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Only Non-TC sites are included in this section. For links to TC-related sites, please click here.
| Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) | The official meteorological agency of Hong Kong. |
| Central Weather Bureau (CWB) | The official meteorological agency of Taiwan. |
| Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) | The official meteorological agency of Japan. |
| Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) | The official meteorological agency of Korea. |
| China Meteorological Administration (CMA) | The official meteorological agency of China. |
| Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) | The official meteorological agency of the Philippines. |
| Direcção dos Serviços Meteorológicos e Geofísicos (SMG) | The official meteorological agency of Macau. |
| Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) | The official meteorological agency of Australia. |
| Met Office | The official meteorological agency of United Kingdom. |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | The official meteorological agency of United States. |
| World Meteorological Organization (WMO) | An intergovernmental organization specializes in meteorology. |
| Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) | Weather charts are drawn 4 times a day, at 0, 6, 12 and 21 UTC. Surface details only. |
| Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) | Provides surface weather charts. Available in 3-hour intervals. |
| Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) | Updated 4 times a day at 0, 6, 12 and 18 UTC. Surface details only. Also provides forecast charts of up to 2 days. |
| Central Weather Bureau (CWB) | Updated 4 times a day at 0, 6, 12 and 18 UTC. Also provides forecast charts of up to 7 days. |
| Direcção dos Serviços Meteorológicos e Geofísicos (SMG) | Updated 4 times a day at 0, 6, 12 and 18 UTC. Surface details only. |
| Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) | A collection of forecast charts at surface level, 850, 700, 500 and 200 hPa of up to 72 hours. Uses the Operational Regional Spectral Model (ORSM) |
| European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) | Forecasts mean sea level pressure, 850 hPa wind speed and 500 hPa geopotential heights. Ranges from t+72 hours to t+240 hours with an increment of 24 hours. Past forecast base times are also available. |
| Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) | Ability to choose up to 3 parameters of interest. Covers the whole world and up to t+72 hours. Abbreviated as JGSM. |
| Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) | Forecasts of up to 240 hours are available. Provides weather details of different layers of atmosphere. |
| Central Weather Bureau (CWB) | Provides different models with information about various layers of atmosphere. |
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC): |
Models developed in the United States. Both models provide weather details of different layers of atmosphere, but NOGAPS provide relatively more choices than GFS. As of July 2007, GFS provides forecasts of up to 144 hours while NOGAPS provides forecasts of up to 180 hours. "NOGAPS"and "GFS" stand for "US Navy Global Atmospheric Prediction System" and "National Weather Service Global Forecast System" respectively. |
| Environmental Central Facility, HKUST | Provides different parameters of up to 96 hours with an increment of 6 hours. Uses MM5 model. |
| Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) | A collection of forecast charts at surface level, 925, 850, 500 and 200 hPa of up to 72 hours. Uses MM5 model. |
| Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) | Provides IR and VIS imageries. Updated once per hour with loops available. |
| NOAA Guam Sector | Provides IR, VIS, WV and Colorized IR imageries. Updated once per hour with loops available. Also contains individual sectors. |
| NOAA South Hemisphere Sector | Provides IR, VIS, WV and Colorized IR imageries. Updated once per hour with loops available. |
| Central Weather Bureau (CWB) - High Resolution |
Provides IR, VIS and Colour Enhanced IR imageries. Updated once per hour with loops available. |
| Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) | Provides different IR and VIS imageries. Updated once per hour with loops available. |
| Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) | Provides IR, VIS and WV imageries. Updated once per hour with loops available. |
| Direcção dos Serviços Meteorológicos e Geofísicos (SMG) | Provides IR and VIS imageries. Updated once per hour with loops available. |
| NRL Monterey Global Imagery | Provides IR, VIS and WV imageries. Updated once per hour with loops available. |
| NOAA MTSAT Imagery | Provides various imageries. Updated once per hour with loops available. |
| Kochi University of Japan | Provides IR, VIS and WV imageries. Updated once per hour with loops available. |
Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) |
Provides images of 64km, 128km and 256km ranges with loops available. |
| Central Weather Bureau (CWB) | Provides images at 30-minute intervals with loops available. |
| China Weather | Provides images of 230km range with loops available. (CHINESE ONLY) |
| Meteorologic Bureau of Hainan | Provides images of 230km range with loops available. (CHINESE ONLY) |
 Past Weather |
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| Extract of Meteorological Observations | Presents a table of major weather elements of a particular month. Database record since January 1997. |
| Monthly Weather Summaries | Presents verbal, numerical and graphical data of the month's weather. Database record since January 1997. |
| Yearly Weather Summaries | Presents verbal and numerical data of the year's weather. Database record since 1997. |
| Weather on a Special Day | Presents the temperature range, rainfall and bright sunshine duration of a particular day. Database record since 1 January 1884. |
| Past Automatic Weather Stations Data | Provides an archive of charts from HKO on different weather elements recorded by the automatic weather stations in Hong Kong. Data stored by the Weather Underground of Hong Kong. Database record since 3 June 2005. |
| Past Weather Reports | Presents all past weather bulletins issued by the Hong Kong Observatory. Script created by the Weather Underground of Hong Kong. Database record since 1 May 1998. |
| HKO Warnings and Signals Database - Quick link: TC Warning Signals Database |
Provides information on the time of issuance and cancellation of all weather warning signals in Hong Kong. |
| Past Weather Charts, Isohyet Charts, Satellite Images etc. | Provides historical weather information of Hong Kong. Maintained by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. |
| Hong Kong Climate |
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Climatological Information Services |
A comprehensive site map of all climatological data of Hong Kong. |
| World Weather |
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| World Weather Forecast (HKO) | Provides the max./min. temperatures and weather condition all over the world. |
| Weather Underground | Provides extensive weather information for most of the places in the world. |
| weather.com | Provides extensive weather information for most of the places in the world. |
| Severe Weather Information Centre (SWIC) | Provides information on severe weather over the world. A WMO site and developed / maintained by HKO. |
| World Weather Information Service (WMO) | Provides official observations and forecasts. A WMO site and developed / maintained by HKO. |
| World Climate |
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| Climatological Information of World Cities (HKO) | Provides major climatological elements of world cities. |
| WorldClimate | Provides climatological data of world cities. |
| Hong Kong Tidal Information | Includes graphs of predicted and measured tides. |
| Sun or Moon Rise/Set Table for One Year | Produces a table of sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset times. A US Naval Observatory site. |
| Other Astronomical Data | Other astronomical information from US Naval Observatory. |
| Astronomical Data of Hong Kong (HKO) | Provides some astronomical information of Hong Kong. A HKO site. |
| Weather Calculator (NOAA) | Provides heat index, wind chill and cricket chirps calculations as well as conversion among RH, wet bulb temperature, dewpoint and vapour pressure etc. Formulas are also provided. |
| Synchronization of PC Clocks with HKO | Displays the Hong Kong Standard Time and provides information on synchronization of computer clocks. |
| Weather Underground of Hong Kong | A mateorological interest site for weather enthusiasts and experts. |
| Weather & Climate Links (NOAA) | Another list of useful links produced by the NOAA. |
Last Accessed: Mon Feb 06 2012 01:46:35 HKT
Last Modified: Sun Jan 01 2012
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