Digital Atmosphere is a full-featured Windows software package that allows you to plot detailed surface and upper air maps, soundings, and radar charts anywhere in the world. This software program has been under development since 1992 and is used by hundreds of hobbyists, companies, and weather agencies. Check out some websites with Digital Atmosphere in action: AustralianWeatherNews, MeteoCenter Russia, and Weather Roanoke. It's even used to construct publication-quality Weatherwise "Forecast Center" puzzles!
Windows 7/Vista/2000/XP

Standard Version: $89 | Info | Buy
Professional Version: $199 | Info | Buy
There's no risk getting the Standard Version, as it is upgradable at any time to the Professional Version for the difference in price.

Do you have what it takes to get storm chasers to the target? This educational forecasting simulation draws from 250 major chase days between 1979 and 2009, presenting users with the morning analysis charts and high-resolution hourly satellite images. Page forward hour by hour and refine the forecast, then once storms develop, compare how well you did with the locations of actual tornadoes, hail, and wind.
Windows 7/Vista/2000/XP

49.95 | Info | Buy

Our first forecast chase simulation! It allows you to practice your forecasting skills with thousands of charts for 488 spring and early summer days in 2000 through 2004 -- including big outbreaks, ordinary scenarios, and null events. You never quite know what you'll get! After you've perused the morning charts, you need to pick a base city for your chasemobile from one of 12 major cities. Then start it on its way towards the target! As severe weather unfolds, you'll see text reports stream in from locations close to your chasemobile. A karma rating keeps track of how well or disappointing your chase is doing, comparing your own success and what's going on just over the horizon.
Windows 7/Vista/2000/XP

49.00 | Info | Buy

WX-SIM is a dynamic forecast model operating at one location, forecasting the weather for that spot. WX-SIM exploits observed conditions and centralized forecast data from NOAA and combines it with its own sophisticated physics model of the local atmosphere. The result? A singularly accurate forecast for the location of your choice. This makes it the tool of choice for the agricultural industry, aviation forecasters, and sporting venues. (Windows 7/Vista/2000/XP)

WX-SIM Standard: 129.00 | Info | Buy
WX-SIM Professional: 249.00 | Info | Buy
We recommend the Standard version for most users. For those who would like to upgrade later, the Professional version is available for the difference in price.

Skilled forecasters demand powerful diagnostic tools, and for upper air analysis, nothing surpasses the capability of RAOB. You can import any upper air data from free weather datasites or from files obtained by Digital Atmosphere. Pick from any station in the list and view soundings, emagraphs, tephigrams, hodographs, and stability indices in amazing detail. Excellent customization capabilities allow charts to be displayed exactly the way you want them. There are optional modules available for hodographs, cross sections, interactive sounding analysis, soaring, mountain wave, and much more! (Windows 7/Vista/2000/XP)

99.95 | Info | Buy

Severe Storm Forecasting is the definitive forecasting guide for tornadoes, hail, and high winds. Learn about the MCS, derechos, supercells, bow echoes, and how to forecast them. This title draws on the latest research findings while also reviewing traditional techniques which have been used since the 1950s. It's written for hobbyists, professionals, storm chasers, pilots, and anyone who deals with storm forecasting on a regular basis. 262 pp.

$29.95 | Info | Buy

It's the bible of storm chasing! First published in 2002 and revised in 2008, Storm Chasing Handbook is a smorgasbord of information about storms, the hobby, and the Great Plains. It covers chase philosophy, technology, and severe weather basics with plenty of safety information. 322 pp.

$29.95 | Info | Buy

If you deal with meteorological charts on the Internet or in the office, Weather Map Handbook is the definitive reference for understanding how to use these products. Each chart, whether it's a 500 mb analysis, a VIL radar product, or an isentropic analysis, has at least two pages with details on how they are used, where to get them, and what they look like. 164 pp.

$29.95 | Info | Buy

This thick 300-page volume contains hundreds of useful forecasting techniques. Whether you want to find rules of thumb for short wave trough movement, predict when the fog will lift, or you've forgotten the basics of satellite image interpretation, you'll find everything you need in here. This is a reference volume; for map interpretation or fundamentals we recommend our other titles. 304 pp.

$29.95 | Info | Buy

This purple book is a highly-readable introduction to weather forecasting. It starts with basic physics, using as little math as possible, and works into weather observation, meteorological principles, and dynamics. But it's not a dry book, either: humor, prose, and anecdotes make it a delight to read. 204 pp.

$29.95 | Info | Buy

The wildest and most bizarre weather systems to ever rake North America are detailed in this 136-page book. It's not just cherry-picked hurricanes and tornadoes with human interest mixed in. This title delves into the meteorological weirdness surrounding the biggest dust storms, cold snaps, heat waves, and freak storms. 136 pp.

$24.95 | Info | Buy

When you want to look at past weather situations, our Archives Datasets give you tremendous amounts of historical information.
Total Surface offers METAR data for North America spanning 1931 to 2009, and is plottable by Digital Atmosphere or any program capable of handling METAR format.
Total Upper Air offers upper air data for North America spanning 1958 to 2007. This, too, is in a standard coded format (WMO TEMP) and is plottable by Digital Atmosphere, RAOB, SHARP, and many other programs.
Total NCEP gives key NCEP charts going back to 1998 which constitute the official surface and upper-air analyses, twice a day, for North America.
Total NWS is packed with forecast discussions, warnings, watches, zone forecasts, and much more going back 10 years into the past; an excellent keepsake for hobbyists, researchers, and investigators.

$99-249 | Info and ordering

For analysts, industry researchers, and researchers who want it all, ARGON is a ultra-massive database containing over 100 GB of weather data in MySQL database format. It's all contained on an expandable 250 GB USB hard drive. There is complete observation coverage for North America from federal weather observation sites, with data content spanning January 1931 to November 2009. With the power of SQL, you have unprecedented capability to analyze statistics and weather records. You can export data to spreadsheets, compute averages, develop climate algorithms, and much more! Optional updates are available in the form of DVD patches sent twice a year.

$1275 | Info and ordering