WxSatPic

The picture on the right used to be an example of showing an object which is originating from a different web server. Unfortunately, that server was taken down some time ago.
It shows weather history and was gained from the infrared (IR) channel of MeteoSat.

 

I'm endebted to my former collegue Cpt Ronald Spahn for making the source of this weather information known to me. Actually, I copied the (then valid) URL right from his (then still existent) home page!

   This impressive low pressure system south of Iceland brought a lot of rain to Central Europe in the
WxSatPic
night of 2002-Nov-02/03.
Suggested further reading:
Geostasjonære Satellitter (Geostationary Satellites, by Meteorologisk Institutt)
History of Meteorology from Space (Short overview, by UK Met Office)
MeteoSat (EuMetSat TechDoc 05) [*.pdf file, sixty-odd pages, ca 6.5 MB]
 
 

In the meantime, this service is provided by the Meteorologisk Institutt at Oslo, Norway.
This link will give you access to current weather information. Guess Cpt Charles Lindbergh would have loved that!

  Main Office at Blindern, Oslo

You may also try the British Met Office (which moved their headquarters from Bracknell to Exeter in 2004).

   MetO HQ at Exeter
    

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Last modified on 2008-02-26 14:37 MET