Radar Loops Not Working?

Our Radar Loops require the latest version of Java to be installed and working correctly on your computer. The developers of Java have recently released a major upgrade. This may affect your ability of view the radar loops. If you are having problems (loops will not display) we suggest the following:

1. Clear the cache (both browser and Java)
   In Windows, click START > SETTINGS > CONTROL PANEL
   
   In the Control Panel, look for the Java Icon and click it to open the
   Java Control Panel.
   
   In the Java Control Panel, click the "General" tab at the top. At the
   bottom of that tab is a section titled "Temporary Internet Files" and a
   Delete button - click the delete button - this will delete the applet
   and applet files. The next time you visit the page with the loop it will
   reload (may take a minute or so) -
   
   
2. Ensure Java 1.6 is properly installed.

Point-n-Click Forecasts Temporarily Unavailable

Our Point-n-Click forecasts will be temporarily unavailable, through approximately mid next week, or around 9th of May. County Averaged forecasts are being served in lieu of the point forecasts. The county averages forecast pages may also display a different "main" observation point for the current weather. The old display points should be back when the maintenance of our web servers is complete. 

You can still get the hourly forecasts from the following link.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/forecast/gridpoint.php?site=oun&TypeDefault=graphical

Follow these steps to create your desired forecast.

1. Select the type of forecast (e.g. Digital/Tabular) from the drop-down menu in the upper left.
   
   
2. Click on the desired location on the map OR
   Enter the Latitude and Longitude in the boxes and Click on Submit.

The point-n-click pages for other Southern Regional Offices will also be unavailable.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the missing data.

What is the Point-n-Click Forecast?

This suite of forecasts offers new and exciting ways of presenting forecasts on a smaller scale, both temporally and spatially. The forecasts are actually done by the National Weather Service forecasters at the Norman forecast office! The data used for the forecasts is created through our Interactive Forecast Preparation System (IFPS). 

Point-n-click forecasts are on a more "neighborhood" type scale, as forecast grid points are currently at a 5km spacing. This "neighborhood" forecast may differ, at times, from the County Averaged forecast, due simply to the smaller scale of forecast parameters used to generate the text. Differences between the Point-n-click forecasts and the County Averaged forecasts may also occur since the text is formatted from the data in slightly different ways. However, it is important to note that even the County Averaged forecasts are derived from the data the the forecaster had entered into the IFPS system.

Currently the "neighborhood", or Point-n-Click forecast, is displayed, by default, from our main homepage.

Point-n-Click also allows us to offer exciting new ways to display forecast elements.  The Digital Tabular Forecast is similar to the Meteorogram, but it shows the data in a different format.

The Element Forecast Meteorogram	The Digital Tabular Forecast