Local Soundings

[Tom Mull]

I used to be able to go to the web site Soundings from ESRL/GSD to get soundings for a nearby airport. That site is no longer available. Is there another web site that give soundings at local airports? If not, do you use the soundings from a couple locations several hundred miles away and take an average?

 

[James K]

For local soundings where I am,
I used to use the 'Sharppy' app for windows when my computer, or wX app for android on my phone or tablet....
But they no longer do soundings here! (which I do miss looking at - I haven't bothered to look at the nearest locations)

Sharppy can show soundings from any NWS station in the US that still does them. (It can also show some forecast soundings)

 

[James K]

Actually...
Scratch that!
I just fired up Sharppy, and it no longer works for anywhere in the US
Forecast soundings (except for NAM) still appear to be working though.

This leads to the question: Did the department of government evil kill something at the NWS that involves doing and/or posting soundings?
Or was there a system upgrade that broke existing apps/websites??
Or ???

 

[Ben Holcomb]

Sharppy has been in stages of broke for a minute. I quit being able to get it working on my workstation a year or two ago. Sounderpy makes prettier soundings imo.

As far as soundings for local airport, it depends on what airport and what model they were using (or if they were observed). You can put a station ID into any sounding on Pivotalweather and bring up a forecast sounding for that station on that respective model. ie: You can look at RAP or NAM or GFS soundings for KOUN - Norman or KPVJ - Pauls Valley by putting in KOUN or KPVJ into the sounding window and hitting enter.