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Laboratory Exercise | Beijing 01 Aug 2007

Practice Nowcasting for Beijing Olympics

The time is 1800 local (10UTC)

You are to forecast if thunderstorms will effect the Beijing area within the next 6 hours.

Data Sets

Click on the data sets below to help develop your nowcast. When you are ready to make your nowcast, answer the questions on the right or on your supplied worksheet.

  • Beijing radar reflectivity time lapse

  • Model (WRF/RUC) radar reflectivity hourly forecasts