Weather

Background

Africa and the Caribbean are unique in the sense that there are limited real-time observations which is due to multiple factors economics or being situated in the vast Atlantic where there are ocean measurements but limited in situ atmospheric measurements. This can be translated to limited warning time for weather hazards, and poor weather forecast initialization and as a result, decisionmaking can be challenging. The links below provide near real-time observations that provide satellite images at various wavelengths and rainfall estimates for the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Africa.

SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS (clouds and rainfall)

Caribbean, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Central and Eastern Atlantic Links

NOAA Satellite Cloud Images

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.php

NASA Worldview (Visible Images, Dust, Fires, Aerosol Optical Depth)

https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/

Africa, Cabo Verde the Eastern and Central Atlantic Ocean Links

EUMETSAT (15 minutes – shortwave, infrared, water vapor images)

https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Images/EUMETViewImageService/index.html

Satellite loops of West Africa (infrared and visible)

https://en.sat24.com/en/wa/infraPolair

NASA Worldview (Visible Images, Dust, Fires, Aerosol Optical Depth)