Our Mission
At JTWeather Now, the mission is to provide you with reliable and actionable weather forecasts to help you plan your daily and weekly activities with confidence. Knowing when and where severe weather is expected can make the difference for you.
Forecast Updates
Weather Forecasts are generated every 12 hours with the initial conditions and observations from the 00 Zulu and 12 Zulu time observations. These observations are incorporated to ensure you get the latest information. Using advanced meteorological techniques, including the non-hydrostatic, convection permitting Weather Research and Forecasting model's ARW core, timely and actionable forecasts are given.
Key Features
- Gulf and Atlantic Tropical Weather Forecast: To help determine the impacts of incoming tropical cyclones (depressions, storms, hurricanes), a large domain extending from 100 W Longitude to 60 W Longitude by approximately 18 N Latitude to 45 N Latitude is shown. The Gulf of Mexico and the Western Atlantic is covered. These forecast products are produced using a 20km X 20km horizontal grid spacing with 45 vertical Eta levels spanning to 50 mb in the upper atmosphere. In addition for cross-sectional analysis, a moving nest grid centers on the incoming tropical cyclone at a 10km X 10km horizontal resolution with 45 vertical Eta levels spanning to 50 mb in the upper atmosphere.
- U.S. National Weather Forecast: The contiguous U.S. is covered using a domain spanning from near 115 W Longitude to near 75 W Longitude by approximately 20 N Latitude to 48 N Latitude is shown. The forecast products shown are situated on a 15km X 15km horizontal grid spacing domain with 45 vertical Eta levels spanning to 50 mb in the upper atmosphere.
- North Carolina Weather Forecast: The state of North Carolina is centered and covered in this forecast domain. Individual counties are outlined as well. This forecast domain provides a localized forecast with a horizontal resolution of 5km X 5km with 45 vertical Eta levels spanning to 10 mb in the upper atmosphere.
- 12 Hour Forecast Run Updates: Forecasts refreshed every 12 hours to incorporate the latest meteorological data.
- User-Friendly Interface: A clear and intuitive website designed for everyday use with ease of navigation and actionable weather information.