orchard (12 miles WNW of Woodrat, elev. 1200 ft.)
Squaw Peak (11 miles S of Woodrat, elev. 5000 ft.)
Tallowbox Mountain (5 miles WSW of Woodrat, elev. 4961 ft.)
Ashland Airport (4 miles NW of Training Hill, elev. 1900 ft.)
Siskiyou Summit (24 miles SE of Woodrat on I-5, elev. 4300 ft.)
Map of Many more RAWS sites
NWS RAWS Map – Southern OR/Northern CA
Radar and Satellite Info.
MFR Regional Doppler Radar Image
Unisys IR Satellite Loop: 3 hour | 12 hour
Western Conus IR Satellite Loop
West Coast GOES IR Satellite & Surface Winds Map
RASP – Regional Atmospheric Soaring Prediction (great info on convergence forecast)