Earth.nullschool.net

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One of the rare resources on the net that allows you access to resources not normally obtainable, and the 3d globe view is also equally rare when scouting out larger regional weather.

krunck

Nice to have web bulb temps available as that is a true measure of comfort level for humans.

me_vinayakakv

For the layer data, it seems they use a custom protocol to compress it.

tagami

In addition to NOAA Hysplit modeling and weather underground’s graphics for forecasting, this is my go to student intro for our high altitude balloon launches. You really get a sense of a living Earth

taftster

I was noticing that when I grab and spin the globe, most of the river systems shown on the map disappear (as do the wind flow indicators). But a few major river systems still remain on the map. In the United States, I thought it was interesting that the Missouri River (which starts in Three Forks, Montana) was chosen as that river. I assume the choice was because this is the longest river, but maybe not quite as well known as the Mississippi river perhaps. And I would guess that not everyone knows the Missouri starts in Montana. When you let go of the grab, other rivers are redrawn. For the US, that includes the major river systems (including the other major contributors to the Mississippi), which makes sense. Interesting visualization is all.

firefoxd

Side note: it pretty much floods the browser navigation history. Instead of pushing a new entry in history, you might want to `window.location.replace(newCoordinates)`

joegoober

I used to work with the developer of this. Great guy, and my memory is that he originally built this to teach himself Javascript. I think he may have learned that successfully.

happosai

The wind animations are so soothing. So much offshore wind potential. Other "Fun" things to check on this site: Mode Chem + overlay NO2 = all the polluting shipping lanes Particulates + pm2.5 = shittiest places to breathe right now

andai

Precious submission's titles are more informative: > Nullschool Earth – Weather forecast by supercomputers updated every three hours > Earth: A global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions

hsuduebc2

Is this used as data and visualisation for windy.com? I always thought it was their proprietary software. Nice!

dredmorbius

A fave of mine for much of the past decade, part of my morning info review and frequently consulted during various events (fires, storms, heat- and cold-waves, aurora, etc.). The site has an absolute wealth of meterological data. Wind is just the start. Temps, precipitation potential, mean sea level pressure (MSLP) --- which can give a heads-up on tropical storms, particulates, pollutants (tracking air and sea routes by SO2/NO2 prevalence is fascinating, I recommend looking at past years' traces around the Cape of Good Hope to see the impacts of Red Sea attacks), wildfires (not just "Fires" under the Bio tab, but CO, SO2, and particulates), sea temps, aurora, ... On sea temps, contrast current mid-Pacific readings with a year ago, to see the scope of El Niño: August 14, 2026: < https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/ocean/surface/currents... > August 14, 2025: < https://earth.nullschool.net/#2025/08/13/1200Z/ocean/surface... > Oh, and there's not just forecasts (up to about a week), but history dating to 2013, so that it's possible to compare conditions over time. Other tweaks and twiddles: atmospheric conditions can be reported for a given altitude, from surface to remote stratosphere; grid density can be set low or high; interpolation can be enabled or disabled (values given are the average within a grid, this is particularly apparent when trying to estimate maximum wind speeds from a localised storm, for which this tool is poorly suited), and alternative map projections (ObXkcd: < https://xkcd.com/977/ >)

czzprr

It's a total classic. Earlier this year I forked it, and added volcanoes, eclipses, time zones and more. Here https://earth-clock.onemonkey.org/